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Adieu Philippine (1962) Jacques Rozier; Daniel Descamps, Stefania Sabatini
Adieu Philippine (1962) Jacques Rozier; Daniel Descamps, Stefania Sabatini


 
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This is a region-free DVD-R without case or artwork.

In French with English subtitles. Widescreen.

Michel is a young man who works as a trainee operator in television, a temporary job before his military service. He meets and becomes friendly with two young women, Liliane and Juliette, aspiring actresses who lack the talent to land roles in anything greater than mediocre TV ads. The three friends share a holiday in Corsica, which will be Michel's last break before being drafted into the French army, most probably to fight in the war in Algeria.

Adieu Philippine is Jacques Rozier's first film and probably the one film which captures most vividly the essence of the French New Wave. It is a film that exudes the New Wave mentality in every scene, every shot. Out-Godarding Godard with its frequent jump-cutting and introverted, self-referential humor, the film is charged with an energy and sense of daring that seems to be the sheer embodiment of Truffaut and Godard's vision of the 1960s cinematic revolution. It is inexplicable that a film which encapsulates so fully the spirit of the French new wave should be so overlooked nowadays.

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5 of 5 Adieu Philippine July 13, 2023
Reviewer: Anonymous Person from Washington, DC United States  
An important movie. Thank you Movie Detective for scoping it out.

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4 of 5 The French "Road" Picture September 16, 2018
Reviewer: Anonymous Person from Fort Worth, TX United States  
Wanted to see this film for some time. I wasn't disappointed. A nice period story that goes well as a companion piece to "The Battle of Algiers."

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5 of 5 5 stars July 31, 2018
Reviewer: Stuart Hamm from SAN FRANCISCO, CA United States  
5 stars

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5 of 5 Recent Purchase February 17, 2016
Reviewer: Thomas DeRoberto from Paramus, NJ United States  
Excellent product and service!

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