Lacombe, Lucien (French with English Subtitles)

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• Keep Case
• Full Frame - 1.33
• Widescreen - 1.66
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Description by OLDIES.com:

One of the first French films to address the issue of collaboration during the German occupation. Louis Malle's brave and controversial Lacombe, Lucien traces a young peasant's journey from potential Resistance member to Gestapo recruit. At once the story of a nation and of one troubled boy, the film is a disquieting portrait of lost innocence and guilt.

Product Description:

This unflinching film by legendary director Louis Malle was one of the first of its time to openly discuss the troublesome issue of French collaboration with the Nazis during World War II. It follows an innocent young man (the very talented Pierre Blaise, who was killed in a car accident a year after the movie was made), who's looking for adventure and a sense of self-worth as he thinks about joining the French Resistance--but ends up as a member of the Gestapo instead. Quite controversial on its original release in 1974, the film uses its main character's journey as a prism for examining the moral ambiguity and guilt of France's war years.

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Coming Of Age | France

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DVD Details:

• Theatrical Trailer
  
• In French with English Subtitle Translation
  
• Format: DVD
  
• Genre: Foreign Films
  
• Label: Janus Films
  
• Originally Released in: 1974
  
• Rated:
  
• Run Time: 2 hours, 18 minutes
  
• Video: Color
  
• Region: Region 1 encoding; USA & Canada.
  
• Release Date: March 28, 2006
  
• OLDIES.com Sales Rank: 40,716
  
• Item Number: CRIT 329D
  
• UPC: 037429212424
  
• Shipping Weight: 0.25/lbs (approx); Counts as 1 item for International Shipping.