Mr. Klein /
Alain Delon delivers a standout performance as Robert Klein, a decadent art dealer in Paris during World War II who makes a tidy profit buying up paintings from his desperate Jewish clients. As Klein searches for a Jewish man with the same name for whom he has been mistaken, he finds himself plunged...
| Uniform Title: | Monsieur Klein (Motion picture) |
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| Corporate Authors: | , , , |
| Other Authors: | , , , |
| Format: | Video Blu-ray Disc |
| Language: | French |
| Language Notes: | French dialogue; English subtitles. |
| Published: |
[United States] :
The Criterion Collection,
[2022]
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| Series: | Criterion collection ;
1123. |
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| Summary: | Alain Delon delivers a standout performance as Robert Klein, a decadent art dealer in Paris during World War II who makes a tidy profit buying up paintings from his desperate Jewish clients. As Klein searches for a Jewish man with the same name for whom he has been mistaken, he finds himself plunged into a Kafkaesque nightmare in which his identity seems to dissolve and the forces of history to close in on him. Met with considerable controversy on its release for its portrayal of the real-life wrongdoings of the Vichy government, this haunting, disturbingly beautiful film shivers with existential dread as it traces a society's descent into fascistic fear and inhumanity. |
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| Item Description: | Originally released as a motion picture in 1976. Wide screen (1.66:1). Special features: Interviews with critic Michel Ciment and editor Henri Lanoë; Interviews from 1976 with director Joseph Losey and actor Alain Delon; Story of a day, a 1986 documentary on the real-life Vél d'Hiv roundup, a central historical element of Mr. Klein; Trailer; essay by Ginette Vinvendeau. |
| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (123 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 folded insert. |
| Format: | Blu-ray, wide screen (1.66:1); mono; requires Blu-ray player. |
| Awards: | César Awards: Best Film, Best Director, 1977 |
| ISBN: | 9781681439341 1681439344 |