Mr. Klein
[New York, N.Y.] : The Criterion Collection, [2022],c2022
Format: Blu-ray Disc
Edition: Blu-ray special edition.
Description: 1 videodisc (123 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 folded sheet (10 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 61 x 17 cm, folded to 17 x 13)
"One of the crowning achievements of blacklisted Hollywood director Joseph Losey's European exile, Mr. Klein is a spellbinding modernist mystery that puts a chilling twist on the wrong-man thriller. Alain Delon delivers a standout performance as Robert Klein, a decadent art dealer in France during World War II who makes a tidy profit buying up paintings from his desperate Jewish clients. As Klein searches for a Jewish man with the same name for whom he has been mistaken, he finds himself plunged into a Kafkaesque nightmare in which his identity seems to dissolve and the forces of history to close in on him. Met with considerable controversy on its release for its portrayal of the real-life wrongdoings of the Vichy government, this haunting, disturbingly beautiful film shivers with existential dread as it traces a society's descent into fascistic fear and inhumanity"--Container.
Series: Criterion collection ; 1123.
Other Authors:
Losey, Joseph, film director.
Solinas, Franco, 1927-1982, screenwriter.
Delon, Alain, 1935- presenter, film producer, actor.
Danon, Raymond, presenter.
Kuperberg, Robert, presenter.
Labrande, Jean-Pierre, presenter.
Moreau, Jeanne, 1928-2017, actor.
Bergé, Francine, actor.
Berto, Juliet, actor.
Bouise, Jean, actor.
Flon, Suzanne, 1918-2005, actor.
Girotti, Massimo, 1918-2003, actor.
Lonsdale, Michaël, 1931-2020, actor.
Fisher, Gerry, director of photography.
Lanoë, Henri, editor of moving image work.
Castro Vásquez, Marie, editor of moving image work.
Neny, Michelle, editor of moving image work.
Macchi, Egisto, composer (expression)
Porte, Pierre, 1944- composer (expression)
Lira Films, production company.
Adel Productions, production company.
Nova Films, production company.
Mondial Televisione Film, production company.
Criterion Collection (Firm), publisher.
Losey, Joseph, film director.
Solinas, Franco, 1927-1982, screenwriter.
Delon, Alain, 1935- presenter, film producer, actor.
Danon, Raymond, presenter.
Kuperberg, Robert, presenter.
Labrande, Jean-Pierre, presenter.
Moreau, Jeanne, 1928-2017, actor.
Bergé, Francine, actor.
Berto, Juliet, actor.
Bouise, Jean, actor.
Flon, Suzanne, 1918-2005, actor.
Girotti, Massimo, 1918-2003, actor.
Lonsdale, Michaël, 1931-2020, actor.
Fisher, Gerry, director of photography.
Lanoë, Henri, editor of moving image work.
Castro Vásquez, Marie, editor of moving image work.
Neny, Michelle, editor of moving image work.
Macchi, Egisto, composer (expression)
Porte, Pierre, 1944- composer (expression)
Lira Films, production company.
Adel Productions, production company.
Nova Films, production company.
Mondial Televisione Film, production company.
Criterion Collection (Firm), publisher.
Subjects:
Mistaken identity -- Drama.
Identity (Philosophical concept) -- Drama.
Art dealers -- France -- Drama.
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- France -- Drama.
False personation -- Drama.
World War, 1939-1945 -- France -- Drama.
Jewish Holocaust (1939-1945)
Mistaken identity -- Drama.
Identity (Philosophical concept) -- Drama.
Art dealers -- France -- Drama.
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- France -- Drama.
False personation -- Drama.
World War, 1939-1945 -- France -- Drama.
Jewish Holocaust (1939-1945)
ISBN:
9781681439341
UPC: 715515271615
Availability | |||
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
BD FOREIGN Mr | Main (Downtown) | Blu-ray Disc | Out (Due: 6/6/2024) |
Originally released as a motion picture in 1976.
Wide screen (1.66:1).
Special features: Alain Delon and Joseph Losey (a segment of the April 25, 1976 episode of Pour le cinéma, with on-set foorage and interviews); Henri Lanoë (2021 interview with film editor Henri Lanoë); Michel Ciment (2021 interview with critic Michel Ciment on Joseph Losey's career); Losey and Ciment (interview of director Joseph Losey by Michel Ciment from 1976); Histoire d'un jour = Story of a day (a 1986 documentary on the real-life Vél d'Hiv roundup, a central historical element of Mr. Klein); Trailer; essay by Ginette Vinvendeau.
Accompanied by booklet containing an essay by Ginette Vinvendeau.
Director of photography, Gerry Fisher ; editors, Henri Lanoë, Marie Castro-Vazquez, Michele Neny ; music, Egisto Macchi, Pierre Porte.
Alain Delon, Jeanne Moreau, Francine Berge, Juliet Berto, Jean Bouise, Suzanne Flon, Massimo Girotti, Michel Lonsdale.
Blu-ray, region A; monaural.
French dialogue with optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
César Awards: Best Film, Best Director, 1977
Wide screen (1.66:1).
Special features: Alain Delon and Joseph Losey (a segment of the April 25, 1976 episode of Pour le cinéma, with on-set foorage and interviews); Henri Lanoë (2021 interview with film editor Henri Lanoë); Michel Ciment (2021 interview with critic Michel Ciment on Joseph Losey's career); Losey and Ciment (interview of director Joseph Losey by Michel Ciment from 1976); Histoire d'un jour = Story of a day (a 1986 documentary on the real-life Vél d'Hiv roundup, a central historical element of Mr. Klein); Trailer; essay by Ginette Vinvendeau.
Accompanied by booklet containing an essay by Ginette Vinvendeau.
Director of photography, Gerry Fisher ; editors, Henri Lanoë, Marie Castro-Vazquez, Michele Neny ; music, Egisto Macchi, Pierre Porte.
Alain Delon, Jeanne Moreau, Francine Berge, Juliet Berto, Jean Bouise, Suzanne Flon, Massimo Girotti, Michel Lonsdale.
Blu-ray, region A; monaural.
French dialogue with optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
César Awards: Best Film, Best Director, 1977