Mississippi Mermaid (1969)
Genre: Foreign Films
Starring: Catherine Deneuve, Jean-Paul Belmondo, Michel Bouquet, Nelly Borgeaud
DVD Info
Release:
Jan 23, 2001
DVD Features:
- Region 1
- Keep Case
- Widescreen
- Single Side - Single Layer
Audio:
- Dolby Digital - French
Additional Release Material:
- Theatrical Trailer
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Reviews
Approached as a caper film or a revenge-and-murder thriller, the movie is unsatisfying, but seen as a love story in which criminal activities are used to provide tension and an atmosphere of isolation, it is brilliantly unnerving
Truffaut demonstrates his ability to venture into Hitchcock's suspense/thriller territory while simultaneously delving into Buñuel's patented themes of sexual obsession
It defies easy definition and blithely triumphs over what initially appears to be structural schizophrenia. It is the creation of a superior moviemaker who works eccentrically in the classical tradition.
A romantic humanist with an infectious love for cinema, Truffaut introduced an effervescence, wit and a gift for brisk storytelling that's still unmatched.
It's the crown jewel of the Castro's Truffaut retrospective, beginning Friday, and for very good reason.
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