Panique

Panique

DVD - 2018

"Proud, eccentric, and antisocial, Monsieur Hire (Michel Simon) has always kept to himself. But after a woman turns up dead in the Paris suburb where he lives, he feels drawn to a pretty young newcomer to town (Viviane Romance), discovers that his neighbors are only too ready to suspect the worst of him, and is framed for the murder. Based on a novel by Georges Simenon, Julien Duvivier's first film after his return to France from Hollywood finds the acclaimed poetic realist applying his consummate craft to darker, moodier ends. Propelled by its two deeply nuanced lead performances, the tensely noirish Panique exposes the dangers of the knives-out mob mentality, delivering as well a pointed allegory for the behavior of Duvivier...9;s countrymen during the war"--Container.

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Subjects
Simenon, Georges, > 1903-1989 > Film adaptations.
Murder > France > Paris > Drama.
Man-woman relationships > Drama.
Fiction films.
Feature films.
Thrillers (Motion pictures)
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Genres
Fiction films
Feature films
Thrillers (Motion pictures)
Video recordings for the hearing impaired
Published
[Irvington, New York] : The Criterion Collection [2018]
Language
French
English
Corporate Author
Rialto Pictures LLC
Corporate Author
Rialto Pictures LLC (production company)
Other Authors
Julien Duvivier, 1896-1967 (screenwriter), Charles Spaak, 1903-1975 (film producer), Pierre O'Connell, 1900-1973 (actor), Michel Simon, 1895-1975 (-), Viviane Romance, 1912-1991, Max Dalban, 1908-1960, Emile Drain, -1966, Guy Favières, 1876-1973, Georges Simenon, 1903-1989
Edition
DVD special edition ; DVD edition ; full screen
Item Description
Based on Georges Simenon's novel Les fiançailles de Mr. Hire (Mr. Hire's engagement)
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1946,
Aspect ratio 1.37:1.
Features: New 2K digital restoration; The Art of Subtitling, a new short documentary by Bruce Goldstein, founder and copresident of Rialto Pictures, about the history of subtitles; New interview with author Pierre Simenon, the son of novelist Georges Simenon; Conversation from 2015 between critics Guillemette Odicino and Eric Libiot about director Julien Duvivier and the film's production history; Rialto Pictures rerelease trailer; New English subtitle translation by Duvivier expert Lenny Borger.
Physical Description
1 videodisc (98 min.) : DVD video, sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in
Format
DVD, NTSC, region 1; widescreen (1.37:1 aspect ratio) presentation; Dolby Digital monaural.
Audience
Rating: Not rated.
Production Credits
Director of photography, Nicolas Hayer ; editor, Marthe Poncin ; music, Jean Wiéner, Jacques Ibert.
ISBN
9781681435299
Contents unavailable.
Review by Library Journal Review

Reclusive suburban-Paris photographer Monsieur Hire (Michel Simon) falls for his fetching new neighbor (Viviane Romance), fresh out of jail for taking a robbery rap for her boyfriend. Framed by them for a local woman's murder, Hire succumbs to mob justice in Julien Duvivier's loose but involving adaptation of mystery writer (and Maigret creator) Georges Simenon's novel, which was even better realized in Patrice Leconte's -Monsieur Hire (1989). In a revealing extra, the art of subtitling and its precedence over dubbing are discussed by a notable foreign film distributor. [See Trailers, LJ 11/1/18.] © Copyright 2019. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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