very pleased
Added 10/27/2009
The dvd was exactly what i expected and the condition in which i expected. this transaction was very easy and quick
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DVD did not function on any computers drives or on DVD players.
Added 7/31/2009
DVD did not function in modern DVD player or in the computer drive. Only the title page displayed. Returned same and received a refund.Indochine
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Indochine
Added 6/27/2009
THE DVD WAS RECEIVED ON TIME, BUT THE DISC CAME LOOSE INSIDE OF THE CASE AND THE DVD WAS DAMAGED JUST IN THE MIDDLE OF THE MOVIE.
THE MOVIE IS 5 STARS BUT THE DISC [DVD] ONLY 1/2 STAR
SRMM
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All in One: Romance, Adventure, and Violence
Added 1/19/2009
The movie Indochine is set during the final years of French occupation in Indochina. Eliane (played by Catherine Deneuve) plays a woman in charge. And because of this power she so desires to maintain, she loses those that she loves most. Her daughter, Camille, disappears on a journey to find her one love, Jean Baptist who is torn between loyalty to France and loyalty to his love, Camille.
Since the movie is set during the final years of occupation, it focuses on the battle of the old and new generations. Are people defined by the country they were born in or the one they live in? Are people who their parents are or do they become what they want to be.
Besides the deeper meaning of the film, it has some of the best acting and best scenery for a film. Every aspect of the film captivates the viewer and allows the viewer to experience the journey alongside with the main characters.
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Youth must win over beauty... the price of colonialism
Added 4/7/2008
This movie is exquisite; Catherine Deneuve is so beautiful, her wardrobe so perfect, that it is hard to concentrate at times. When you see her whipping one of her slaves, you cannot fathom such cruelty and beauty together - but that is the cost exacted by colonialism.
When she chooses to use her influence to have Vincent Perez (Jean-Baptiste) sent away, I wanted to scream "no, no, don't do it, can't you see what will happen?" No man will choose a woman of a certain age, no matter how lovely and fascinating, over a young woman who can bear him children. Nature does not allow it.
The loveliest scene is when Jean-Baptiste is baptising their son in the pool; the most horrific the slave market which he witnesses and is supposed to be supporting.
As lovely as the cinematography is, I do wish the movie had been a little bit shorter. It was exhausting.
GDW
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very pleased
Added 10/27/2009
The dvd was exactly what i expected and the condition in which i expected. this transaction was very easy and quick
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DVD did not function on any computers drives or on DVD players.
Added 7/31/2009
DVD did not function in modern DVD player or in the computer drive. Only the title page displayed. Returned same and received a refund.Indochine
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Indochine
Added 6/27/2009
THE DVD WAS RECEIVED ON TIME, BUT THE DISC CAME LOOSE INSIDE OF THE CASE AND THE DVD WAS DAMAGED JUST IN THE MIDDLE OF THE MOVIE.
THE MOVIE IS 5 STARS BUT THE DISC [DVD] ONLY 1/2 STAR
SRMM
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