La promesse [videorecording] / produced by Luc Dardenne and Hassen Daldoul ; written and directed by Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne
- Published:
- [United States] : Criterion Collection, 2012.
- Physical Description:
- 1 videodisc (94 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
- Additional Creators:
- Daldoul, Hassen
Dardenne, Jean-Pierre, 1951-
Dardenne, Luc, 1954-
Renier, Jérémie
Gourmet, Olivier
Criterion Collection (Firm)
- Series:
- Criterion Collection ; 620
- Language Note:
- In French, with optional subtitles in English.
- Summary:
- The breakthrough feature from Luc and Jean-Pierre Dardenne. The brothers brought their unerring eye for detail and their compassion for those on society's lowest rungs developed in their earlier documentary work to an absorbing drama about a teenager who is gradually coming to understand the implications of his father making a living off of illegal alien workers.
- Subject(s):
- Genre(s):
- ISBN:
- 9781604656169
1604656166 - Audience Notes:
- MPAA rating: Not rated.
- Note:
- DVD release of the 1996 motion picture.
Special features: Conversation between film critic Scott Foundas and filmmakers Luc and Jean-Pierre Dardenne ; new interview with actors Jérémie Renier and Olivier Gourmet ; trailer ; new English subtitle translation ; booklet featuring an essay by film critic Kent Jones. - Creation/Production Credits Note:
- Cinematographers, Alain Marcoen, Benoít Dervaux ; editor, Marie-Hélène Dozo ; music, Jean-Marie Billy, Denis M'Punga.
- Participant/Performer Note:
- Jérémie Renier, Olivier Gourmet.
- Technical Details:
- DVD ; region 1 ; NTSC ; widescreen (1.66:1) presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround.
- Terms of Use and Reproduction:
- No public performance rights. Classroom instruction and home use permitted.
View MARC record | catkey: 8735756