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Danton [dvd videorecording]
Title:
Danton [dvd videorecording]
Author:
Wajda, Andrzej, 1926-
ISBN:
9781604651263
Publication Information:
[United States] : Criterion Collection, [2009]
Physical Description:
2 videodiscs (136 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Series:
The Criterion collection ; 464
Criterion collection (DVD videodiscs) ; 464.
General Note:
Based on the play: L'affaire Danton / by Stanisława Przybyszewska.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1983.
Special features: New high-definition digital transfer; interviews with director Andrzej Wajda, screenwriter Jean-Claude Carrière, and Polish film critic Jerzy Plazewski; Wajda's "Danton", a 42-minute behind-the-scenes documentary on the making of the film; original theatrical trailer; new and improved English subtltle translation; new essay by film scholar Leonard Quart.
Abstract:
Georges Danton, the popular revolutionary leader, returns to Paris at a time when the new Republic is in disarray. Robespierre and his allies have set up a monstrous dictatorship, beginning the infamous "Reign of Terror." Danton pleads with the people for an end to the bloodshed which violates the spirit of their revolution.
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