Product Details

• Actors: Pierre Blanchar, Michèle Morgan, Line Noro, Jean Desailly, Andrée Clément
• Directors: Jean Delannoy
• Writers: Jean Delannoy, André Gide, Jean Aurenche, Pierre Bost
• Format: Black & White, NTSC
• Subtitles: English
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Homevision
• VHS Release Date: June 13, 2000
• Run Time: 110 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6304240260
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #160,608 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Perhaps Jean Delannoy's (The Eternal Return) best-loved film, La Symphonie Pastorale remains one of France's greatest contributions to cinema. This sensitive adaptation of Andre Gide's introspective novel is precisely constructed, brilliant

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5.0 out of 5 stars La Symphonie Pastoral, March 23, 2010

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Hommedetat "hommedetat" - See all my reviews

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This review is from: La Symphonie Pastorale [VHS] (VHS Tape)

A great movie, but of course you knew that before. As usual, the Amazon seller was up to fast delivery of a product he described accurately.

5.0 out of 5 stars brilliant!, July 10, 2008

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Romualdo Monteclar "musicmaniac" (hanover, pa) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: La Symphonie Pastorale [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This is one of my favorite movies (although loosely adapted from Gide's story--but it's silly to argue that cinema is cinema). The acting and direction are superb--and I wonder why Criterion Collection never had the guts to issue this brilliant film (it won the Palme d'Or)--and the utter stupidity to release a nutty one such as "Brazil"--well, no accounting for taste, kiddo.

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3.0 out of 5 stars La Symphonie Pastorale, March 12, 2001

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Paul J. Diamond (New York, NY United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: La Symphonie Pastorale [VHS] (VHS Tape)

La Symphonie Pastorale depicts the tale of a pasteur who takes in a young blind girl (Gertrude). The story concerns the ramifications of his involvement in her education and her life. The film sides on the melodramatic and certain physical qualites of both the Pasteur and Gertrude make their roles difficult to believe.