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ARTE France.
Flach Film (Firm)
CB Films (Firm)
Strand Releasing Home Video (Firm)
Breillat, Catherine.
Lepetit, Jean-François, 1953-
Frydman, Sylvette.
Thomas, Dominique.
Creton, Lola.
Baiwir, Daphné.
Lopes-Benites, Marilou.
Giovannetti, Lola.
Perrault, Charles, 1628-1703.
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| Material type: |
DVD-Video |
| Subject: |
Bluebeard (Legendary character) -- Drama.
Spouses -- Drama.
Sisters -- Drama.
Film adaptations.
Fiction films.
Feature films.
Perrault, Charles,1628-1703 -- Film adaptations.
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| Language: |
French |
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[Culver City, Calif.] : Strand Releasing Home Video, c2010. |
| Description: |
1 videodisc (80 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Notes: |
Originally released as a motion picture in 2009. |
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Based on the Charles Perrault's story entitled Barbe bleue. |
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Special features: original theatrical trailer. |
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Dominique Thomas, Lola Creton, Daphné Baïwir, Marilou Lopes-Benites, Lola Giovannetti. |
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DVD; widescreen; Dolby digital 2.0. |
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In French with English subtitles. |
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Director of photography, Vilko Filac ; editor, Pascale Chavance. |
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| Summary: |
Employs a double narrative, one revolving around two young sisters who are reading the tale of Bluebeard, and the other telling the story of young Marie-Catherine, child bride to Bluebeard, an aristocratic ogre with a reputation for murdering his wives. The Princess must employ all her cunning to outwit her husband and escape a potentially unpleasant fate. |