First DVD Box Set of Straub-Huillet Films Released by Montparnasse
Éditions Montparnasse has launched the first DVD publication of the complete works of filmmakers Jean-Marie Straub and Danièle Huillet. The inaugural volume spans from their early short films Machorka-Muff (1962) and Non réconciliés (1964) to their later period with Du Jour au lendemain (1996), including the 1974 magnum opus Moïse et Aaron. The set highlights lesser-known early and late works that challenge reductive views of the duo's cinema, showcasing stylistic diversity such as the rapid editing and temporal shifts in Non réconciliés and the elegant, Guitry-like charm of Du Jour au lendemain. The latter is praised as a celebration of fidelity and conjugal disputatio. Additionally, Montparnasse has released an 18-DVD box set titled Palette l'Intégrale, collecting Alain Jaubert's television series originally broadcast on Arte, with bonus materials and a 44-page booklet.
Key facts
- First DVD publication of the complete works of Jean-Marie Straub and Danièle Huillet.
- Volume 1 includes Machorka-Muff (1962), Non réconciliés (1964), Moïse et Aaron (1974), and Du Jour au lendemain (1996).
- Non réconciliés is noted for its rapid editing and constant shifting of locations and eras.
- Du Jour au lendemain is described as a pure delight, elegant like Sacha Guitry's 1930s films.
- The set challenges the monolithic view of Straub-Huillet's cinema.
- Éditions Montparnasse also released an 18-DVD box set Palette l'Intégrale.
- Palette l'Intégrale collects Alain Jaubert's television series broadcast on Arte.
- The 18-DVD set includes previously unreleased material and a 44-page booklet.
Entities
Artists
- Jean-Marie Straub
- Danièle Huillet
- Heinrich Böll
- Arnold Schoenberg
- Alain Jaubert
- Sacha Guitry
Institutions
- Éditions Montparnasse
- Arte
Sources
- artpress —