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Army of Shadows

aka L’armée des ombres; The Army of Shadows

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Criterion BD-A/US 2020
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Studio Canal BD-B/UK 2017
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Studio Canal BD-B/UK/OOP 2013
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Criterion BD-A/US/OOP 2011
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Criterion DVD-1/US/OOP 2007
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BFI DVD-2 PAL/UK/OOP 2006
Audio Commentary by Ginette Vincendeau has extra has extra has extra has extra
“Army of Shadows”...The Hidden Side of the Story (87:09) has extra has extra
In the Mood for Melville (57:59) has extra
Jean-Pierre Melville et “L’armée des ombres” (2005, 27:33) has extra has extra has extra
Restoration Demonstration - With Cinematographer Pierre Lhomme (7:13) has extra has extra has extra
Editing with Melville - Interview with Editor Françoise Bonnot (10:58) has extra has extra has extra
Revisiting a Masterpiece - Interview with Cinematographer Pierre Lhomme (14:06) has extra has extra has extra
“Chronicles de France: Jean-Pierre Melville, Filmmaker” - TV Episode Segment (1968, 4:23) has extra has extra has extra has extra
“L’invité du dimanche” - TV Interview Excerpts (1969, 30:19) has extra has extra has extra
“Libération, libération: Le cinéma de l’ombre” - TV Interview Excerpts with Actress Simone Signoret and Resistance Member Lucie Aubrac (1984, 5:26) has extra has extra has extra
“Ouvrez les guillemets” - TV Interview Excerpts (1973, 23:21) has extra has extra has extra
Stills Gallery - Color Tests (13 Images) has extra has extra has extra
French Theatrical Trailer (3:01) has extra has extra has extra has extra
US 2006 Premiere Trailer (1:50) has extra has extra has extra
“24 heures de la vie d’un clown” (Short, 1946, 18:00) has extra
“Le journal de la Résistance” (Documentary Short, 1944, 34:12) has extra has extra has extra has extra
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Notes

  • Criterion’s 2020 Blu-ray includes a 48-page booklet with writing by Amy Taubin (“Out of the Shadows”) and Robert Paxton (“Melville’s French Resistance”).
  • Studio Canal’s 2017 Blu-ray is included in the “Melville: The Essential Collection” box set with Bob le Flambeur (1956), Léon Morin, prêtre (1961), Le doulos (1962), Le cercle rouge (1970) and Un flic (1972); and includes a 60-page booklet. The “In the Mood for Melville” extra is also available on Kino’s Blu-ray of Un flic (1972). The “24 heures de la vie d’un clown” short is also available on Criterion’s Blu-ray of Le Silence de la Mer (1949) and Kino’s Blu-ray of Léon Morin, Priest (1961).
  • Studio Canal’s 2013 “StudioCanal Collection” Blu-ray includes a 20-page booklet with writing by Ginette Vincendeau.
  • Criterion’s 2011 Blu-ray includes a 48-page booklet with writing by Amy Taubin (“Out of the Shadows”) and Robert Paxton (“Melville’s French Resistance”).
  • Criterion’s DVD includes a 48-page booklet with writing by Amy Taubin (“Out of the Shadows”) and Robert Paxton (“Melville’s French Resistance”).
  • BFI’s DVD includes a booklet with writing by Jean-Michel Frodon.