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A Pure Formality (VHS, 1996, Original French; Subtitled English) 
A Pure Formality (VHS, 1996, Original French; Subtitled English)

 
A Pure Formality (VHS, 1996, Original French; Subtitled English)

Leading Role: Gérard Depardieu
Rating: Rated PG-13
Release Date: Jan 1996
Format: VHS
Additional Info: Original French; Subtitled English
UPC: 043396118232
Product ID: EPID3238201
Description: Two legendary screen talents go head-to-head in this intriguing, utterly original psychological thriller, described by one critic as "Colombo meets Kafka." Gerard Depardieu stars as Onaff, a famed French novelist who is arrested in a sma...
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Movie Description
Two legendary screen talents go head-to-head in this intriguing, utterly original psychological thriller, described by one critic as "Colombo meets Kafka." Gerard Depardieu stars as Onaff, a famed French novelist who is arrested in a small provincial town when he is found breathless and disoriented in a raging storm. Although he has committed no crime, the local police call in The Inspector (Roman Polanski, in a brilliantly brittle performance), who interrogates Onaff about the identity of a mutilated murder victim found near Onaff's home. Almost all of the action takes place in the dark and leaky provincial police station, where Onaff and The Inspector spend the entire evening playing a brutal game of cat-and-mouse. Through flashbacks, distortions, and outright lies, the well-matched adversaries plumb the depths of the mystery before reaching the astonishing truth. A dark and suspenseful rumination on memory and the ability to reconstruct one's own life story, this character-driven thriller is a clausterphobic homage to the surreal storytelling of Kafka and Samuel Beckett. Featuring a haunting soundtrack from Italian master Ennio Morricone, A PURE FORMALITY is a chilling drama directed by Giuseppe Tornatore.

Credits
Cast:Gérard Depardieu, Sergio Rubini

Details
Edition:Original French; Subtitled English
Sound:HiFi Sound, Stereo Sound, Surround Sound

Notes
Shot in Dolby Spectral Recording and Panavision.

Additional cast: Nicola DiPinto and Tano Cimarosa.

Copyright 1994 C.G. Group Tiger, Film Par Film, DD Productions, Orly Films, Sidonie, TF1 Film Productions.

Editorial Reviews
"...A crackling duel of wits -- brilliantly written and directed.....A PURE FORMALITY is quite compelling..."
Los Angeles Times - Kevin Thomas (05/26/1995)

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