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Special Features
New high-definition transfer, supervised by cinematogapher Pierre Lhomme "France 1961": a 2010 short film by Alain Cavalier Rare behind-the-scenes photos, including images from the archive of Louis Malle Exclusive booklet with text by Pierre Lhomme and a new essay by film critic Elliot Stein
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A hidden gem of the French New Wave, Alain Cavalier's thrilling black-and-white noir is as sleek and cool as it is gripping. Filled with thrilling plot twists, daring shoot-outs and stormy betrayals, Le Combat dans l'ile takes place against a backdrop of 60's political turmoil and is strikingly shot by legendary cameraman Pierre Lhomme (Army of Shadows, King of Hearts).
Jean-Louis Trintignant (Z, The Conformist) is Clément, a member of a right-wing terrorist organization who becomes involved in a political assassination attempt. A member of his gang betrays him and he hides out with his wife Anne (a luminous Romy Schneider) in the country home of a childhood friend, Paul (Henri Serre, Jim of Jules and Jim). Clément defines macho, with his surly incommunicativeness and sudden outbursts of violence, with Anne often its recipient. Paul, by contrast, is a gentle pacifist, and as affection grows between him and Anne, the emotional as well as political tension soar.
DVD SPECIAL FEATURES INCLUDE:
- Gorgeous new high-definition transfer, supervised by cinematographer Pierre Lhomme
- France 1961 : A brand-new short film by Alain Cavalier, created especially for this release
- Rare behind-the-scenes photos, including images from the archive of producer Louis Malle
- An exclusive booklet with essays by the filmmakers, and more
Jean-Louis Trintignant (Z, The Conformist) is Clément, a member of a right-wing terrorist organization who becomes involved in a political assassination attempt. A member of his gang betrays him and he hides out with his wife Anne (a luminous Romy Schneider) in the country home of a childhood friend, Paul (Henri Serre, Jim of Jules and Jim). Clément defines macho, with his surly incommunicativeness and sudden outbursts of violence, with Anne often its recipient. Paul, by contrast, is a gentle pacifist, and as affection grows between him and Anne, the emotional as well as political tension soar.
DVD SPECIAL FEATURES INCLUDE:
- Gorgeous new high-definition transfer, supervised by cinematographer Pierre Lhomme
- France 1961 : A brand-new short film by Alain Cavalier, created especially for this release
- Rare behind-the-scenes photos, including images from the archive of producer Louis Malle
- An exclusive booklet with essays by the filmmakers, and more
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3.0 out of 5 stars
A pretty black and white suspense film,
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This review is from: Le Combat dans l'ile (Fire and Ice) (DVD)
A pretty black and white suspense film. Good, not great. I think it would have been improved by eliminating the narration.
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2.0 out of 5 stars
Minor nouvelle vague thriller,
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This review is from: Fire and Ice ( Le Combat dans l'île ) [ NON-USA FORMAT, PAL, Reg.2 Import - United Kingdom ] (DVD)
Minor nouvelle vague thriller, January 23, 2008
La Combat Dans L'Ile/Fire and Ice is a minor nouvelle vague political thriller from Alan Cavalier, who became overshadowed by his collaborators on this film, Louis Malle and Jean-Paul Rappeneau (Malle produced the film as a criticism of Jean-Luc Godard and other then-right wing nouvelle vague directors and their support for the French occupation of Algeria and for the OAS and their campaign of terrorism and assassination in mainland France). It's an okay romantic triangle of sorts, with Romy Schneider transferring her affections from Jean-Louis Trintignant's spoiled right wing terrorist to Henri Serre's left-wing printer, leading to a rather silly duel. It's dated better than most Nouvelle Vague films of its day, but still has the mixture of shallow content and unconvincing storytelling that is less import than the style of filmmaking.
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