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"Barry Lyndon" seemed to me to really impress upon one the time in which it was set. The candlelight photography was brilliant.

Totally agree. Not a false note in it.

In my opinion the greatest period evocation ever done on film was the French 1978 production "Molière"! It showed in America as a five part TV showing on PBS. Absolutely brilliant in every sense of the word. It is literally unforgettable; and I will reckon that no one who has ever seen it has found it less than unforgettable.

You got that right. I saw it three times during its theatre run, three more times on TV (including on a French channel twice), and then the damn thing completely disappeared from sight. I'd love to get a DVD of it. An absolutely spellbinding film.

Jim

In my opinion the greatest period evocation ever done on film was the French 1978 production "Molière"! It showed in America as a five part TV showing on PBS. Absolutely brilliant in every sense of the word. It is literally unforgettable; and I will reckon that no one who has ever seen it has found it less than unforgettable.

You got that right. I saw it three times during its theatre run, three more times on TV (including on a French channel twice), and then the damn thing completely disappeared from sight. I'd love to get a DVD of it. An absolutely spellbinding film.

Jim

I'm not familiar with it, but it might be on the French branch of Amazon:
https://www.amazon.fr/Moli" target="_blankère-Coffret-DVD-Jean-Daste/dp/B0006A7WA0/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1489587454&sr=8-4&keywords=Molière+1978

Rick

[Mike Gebert]

At least for me, the é makes the link not work. But go to amazon.fr and search Moliere Mnouchkine and you'll find it. Unfortunately, no English subtitles.

Lots of sub-titles on the one I linked to:

Acteurs : Jean Daste, Jacqueline Derenne, Philippe Caubère
Réalisateurs : Ariane Mnouchkine
Format : PAL, Couleur
Audio : Français (Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono)
Sous-titres : Français, Anglais, Allemand, Espagnol, Italien
Région : Toutes les régions
Rapport de forme : 1.66:1
Nombre de disques : 2
Studio : Bel Air Classiques (Harmonia Mundi)
Date de sortie du DVD : 26 novembre 2004
Durée : 244 minutes

Rick

[Mike Gebert]

Interesting, the one I looked at (let's call it the Wild Hair Edition) is from the same company but does not list any subtitles. But the one with the black cover (let's call it the Filmstrips Edition) does.

At least for me, the é makes the link not work. But go to amazon.fr and search Moliere Mnouchkine and you'll find it. Unfortunately, no English subtitles.

I'm funnin' you, Mike, but in all seriousness, too, accent aigu and accent grave are different. Not that it would make any difference in your search. Molière

[Danny Burk]

Just ask Egbert Sousé.

It is very obviously a film right up Criterion's alley. Surprised they have not done it yet.

Jim

Just ask Egbert Sousé.

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