A curtain raiser : and other shorts /

A curtain raiser: Bruno and his friend Pierre are waiting for Rosette in Bruno's Parisian bachelor flat. She is late again, but this time, Bruno's mind is made up: if Rosette makes them wait for more than 45 minutes, it will be over between them.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	Centre national de la cinématographie (France), Fidélité Productions, Local Films (Firm), Kino International Corporation, KimStim, Inc
Other Authors:	Vacheret, Cécile, Ozon, François, 1967-, Garrel, Louis, Amalric, Mathieu, 1965-, Japy, Camille, Delaive, François, Slagmulder, Bruno, Montherlant, Henry de, 1896-1972
Format:	Video DVD
Language:	French
Language Notes:	French dialogue with English subtitles; English notes on container.
Published:	Brooklyn, NY : KimStim ; [2007]
Series:	KimStim collection.
Subjects:	Montherlant, Henry de, > 1896-1972 > Film adaptations. Tardiness > Drama. Sex > Drama. Man-woman relationships > Drama. Erotic films. Short films. Film adaptations.

Description
Summary:	A curtain raiser: Bruno and his friend Pierre are waiting for Rosette in Bruno's Parisian bachelor flat. She is late again, but this time, Bruno's mind is made up: if Rosette makes them wait for more than 45 minutes, it will be over between them. X2000: The first morning of the new millennium. Three naked couples sleep, make love, and awake in an empty skyscraper littered with party debris. The world is silent and pregnant with new possibilities. Bed scenes: Seven bed scenes around various couples. A series of liberated comic sketches on sexual etiquette, unbridled passion, and post-coital after tastes. Little death: A devastating look at family relations. Paul, a young photographer who specializes in capturing men in ecstasy, hasn't spoken to his father in years. When his sister persuades him to visit his dying father in the hospital, Paul discovers that he can never escape his origins. Truth or dare: Four teens discover the pain and excitement of emerging sexuality while playing a harmless children's game. A rose between us: An eccentric British woman picks up a young apprentice hairdresser on a wild night in Paris. Victor: A young man of good breeding keeps his dead parents in the bedroom of their sumptuous family cottage. Then begins a rebirth full of discoveries.
Item Description:	Title from container. DVD release of several short films originally produced between 1993 and 2006. A curtain raiser based on Henry de Montherlant's play Un incompris. Special feature: director's biography. Videorecording.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (approximately 132 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:	DVD; NTSC; region 1.
Production Credits:	A curtain raiser: Cinematography, Yorick Le Saux ; editing, Muriel Breton. X2000: Fidélité Productions ; producers, Olivier Delbosc, Marc Missonnier ; cinematography, Pierre Stoeber ; editing, Dominique Petrot. Bed scenes: Local Films ; produced by Nicolas Brevière ; cinematography, Yorick Le Saux, Mathieu Vadepied ; editing, François Ozon. Little death: Fidélité Productions ; producers, Olivier Delbosc, Marc Missonnier ; cinematography, Yorick Le Saux ; editing, Frédéric Massiot ; written by Didier Blasco and François Ozon. Truth or dare: Fidélité Productions ; producer, Olivier Delbosc ; cinematography, Yorick Le Saux ; editing, François Ozon. A rose between us: FEMIS ; produced by Ingrid Gogny ; cinematography, Sylvia Calle ; editing, Sylvie Ballyot ; written by Nicolas Mercier and François Ozon. Victor: FEMIS ; cinematography, Sylvia Calle ; editing, Thierry Bordes ; written by Nicolas Mercier and François Ozon.