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Time to Play Films by Jacques Rozier Blu-ray Radiance Adieu Philippine Near Orouët The Castaways of Turtle Island
Time to Play Films by Jacques Rozier Blu-ray Radiance Adieu Philippine Near Orouët The Castaways of Turtle Island
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From one of the most original, self-assured, yet undersung voices of the French New Wave!
Introducing Radiance Film's Limited Edition 5-Disc Blu-ray (Region B) collection for Time to Play: Films by Jacques Rozier, which includes Adieu Philippine, Near Orouët, The Castaways of Turtle Island, Maine-Ocean Express, Fifi Martingale as well as a pack of short films.
One of the most original, self-assured, yet undersung voices of the French New Wave, Jacques Rozier crafted across a career spanning five decades a cinema attuned to the beauty and heartbreak of chance encounters, improvised days and spontaneous play. This box set presents the UK Blu-ray premiere of his five feature films and several of his short films across five discs.
In Adieu Philippine (1962), two girls and a young man spend an idyllic few days in Corsica, his upcoming military service in Algeria looming on the horizon. Also abandoning Paris for the seaside, three girlfriends enjoy a languorous late summer break in Near Orouët (1971). A promised Robinson Crusoe experience in the Caribbean turns into something much more chaotic in The Castaways of Turtle Island (1976). Maine-Ocean Express (1986) follows strangers on a wild adventure across the language barrier. In the backstage comedy Fifi Martingale (2001), a superstitious theatre director makes catastrophic changes to a successful play.
IMPORTANT NOTE: An all-region Blu-ray player is required to view this movie. Standard U.S. Blu-ray players will NOT read Region B discs. Looking for all-region players? We got your covered!
Limited Edition Features:
- Reversible sleeves featuring newly commissioned artwork by Time Tomorrow
- Limited edition 80-page book featuring new writing by Caitlin Quinlan, plus writing by and interviews with Rozier
- Limited Edition of 3000 copies, presented in a rigid box with full-height Scanavo cases and removable OBI strip leaving packaging free of certificates and markings
- 4K restorations of Near Orouët and Maine-Ocean Express
- 2K restorations of Adieu Philippine, The Castaways of Turtle Island, and Fifi Martingale
- 2K restorations of the short films Blue Jeans (1958, 24 mins), Paparazzi (1963, 22 mins), Le parti des choses (1963, 11 mins), and Lettre de la Sierra Morena (1983, 22 mins)
- Uncompressed mono PCM audio for Adieu Philippine and The Castaways of Turtle Island, original mono DTS-HD audio for Near Orouët and Maine-Ocean Express and 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio for Fifi Martingale
- Film scholar Catherine Wheatley and UK arthouse distributor Robert Beeson on the reception of the French New Wave in the UK (2026, 26 mins)
- Archival French trailer for Adieu Philippine (1962, 7 mins)
- Interview with Adieu Philippine star Yveline Céry (2024, 11 mins)
- Interview with Jean-François Stévenin, assistant director on Near Orouët (2008, 9 mins)
- Interview with frequent Rozier collaborator, actor Bernard Ménez (2008, 19 mins)
- Interview with The Castaways of Turtle Island star Jacques Villeret (2008, 7 mins)
- Jacques Rozier: From One Wave to Another - a feature length documentary by Emmanuel Barnault tracing Rozier’s unusual career and his lasting influence, rich in interviews and footage of the director at work; exclusive to this Limited Edition (2024, 63 mins)
- Newly improved English subtitle translation for each film
- Year: 1962-2001
- Region Code: B
- Audio: Mono/5.1
- Picture: 1.66:1/1.37:1/1.85:1
- Runtime: 674
- Language: French
- Subtitles: English
