Fanfan.La.Tulipe.1952.Criterion.NTSC-DVDR
THEATRE DATE....: 3/21/1952
RELEASE DATE....: 11/21/2008
STORE DATE......: 11/19/2008
GENRE...........: Adventure/Comedy/Romance/War
RATiNG..........: 7.5/10 (620 Votes)
RUNTiME.........: 100 Minutes
ViDEO BiTRATE...: 5238 kBit/sec 6-pass CCE
AUDiO1 BiTRATE..: DD 1.0 @ 192, FR
AUDiO2 BiTRATE..: DD 1.0 @ 192, EN
ASPECT RATiO....: 4:3
ARCHiVES .......: dvdr-lfanfan.la.tulipe.rar *95x50MB*
DVD SiZE........: *4.374 GB* *4,479 MB* *4,586,390 KB*
SUBTiTLES.......: EN
Pauline Kael once characterized the French adventure film Fanfan the Tulip as a "Louis XV
western". This is a pretty broad interpretation, though it is true that the film never
stops moving - an excellent method of sustaining audience attention and plugging up the
plot holes. Gerard Philipe plays Fanfan, a handsome, athletic and self-impressed young
peasant soldier. Fanfan is as adept in the boudoir as on the battlefield; it has been
prophesied that he will wed the king's daughter, thus he wants to get as much practice as
possible. Fanfan's many conquests include Gina Lollobridgida and Genevieve Page, which may
be why this film did so well in the States.
Director .......... Christian-Jaque
Gerard Philipe .... Fanfan La Tulipe
Gina Lollobrigida . Adeline La Franchise
Marcel Herrand .... Louis XV
Olivier Hussenot .. Tranche-Montagne
Henri Rollan ...... Le marechal d'Estree
Genevi ve Page .... La marquise de Pompadour
I removed the theatrical trailer and a 5 minute sample of a colorized version of the film.
I almost dumped the English dub audio, but one review said kids might want to watch it
dubbed. I don't know about that, but I decided to keep it. The extras include:
* English dubbed audio
* GERARD PHILIPE: STAR, IDOL, LEGEND, a new docu on the star. (27:03@1588)
IMDB: http://former.imdb.com/title/tt0044602/
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DVD COMPARISON REVIEW: http://www.dvdbeaver.com/film2/DVDReviews42/fanfan_la_tulipe.htm