Summary
A deadpan tragicomedy about a group of impoverished, outcast artists living the bohemian life in Paris. A poet, painter, and composer who scrape by together, sharing in life's daily absurdities.Additional Information
| Subjects |
Bohemianism
-- France
-- Paris
-- Drama.
Artists -- France -- Paris -- Drama. Man-woman relationships -- France -- Paris -- Drama. Fiction films. Feature films. Film adaptations. |
| Publisher | [United States] :The Criterion Collection,2014 |
| Edition | Dual-format widescreen edition. |
| Other Titles | Scènes de la vie de Bohème. |
| Contributors |
Kaurismäki, Aki,
1957- film director, film producer, screenwriter. Pellonpää, Matti, 1951-1995, actor. Didi, Evelyne, actor. Wilms, André, actor. Väänänen, Kari, actor. Murillo, Christine, actor. Murger, Henri, 1822-1861. Scènes de la vie de Bohème. Sputnik Oy (Firm), production company. Pyramide Productions (Firm), production company. Criterion Collection (Firm), film distributor. |
| Participants/Performers |
Matti Pellonppää, Evelyne Didi, André Wilms, Kari Väänänen, Christine Murillo. |
| Other Contributors |
Cinematography, Timo Salminen ; sound, Jouko Lumme and Timo Linnasalo ; editor, Veikko Aaltonen. |
| Audience |
Rating: Not rated. |
| Language |
French English French dialogue; English subtitles. |
| Notes |
Title from container. Originally released as a motion picture in 1992. Special features: New, restored high-definition digital film transfer with uncompressed monaural soundtrack; Where is Musette?, an hour-long documentary on the making of the film; New interview with actor André Wilm; New Enlish subtitle translation; a booklet featuring an essay by critic Luc Sante. Based on the novel by Henri Murger "Scènes de la vie de Bohème" |
| System Details |
DVD; NTSC, region 1; anamorphic widescreen (16:9, 1.85:1) presentation; Dolby Digital. |
| Description |
1 videodisc (NTSC, 103 min.) : DVD video, sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet. |
| Other | Classic View |