Paris belongs to us [blu-ray]

The film follows a young literature student who befriends the members of a loose-knit group of twenty-somethings in Paris, united by the apparent suicide of an acquaintance. Suspicious of the death, she investigates to see if conspiracy was involved.

General Note:

Originally released as a motion picture in 1961.

Special features: Richard Neupert (new interview with the professor of film studies, he discusses the themes and legacy of Jacques Rivette's debut feature, Paris belongs to us); Le coup du berger (1956 short film by Jacques Rivette, about an adulterous wife and her lover's attempt to figure out how she will explain his gift of a mink coat to her husband, cowritten by Claude Chabrol and features cameos by Chabrol, Jean-Luc Godard, and François Truffaut).

Performers:

Betty Schneider, Giani Esposito, Françoise Prevost, Daniel Crohem, François Maistre, Birgitta Juslin, Noelle Leiris, Monique le Porrier, Malka Ribowska, Louise Roblin, Anne Zamire, Paul Bisciglia, Jean-Pierre Delage, Claus von Lorbach, Jean Martin, Henri Poirier, André Thorent, Jane Car, Jacqueline Dupuis, Claire Fischer, Teresa Gracia, Danielle Vercoutre, Liliane Weiner, Roland Daviller, Fernand George, François Robert, Jose Sebastian, Jean-Marie Robain, Hans Lucas, Jean-Claude Brialy.

Technical Details:

Blu-ray; region A; (1.37:1) presentation; monaural; requires Blu-ray player.

Subject Term:

College students -- France -- Paris -- Drama.

Conspiracies -- France -- Paris -- Drama.

Murder -- Investigation -- France -- Paris -- Drama.

Fascism -- France -- Paris -- Drama.

Friendship -- Drama.

Geographic Term:

Paris (France) -- Intellectual life -- 20th century -- Drama.

Genre:

Detective and mystery films.