French Cancan

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French Cancan

Director:
Jean Renoir
105 Minutes
 

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Film Synopsis

Nineteenth - century Paris comes vibrantly alive in Jean Renoir's exhilarating tale of the opening of the world - renowned Moulin Rouge. Jean Gabin plays the wily impresario Danglard, who makes the cancan all the rage while juggling the love of two beautiful women - an Egyptian belly - dancer and a naive working girl turned cancan star. This celebration of life, art and the City of Light - with a cameo by Edith Piaf - is a Technicolor tour de force by a master of modern cinema.

Available only as part of the Stage and Spectacle: Three Films by Jean Renoir Box Set.

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Details

Runtime:
105 min.

Genres:
Comedy
Foreign Language

Country:
FRANCE

Language:
French

Color:
Color

Plot Summary

SPECIAL FEATURES: 

  • New high-definition digital transfer, with restored image and sound
  • Video introduction by filmmaker Peter Bogdanovich
  • Jean Renoir parle de son art: part two of Jacques Rivette's three - part interview with Renoir
  • Video interview with set designer Max Douy
  • A collection of rare production stills
  • New and improved English subtitle translation
  • Optimal image quality: RSDL dual - layer edition
  • Plus: an original essay by film critic Andrew Sarris

 

 

 

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