Clarity, depth, and balance are outstanding. Written by Posted in , Tagged with , , , , , , ,. Svet Atanasov on January 28, 2017 where this Blu-ray release scored 4. Terry-Thomas sparkles as an English pilot lost in occupied France during the Second World War; Bourvil and Louis De Funès play Parisians who somewhat involuntarily aid the ubiquitous Resistance by smuggling a British major across German lines. Sir Reginald Terry-Thomas, and his boys manage to jump off the plane before it crashes, but end up in opposite parts of the city and without a clue how to reach a popular Turkish bath where they are supposed to regroup. Released in America as Don't Look Now.
With the help of some French civilians Louis De Funes in the role of a conductor and Bourvil as a house painter they try to escape over the demarcation line into the southern part of France, still not occupied by the Germans. Another alternative title that has been used in English-speaking markets is The Great Stroll. For more about La Grande Vadrouille and the La Grande Vadrouille Blu-ray release, see published by Dr. This was one of my favorite Blu-ray releases from 2016. Funes, in particular, does some spectacular work and is frequently incredibly entertaining. At the film festival Golden Screen, held in Germany in 1977, the film was awarded the first prize. It would be another few years before French cinema could muster up the courage to treat the Vichy period, and France's wartime complicity, with anything like genuine honesty.
After the recent 4K restoration, it is also easier than even before to appreciate the artistic vision of Oury and cinematographer Claude Renoir. Its crew Terry Thomas as a flight captain land there by parachute. With Bourvil, Louis de Funes, Claudio Brook, Andrea Parisy. Review: Louis De Funès, Terry-Thomas, Bourvil--if these names don't mean anything to you, your credentials as a cosmopolitan might be extremely suspect. Genre: Comedy, Military Director: Gérard Oury Year: 1966 Country: France, Great Britain Actors: Bourvil, Louis de Funes, Claudio Brook, Andrea Parisi, Colette Brosset, Mike Marshall, Marie Marche Description In the movie we are talking about the brave French from all walks of life to help the British airmen to escape from fashistov. Clueless During the years international distributors have used a couple of different titles to promote this classic French comedy, but on a number of occasions I have seen it screened in the United States with its original French title, La Grande Vadrouille. He began in the 'music-halls' and cabarets of Paris and then graduated to supporting roles in films, becoming a well-known character actor in the 1940s and 1950s.
Its crew Terry Thomas as a flight captain land there by parachute. The release is sourced from a new 4K restoration of the film which was commissioned to celebrate its 50th anniversary. In French, with optional English, French, and German subtitles for the main feature. © 1996 - 2019 AbeBooks Inc. La Grande Vadrouille 1966 La Grande Vadrouille Blu-ray delivers stunning video and reference-quality audio in this excellent Blu-ray release An allied bomberplane is shot down over Paris by the Germans.
Sir Reginald Brook, Peter Cunningham and Alan McIntosh, who do not speak French, helping to hide from the Nazis started to hunt them under the leadership of Major Ashbah, the usual Parisian painter Augustin Byuve and conductor of the Paris Opera, eternally dissatisfied with all the Maestro Stanislas Lefort. Georges Auric's orchestral score appears to have benefited the most because I did some random comparisons and it seems to be breathing a lot easier throughout the entire film. The bulk of the action has the energy of Chaplin's best work, but in its entirety the film is probably a lot easier to compare to the various comedies that the great Ernst Lubitsch directed. Admittedly, there are a few awkward moments where the exchanges -- in English, French and German -- between Funes, Bourvil and Terry-Thomas and some of their German opponents become a bit too cartoonish, but the brilliant visuals typically quickly compensate for them and restore the proper rhythm of the film. For a while the Brits and their new French pals manage to stay a few steps ahead of the German invaders, but after a series of forced errors seriously complicate their mission. .
Now it has been restored in 4K, and I think that it actually looks quite spectacular in high-definition. Hopefully this release will find a large enough audience and StudioCanal will consider bringing to Blu-ray in the United Kingdom some of the other recently remastered classic Louis de Funes comedies that have emerged in France. By using the Web site, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agreed to be bound by the. The confrontation between the french and the english, thesubsequently hilarious dialogues, the clash of the pompous opera director De Funes and the working-class house painter Bourvil , the outstandingacting performances, these are all mere elements of what must be thefunniest war movie of all times. The dialog is stable, clean, and very easy to follow.
Presented in an aspect ratio of 2. Heroes will find a lot of dangerous and, at the same time funny adventures before they get to neutral territory, where they are no longer threatened and nothing will not. I find it a tad inconsistent because in a select areas I would have preferred to have slightly cooler primaries and nuances, but the overall balance is still very good. Therefore, you must have a native Region-B or Region-Free player in order to access its content. With the help of some French civilians Louis De Funes in the role of a conductor and Bourvil as a house painter they try to escape over the demarcation line into the southern part of France, still not occupied by the Germans. In the ensuing chaos, the Brits become involved with the incredibly temperamental conductor Stanislas Lefort Louis de Funes, and the dopey painter Augustin Bouvet Bourvil, , as they reluctantly agree to help them get to a friendly territory.
AbeBooks, the AbeBooks logo, AbeBooks. There are no supplemental features on the disc. The original French track has been fully remixed and it is very easy to tell. Here, his portrayal of conductor Stanislas LeFort remains alert, witty and moving--even when he's spazzing out. The plot of course is quite ridiculous, but this is a moot point to bring up. Terry Thomas playingwith the best 2 actors of comedy was a great idea.
Its crew Terry Thomas as a flight captain land there by parachute. Eventually he graduated to operettas and dramatic stage roles. There are no traces of problematic degraining or sharpening adjustments. The antic script, cowritten by the intelligent and able Danièle Thompson Cousin, Cousine , plays more like Hogan's Heroes than any war movie really ought to--the stodgy, autocratic Germans are perpetually undermined by those scruffy, resourceful French scalawags--but humor is Vadrouille's, and Oury's, justification, and almost all of the jokes work. In terms of detail, clarity and depth the improvements are indeed quite dramatic.
De Funès, best known for his portrayal of the wacky French police officer in the highly popular series of Gendarme films, is a manic, elastic comic genius, a proto-Rowan Atkinson with a rubbery face and a knack for physical humor. So right from the get-go the film essentially uses the plot as an excuse to set up a giant competition in which the stars repeatedly attempt to outdo each other. Bourvil's trademark character was the simple, country-bred man who was not as naive as he seemed. My one and only minor criticism pertains to the color grading. The key locations that were selected for the big action footage as well as the various production credits are outstanding. With the help of some French civilians Louis de Funès in the role of a conductor and Bourvil as a house painter they try to escape over the demarcation line into the southern part of France, still not occupied by the Germans. Optional English, French, and German subtitles are provided for the main feature.