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One Hundred and One Nights

starring: Michel Piccoli, Marcello Mastroianni, Henri Garcin, Julie Gayet, Mathieu Demy
directed by: Agnès Varda

: One Hundred and One Nights
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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 9781572527577
Format: Color, DVD-Video, Letterboxed, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
ISBN: 1572527579
Label: Fox Lorber
Manufacturer: Fox Lorber
Number Of Items: 1
Picture Format: Letterbox
Publisher: Fox Lorber
Release Date: October 03, 2000
Running Time: 101 minutes
Sales Rank: 85463
Studio: Fox Lorber
Theatrical Release Date: 1995



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Amazon.com:
Agnès Varda's giddy, goofy love letter to the cinema resembles countless movie moments that have been shaken, not stirred, and poured out as a rich, heady cocktail. The phantom of a plot finds vivacious but aging film legend Simon Cinema (Michel Piccoli in a moppy blonde wig) spending his waning days reminiscing over the history of movies with the young Camille (perky, spirited Julie Gayet) and his best friend, an unnamed matinee idol identified in the credits only as 'the Italian movie star' and played with great charm by Marcello Mastroianni. Simon 'becomes' the film greats under discussion (from Luis Buñuel to Gene Kelly, and in one inspired moment even Michel Piccoli himself) while dozens of real-life cinema legends stop by to pay their respects. The list of cameos is a veritable who's who of American and European cinema: Jean-Paul Belmondo, Alain Delon, Catherine Deneuve, Robert De Niro, Harrison Ford, Gina Lollobrigida, Jeanne Moreau, Hanna Schygulla, and dozens more. As intimate as A Personal Journey with Martin Scorsese Through American Cinema and as idiosyncratic as a Jean-Luc Godard cinema essay, this is film history as coffeehouse banter, adorned with film clips, inspired tributes, jokey references to classic scenes, and a score swimming in memorable musical motifs. If you're not in on the joke, Varda's tribute may seem arcane and obscure, but die-hard film lovers and cinema buffs will appreciate her affectionate whimsy as she ricochets and riffs through the legacy of film. --Sean Axmaker



Customer Reviews
Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating: 2 out of 5 stars - must learn FRENCH first!
THE DVD WAS SUPPOSED TO BE SUBTITLED IN ENGLISH! WHOEVER WROTE THE AD WAS HONEST BUT WHAT HE/SHE DID ... Read More


Rating: 1 out of 5 stars - No subtitles
The DVD has no English subtitles so don't buy this unless you can understand French.


Rating: 3 out of 5 stars - Film lover's dream, movie lover's nightmare
ONE HUNDRED AND ONE NIGHTS, or rather LES CENT ET UNE NUITS DE SIMON CINÉMA, ought to appeal to those ... Read More


Rating: 1 out of 5 stars - It was probably a good film....
But it was hard for me to tell, because the subtitles didn't work on my copy, or the next one I got.....


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - If you don't love movies, don't see this one...
But if you DO love movies, well, the more you love and appreciate them, the more you will love and appreciate ... Read More

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