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La Maison des Bois (1971) Maurice Pialat; Pierre Doris, Fernand Gravey
La Maison des Bois (1971) Maurice Pialat; Pierre Doris, Fernand Gravey
 
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This is on region-free DVD+R without case or artwork.

In French with English subtitles. The seven episodes of this series are spread over three DVD's.

Made in 1971 for French TV, the epic La Maison des Bois comes from early in the Pialat’s belated feature-filmmaking career. It begins in costume drama and an ethnographic view of rural French life during World War One, and in an apparently sentimental tale of war orphans. But then it irises out from costume drama conventions into the transcendental, exploring Pialat*s spiritual themes, as well as the social dynamics, trauma and collective experiences of war.

Rarely seen outside of France (and rarely in the 16mm film format on which it was originally shot) La Maison des Bois has been rediscovered by critics and audiences as a key film by one of the cinema’s greats.

"It is the one film that best allows the viewer to penetrate into Maurice Pialat’s universe. La Maison des Bois… combines profound naturalism and a strange sense of fantasy.“ - Joel Magny, Cahiers du Cinema.

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5 of 5 Love this! September 28, 2023
Reviewer: Kevin Bertolero from Westbrook, ME United States  
The film arrived quickly and in great condition. The video quality was terrific. I'm so happy to finally own a copy of this on physical media!

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5 of 5 Essential Pialat - Nice presentation November 23, 2018
Reviewer: Anonymous Person from Fountain Hills, AZ United States  
I enjoyed this mini series tremendously and recommend to anyone interested in Pialat's work. The picture quality was as expected for a television broadcast from the early 70's, yet entirely watchable. The disc menus are very well done. Only very occasionally were the subtitles questionable.

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