Featuring a mesmerizing score by michel legrand, bay of angels is among demys. Bay stars the beauteous jeanne moreau jules and jim the criterion collection as jacqueline jackie demaistre, hopelessly addicted gambler, estranged wife of a millionaire, mother of a son she has. France, monaco, 1963, 1h 33min, dcp, in french with english subtitles. Her wicked, winning presence has saved a bad movie from utter oblivion, and at 36 she knows how to turn bay of the angels into a one woman show. Bay of angels 1963 jeanne moreau, film, film images. Jacques demy of all the new wave directors who once professed their joy in cinema, demy remained most fai. Actress moreau forcefully demonstrates the verve, style and flamboyant femaless that make her the envy of european sex symbols much greener in years and cooler in blood. Featuring a mesmerizing score by michel legrand, bay of angels is among demys most somber works. Bay of angels is available to stream on the criterion channel. Bay of angels jacques demy, 1963 you may say that if one considers this gamblingbased film as romantic, then why not consider masahiro shinodas yakuza masterpiece pale flower as romantic. I think its not just demys masterpiece, but one of the great french films of the sixties, which. French films of 1963 at the internet movie database.
A bank clerk is drawn into the risky world of a gorgeous gambling addict. She scored major triumphs recently with restorations of the umbrellas of cherbourg 1964 and the young girls of rochefort 1967 and she continues with this weeks release of bay of angels 1963. Bay of angels coastline in nice, france this gorgeous view of the mediterranean coast in nice epitomizes the french rivieras beauty. The alternation of styles gives the movie a tension that has nothing to do with conventional suspense. The dark tone of the film is solidified by an incredible score by michel legrand and jean rabiers stunning black and white cinematography.
Showcasing the essential jacques demy the criterion collection bluray digipack boxset spine no. Check here english if you are not a hdcenter premium member, you cannot see premium links. Jump to navigation jump to search cinema of france. Bay of angels 1963, directed by jacques demy, starred jeanne moreau as a woman addicted to the thrill of the roulette wheel. A monthly column about the criterion collection 2 months ago this months criterion collection column discusses recent uk releases including roma, fail safe, and the essential jacques demy boxset. The great french new wave director agnes varda the gleaners and i happily continues to restore her late husband jacques demys classic films to the big screen. In every other scene, the takes are long and fluid, without many cutsthey have a wandering, leisurely rhythm. Rent bay of angels 1963 starring jeanne moreau and claude mann on dvd and bluray. After winning money in a game of roulette, he decides to vacation in nice, where he falls in love with jackie jeanne moreau, divorced and mother to a child she rarely visits.
The 25 best french romantic films of all time page 2. Jeanne moreau, a grande dame of the french new wave. Bay of angels is a 1963 french film directed by jacques demy. This precisely wrought, emotionally penetrating romantic drama from jacques demy, set largely in the casinos of nice, is a visually lovely but darkly realistic investigation into love and obsession. Get the best deals on marc chagall lithograph art prints when you shop the largest online selection at. Starring jeanne moreau and claude mann, it is demys second film and deals with the subject of gambling. Bay of angels 1963 features more features cri life. Starring jeanne moreau and claude mann, it is demys second film and deals with the subject of. After winning money in a game of roulette, he decides to vacation in nice, where he falls in love with jackie jeanne moreau, divorced and. The personal data collected above is used to enable us to send you our newsletter and to compile a client database for mk2.
Bay of angels coastline in nice, france encircle photos. Bay of angels, from 1963, pulled the stifling and louche bourgeois world and. Moreau is a force of nature, a rolling stone that shows the wear but still looks brilliant, and mann keeps the plot moving, though his character loses much of the goodwill carried in the earlier portions of the film. The late late show with james corden recommended for you. Their love affair will follow their luck at the roulette. Jacques demy, 1963, 84min, dcp with jeanne moreau, claude mann, paul guers in french. At its heart bay of angels is a film about seduction. I assumed it derived its name from the angelic atmosphere offered by the warm sunshine, the beaches and the promenades. Jeanne moreau in the opening shot of bay of angels 1963 avec. In accordance with the data protection act of 1978 january 6th act amended in 2004, on information technology, data files and civil liberties, users have the right to access and rectify information, as well as the right to oppose the use of this data, by sending a letter.
A bottleblonde jeanne moreau is at her blithe best as a gorgeous gambling addict, and claude mann is the bank clerk drawn into her risky world. Bay of angels 1963 watch on the criterion channel or. His colleague caron is a gambler and gives him the virus. Bay of angels 1963 criterion collection 1080p bluray avc. Posted on march 8, 2016 march 8, 2016 by deepesh thapa. Bay of angels 1963 this luminous, hypnotic tale of love at the roulette wheel has not been seen theatrically in the u. Jeanne moreau plays a lost woman with a vice threatening to undo her in jacques demys stunning, tragic love story set in the seaside casinos of nice. With jeanne moreau, claude mann, paul guers, henri nassiet. Bay of angels 1963 criterion collection 1080p bluray avc lpcm 1. Ive never been persuaded that jacques demys second feature 1963 ranks alongside the masterpiece that. The rerelease of jacques demys 1963 film starring jeanne moreau and claude mann as a pair of gambling lover.
In bay of angels, as in no other movie about gambling, whether the players win or lose feels fundamentally irrelevant. Jeanne moreau gives one of her finest performances reminds me a bit of bette davis as a gambling addict in bay of angels directed by jacques demy. The essential jacques demy the criterion collection blu. Rent bay of angels 1963 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. Bay of angels sings in its gambling sequences but lacks the same electricity in its romance. Bay of angels directed by jacques demy 1963 france this precisely wrought, emotionally penetrating romantic drama from jacques demy, set largely in the casinos of nice, is a visually lovely but darkly realistic investigation into love and obsession.
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