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Indochine

Other // PG-13
List Price: $19.95 [Buy now and save at Amazon]

Review by Chuck Arrington | posted April 11, 2000 | E-mail the Author
Synopsis: Indochine is a 2 hour & 37 minute period of absolute despair & anguish. Indochine tells the story of Eliane Devries, a prosperous yet repressed rubber tree plantation owner in French Indochina. As her adopted Chinese daughter comes of age, she's confronted with the fact that her daughter has fallen in love with her Lover, a dashing French officer of the occupational police force. This scandalous affair threatens to destroy all that Eliane (Catherine Deneuve) has fought so hard & long to protect. Set amidst a bloody Communist Uprising, Indochine is a story of passion & pain you'll not soon forget.

Audio: The audio is presented in the original French language with English subs. The audio platform used is a 2 Channel Dolby surround platform that was more than adequate for the feature's aural presentation. As such there is no use of the sub & the audio itself is very unremarkable. It's almost like watching a television program only with a digital video image.

Video: The video as presented is a beautiful anamorphic Widescreen format. The colors go from being very vibrant to dull and drab. This is not a slight on the production in as much as it is the overall use of muted/drab colors in certain scenes while more vibrant colors are used in other scenes. That notwithstanding, the images are incredibly beautiful & very well represented.

Extras: The extras on the disc are two trailers for films other than Indochine. There was no supplemental information or trailer for the feature itself.

Overall: Overall, Indochine is a very well done but very long film. Its historical accuracy is probably the best part of the film. If you are a fan of Catherine Deneuve & love tragic love stories then this one is for you. However, if you are not that big a fan of Deneuve's & tragic love stories are not your bag then you may want to rent this before plunking down any cash for it's purchase.

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