Under the Sun of Satan (1987) ( Sous le soleil de Satan ) [ NON-USA FORMAT PAL Reg.0 Import - France ]

Product information for Under the Sun of Satan (1987) ( Sous le soleil de Satan ) [ NON-USA FORMAT PAL Reg.0 Import - France ]

France released PAL/Region 0 DVD: it WILL NOT play on standard US DVD player. You need multi-region PAL/NTSC DVD player to view it in USA/Canada: LANGUAGES: French ( Dolby Digital 2.0 ) English ( Subtitles ) French ( Subtitles ) WIDESCREEN (1.66:1) SPECIAL FEATURES: 2-DVD Set Alternative Footage Cast/Crew Interview(s) Deleted Scenes Featurette Interactive Menu Remastered Scene Access Short Film Special Edition Trailer(s) SYNOPSIS: Positioned somewhere between Bresson s immortal Journal d un cur de campagne and Dieterle s The Devil and Daniel Webster Maurice Pialat s staggering Sous le soleil de Satan [Under the Sun of Satan] addresses the torrent of spiritual and intellectual turmoil unloosed among the denizens of a little country parish. It is a film by turns calm and violent buoyant upon the tears of mercy and gurgling with the blood of the Lamb. G rard Depardieu (Loulou Le Gar u) is the self-abasing curate tortured by questions about his role in God s plan - before an encounter with a material Satan touches off a powerful revelation. At the crux of his vision is Sandrine Bonnaire (A nos amours. Police) the madly profligate brewer s daughter whose fate ruptures in a blast of gunpowder and the slash of a razor. As events unfurl Maurice Pialat himself provides witness as the seasoned cleric who pronounces the words: God wears us down. One of the great films of faith made by a non-believer Sous le soleil de Satan left an indelible mark on spectators from the very moment of its premiere at the Cannes Film Festival in 1987 - where it won the Palme d Or for Best Film. SCREENED/AWARDED AT: Cannes Film Festival ...Under the Sun of Satan (1987) ( Sous le soleil de Satan )