Fans of Jean Renoir will rush to see something ‘new’ from the great director; this very different Renoir picture sees him filming in the South of France, among regional laborers that bring their Italian and Spanish customs with them. It’s a tragedy about a crime of passion, all shot outside of a film studio, without big stars or glamorous trappings.
Toni
Blu-ray
The Criterion Collection 1040
1935 / B&w / 1:37 flat Academy / 84 min. / available through The Criterion Collection / Street Date August 25, 2020 / 39.95
Starring: Charles Blavette, Celia Montalvan, Édouard Delmont, Max Dalban, Jenny Hélia, Michel Kovachevitch, Andrex.
Cinematography: Claude Renoir
Film Editors: Suzanne de Troeye, Marguerite Renoir
Original Music: Paul Bozzi
Written by Jean Renoir from material by Jacques Levert
Produced by Marcel Pagnol
Directed by Jean Renoir
We’re told that in 1933 Jean Renoir was stinging from some pictures that didn’t go over well with the public, including the classic comedy-drama Boudou Saved from Drowning.
Toni
Blu-ray
The Criterion Collection 1040
1935 / B&w / 1:37 flat Academy / 84 min. / available through The Criterion Collection / Street Date August 25, 2020 / 39.95
Starring: Charles Blavette, Celia Montalvan, Édouard Delmont, Max Dalban, Jenny Hélia, Michel Kovachevitch, Andrex.
Cinematography: Claude Renoir
Film Editors: Suzanne de Troeye, Marguerite Renoir
Original Music: Paul Bozzi
Written by Jean Renoir from material by Jacques Levert
Produced by Marcel Pagnol
Directed by Jean Renoir
We’re told that in 1933 Jean Renoir was stinging from some pictures that didn’t go over well with the public, including the classic comedy-drama Boudou Saved from Drowning.
- 8/25/2020
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
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