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The two of us : Le vieil homme et l'enfant /

A Jewish boy living in Nazi-occupied Paris is sent by his parents to the countryside to live with an elderly Catholic couple until France's liberation. Forced to hide his identity, eight-year-old Claude bonds with the irascible, staunchly anti-Semitic Grampa, who improbably becomes his friend a...

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Corporate Authors: Janus Films, Pathé Distribution Limited, PAC (Firm : Paris, France), Renn Productions, Valoria Films, Rialto Pictures LLC, Criterion Collection (Firm)
Other Authors: Berri, Claude, Brach, Gérard, Rivelin, Michel, Simon, Michel, 1895-1975, Carel, Roger, 1927-, Préboist, Paul, 1927-1997, Fabiole, Luce, 1892-1982, Cohen, Alain, Bertrand, Aline, Delannoy, Sylvine, Lozic, Zorica, Rouillard, Jacqueline, Perrin, Marco, Denner, Charles, Peron, Denise, Rey, Elisabeth, Perret, Didier
Format: Video DVD
Language:French
Language Notes:In French with English subtitles.
Published: [Irvington, N.Y.] : Criterion Collection, 2007.
Series:Criterion collection (DVD videodiscs) ; 388.
Subjects:
Hidden children (Holocaust) > France > Drama.
Children and adults > France > Drama.
Jewish children in the Holocaust > France > Drama.
Antisemitism > France > Drama.
France > History > German occupation, 1940-1945 > Drama.
World War, 1939-1945 > Jews > France > Drama.
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)
War films.
Motion pictures, French.
Foreign films.
Biographical films.
Comedy films.
Feature films.
Description
Summary:A Jewish boy living in Nazi-occupied Paris is sent by his parents to the countryside to live with an elderly Catholic couple until France's liberation. Forced to hide his identity, eight-year-old Claude bonds with the irascible, staunchly anti-Semitic Grampa, who improbably becomes his friend and confidant.
Item Description:Originally released as a motion picture in 1967.
Based on director Claude Berri's own childhood experiences.
A foreign film (France)
Widescreen presentation.
Aspect ratio 1.66:1.
Special features: Le poulet"(1962), director Claude Berri's Oscar-winning short film; trailer; Claude Berri interview, 2007; interviews from 1967 with Berri and Michel Simon; excerpt from "The Jewish children of occupied France," a 1975 French talk-show segment featuring Berri and the woman who helped secure his family's safety during World War II; 2005 interview with Alain Cohen; booklet featuring an essay by critic David Sterritt, an appreciation of the film by François Truffaut, and excerpts from Berri's memoir."
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (87 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet.
Format:DVD; region 1; Dolby Digital mono., NTSC.
Production Credits:Cinematographer, Jean Penzer ; editors, Sophie Coussein, Denise Charvein ; music, Georges Delerue.
ISBN:1934121576
9781934121573