Pierre Etaix (Criterion Collection) My familiarity with Pierre Etaix is virtually zero. I only just received this brand new collection of the French director's five films a couple of days ago and only last night was I able to begin screening any portion of it, watching 30 minutes of Yo Yo, and taking in the zaniness for the first time. I watched his introduction to the film, him talking about the death of his father, his love of the circus and of Federico Fellini's 8 1/2 and I knew there was going to be something of a kinship here, but I can't give you a full report just yet. This Criterion set includes all of Etaix's films including five features -- The Suitor,Yoyo, As Long as You've Got Your Health, Le grand amour and Land of Milk and Honey -- and three shorts -- Rupture, the Oscar-winning Happy Anniversary and Feeling Good.
- 4/23/2013
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
Blu-ray & DVD Release Date: April 23, 2013
Price: 3-Disc DVD $49.95, 2-Disc Blu-ray $59.95
Studio: Criterion
Nicole Calfan and Pierre Étaix snuggle in Le Grand Amour.
A French master whose comedy films went unseen for decades as a result of legal tangles, director-actor Pierre Etaix and his movies have been rediscovered in recent years.
Pierre Etaix’s work can be placed in the spectrum of physical comedy with that of Jacques Tati and Jerry Lewis, but it’s also undeniably his own. The films, influenced by Etaix’s experiences as a circus acrobat and clown and by the silent film comedies he adored, are delightfully deadpan, but as an on-screen presence, Etaix radiates remarkable warmth. This collection includes all of his films, led by the following five feature-length efforts:
The Suitor (1962) • A shy young man who must get married within a few days in order to inherit a fortune.
Yoyo (1965) • In the 1920s, a...
Price: 3-Disc DVD $49.95, 2-Disc Blu-ray $59.95
Studio: Criterion
Nicole Calfan and Pierre Étaix snuggle in Le Grand Amour.
A French master whose comedy films went unseen for decades as a result of legal tangles, director-actor Pierre Etaix and his movies have been rediscovered in recent years.
Pierre Etaix’s work can be placed in the spectrum of physical comedy with that of Jacques Tati and Jerry Lewis, but it’s also undeniably his own. The films, influenced by Etaix’s experiences as a circus acrobat and clown and by the silent film comedies he adored, are delightfully deadpan, but as an on-screen presence, Etaix radiates remarkable warmth. This collection includes all of his films, led by the following five feature-length efforts:
The Suitor (1962) • A shy young man who must get married within a few days in order to inherit a fortune.
Yoyo (1965) • In the 1920s, a...
- 1/21/2013
- by Laurence
- Disc Dish
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