The Criterion Collection

Pierre Etaix

Edition no. 655

Pierre Etaix - The Criterion Collection 2013 Blu-ray ( USA) Pierre Etaix - The Criterion Collection 2013 DVD ( USA)
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  • Release Date: Tuesday, 23 April 2013
  • Country of Release: USA
  • MSRP: $49.95
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Rupture | Happy Anniversary | The Suitor | Yoyo | As Long as You’ve Got Your Health | Le grand amour | Land of Milk and Honey | Feeling Good
Licensor Information
Studio 37
Directed by: Pierre Etaix
French comedy master whose films went unseen for decades as a result of legal tangles, director-actor Pierre Etaix is a treasure the cinematic world has rediscovered and embraced with relish. His work can be placed on the spectrum of classic physical comedy with that of Jacques Tati and Jerry Lewis, but it also stands alone in its good-natured delicacy. These films, influenced by Etaix’s experiences as a circus acrobat and clown and by the silent film comedies he adored, are elegantly deadpan, but as an on-screen presence, Etaix radiates warmth. This collection includes all of his films, five features, The Suitor, Yoyo, As Long as You’ve Got Your Health, Le grand amour, and Land of Milk and Honey—most of them collaborations with the great screenwriter Jean-Claude Carrière—and three shorts, Rupture, the Oscar-winning Happy Anniversary, and Feeling Good. Not one of these is anything less than a bracing and witty delight.
  • Year: 1961-2010
  • Time: 451 total min.

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Technical Specifications

Format:
DVD
Discs:
DVD-9 (3 Discs)
Total: 3 Discs
Regions:
1 (DVD)
Aspect Ratio:
1.37:1
1.66:1
Audio Options:
French Dolby Digital Mono 1.0
Subtitles:
English

Supplements

Types of Supplements Included: Introduction, Documentary, Booklet
  • New video introductions to the films by director Pierre Etaix
  • Pierre Etaix, un destin animé (2011), a portrait of the life and work of the director by his wife, Odile Etaix
  • Booklet featuring an essay by critic David Cairns

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