COUSIN JULES
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A film by Dominique Benicheti
1973, 2013 / 91 min / 2.35:1 / NR
French Dolby Digital 2.0 / English Subtitles
1973, 2013 / 91 min / 2.35:1 / NR
French Dolby Digital 2.0 / English Subtitles
Synopsis
An ode to the simple pleasures of life, Cousin Jules is a beautiful, immersive portrait of a blacksmith living with his wife on a small farm in the French countryside. Shot in CinemaScope, the film meticulously captures their daily rituals she fires up the oven, grinds the coffee beans, fetches water from the well; he stokes the forge, hammers the iron and transforms it into a bucolic symphony of sound and image. Lost for nearly 40 years and now exquisitely restored, Cousin Jules is a timeless masterpiece, a record of a place and a way of a life that has long ago vanished.Special Features
· Origins of Restoration (2013, 12 mins)· Theatrical Trailer
·Booklet featuring an essay by Haden Guest
Film Reviews
"Four Stars! A genuinely extraordinary work of art."- Time Out NY
"A joy to behold. Almost any one of the images could be the subject of an impressionist masterpiece."
- Boston Herald
"A quiet jewel. Luminous. A tribute to life itself."
- Wall Street Journal
"Breathtakingly beautiful. Immersive and magical."
- Film Journal
"An almost spiritual experience."
- Hollywood Reporter