Eclipse Series 22: Presenting Sacha Guitry (Criterion Collection) On DVD

Actor:       Arletty , Sacha Guitry, Marcel Dalio, Jean-Louis Barrault, Marguerite Moreno
Director:   Sacha Guitry
Genre:      Foreign Video
Year:         N/A
Studio:     IMAGE ENTERTAINMENT
Length:    378
Released: July 27, 2010
Rating:      Unrated (Video)
Format:     DVD
Misc:         Black & White
Language:French
Subtitles  :English

DESCRIPTION:

Sacha Guitry was once a household name. Something of a Gallic counterpart to Nöel Coward, this disarming, multitalented artist served up some of 1930s French cinema’s tastiest dishes. The son of a beloved theater actor, Guitry was devoted to the footlights, first turning to the silver screen as a way of bringing his plays to a wider audience. His films were anything but stage-bound, however: often the director, writer, and star of his popular movies, Guitry brought a witty inventiveness to the cinema and deployed radical tactics with such aplomb and control that he’s considered one of the medium’s first “complete auteurs.” With these four films, American audiences can finally sample Guitry’s creative, comic confections.