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BLU-RAY ZONE B NEUF Langues : Anglais Sous titres : Français Jacksonville durant la Seconde Guerre Mondiale. A la caserne militaire locale est couplé un atelier de confection de parachutes où travaille la volcanique Carmen Jones. A la suite d'une violente altercation entre la jeune femme et l'une de ses collègues, le caporal Joe, futur élève pilote, reçoit l'ordre de son sergent de prendre la route pour Masonville afin d'y remettre Carmen aux autorités civiles. Mais la Jeep s'embourbe dans une mare. Là, Joe succombe aux charmes de la séductrice, laquelle prend la fuite après une nuit de passion, non sans lui avoir confessé qu'elle l'aimait.

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Diahann Carroll is radiant in an unforgettable, Oscar-nominated performance as Claudine, a strong-willed single mother, raising six kids in Harlem, whose budding relationship with a gregarious garbage collector (an equally fantastic James Earl Jones) is stressed by the difficulty of getting by in an oppressive system. As directed by the formerly blacklisted leftist filmmaker John Berry, this romantic comedy with a social conscience deftly balances warm humor with a serious look at the myriad issues—from cycles of poverty to the indignities of the welfare system—that shape its characters’ realities. The result is an empathetic chronicle of both Black working-class struggle and Black joy, a bittersweet, bighearted celebration of family and community set to a sunny soul soundtrack composed by Curtis Mayfield and performed by Gladys Knight & the Pips. BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES • New 4K digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack • Audio commentary from 2003 featuring actors Diahann Carroll, James Earl Jones, and Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs; filmmaker George Tillman Jr.; and Dan Pine, son of screenwriters Lester Pine and Tina Pine • New conversation on the film between filmmaker Robert Townsend and programmer Ashley Clark • Illustrated audio excerpts from a 1974 AFI Harold Lloyd Master Seminar featuring Carroll • English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing • PLUS: An essay by critic Danielle A. Jackson Top About this item Similar From the Brand Reviews Claudine (The Criterion Collection) [Blu-ray]

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Ram (Paul Newman) and Eddie (Sidney Poitier) are two jazz musicians living in Paris. When they meet and fall in love with two young American girls, Ram and Eddie must decide whether they should move back to America with them or stay in Paris.