Adele Givens - The Original Queen DVD

Advantages: Beautiful construction of mise-en-scene, Profound dialogue and compelling narrative.
Disadvantages: Subtitles may put some people off; although, I wouldn't let it stand in you way.

...French Region: Region 2 Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1 Number of discs: 1 Classification: 15 Studio: Pathe Distribution Ltd Released: 20th November 2000 Run Time: 88 minutes DVD Features-- Main Language: French Available Audio Tracks: Dolby Digital 5.1 Sub Titles: English Disc Format: DVD 5 Original Theatrical Trailer ----- Cast (cited from IMDB.com) ----- - Vanessa Paradis ... Adèle - Daniel Auteuil ... Gabor - Frédéric Pfluger ... Contortionist - Demetre Georgalas ... Takis - Catherine Lascault ... Irene - Isabelle Petit-Jacques ... Bride - Mireille Mossé ... Miss Memory Produced by Christian Fechner .... producer Hervé Truffaut .... executive producer Cinematography by Jean-Marie Dreujou Film Editing by Joëlle Hache Production Design by Ivan Maussion Costume Design by Annie Périer... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average helpful

Advantages: Great story and good performances
Disadvantages: Lack of decent DVD features

...►►► Synopsis With the Depression suddenly sweeping across Savannah, local entrepreneur John Invergordon's (Harve Presnell) dream of owning the best golf course in the state looks to have become a badly time folly. With the stunning course having run up considerable debts, John takes his own life, leaving his only daughter, Adele (Charlize Theron), to deal with her unlucky inheritance. With the local banks snapping at her heels to repossess the golf course, Adele decides to stage an exhibition golf match featuring the 2 best golfers in the land, Bobby Jones (Joel Gretsch) and Walter Hagen (Bruce McGill) along with one time local hero, Rannulph Junuh (Matt Damon), who had once been touted as the next big golfer, before having served in World War I and returned a broken man. Not overly keen on returning... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average very helpful

Advantages: Everything.
Disadvantages: Few extras.

...This is a beautiful film, visually as well as in content. It is shot stylishly in black and white and has a very timeless classic feel to it, with a bursting jazz soundtrack and the main action centring around the antiquated art of knife throwing. Daniel Auteuil is perfect and completely convincing as the knife thrower who rescues Adele, a suicidal nymphomaniac, played by Vanessa Paradis, who is mesmerising in the title role. Gabor tells Adele that "the audience has to fall in love with you" and we all do. Every thud of the knife makes the pulse race, even when you know the outcome. In one gorgeous scene the pair do their act alone and it is so intimate and private but it's touching as well as sensual, which pretty much sums it up, beautiful, sexy and moving, one of the few romantic comedies that I like. There is only a slightly... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average somewhat helpful