Innocence

Theatrical Release Date: 2005 10 21 (USA - Limited)

UPC: 014381304527

Studio: Homevision

MPAA Rating: R   Contains:null

Summary: A strange institution prepares young girls for their future in a manner they don't truly understand in this surreal drama laced with fantasy. Iris (Zoe Auclair) is a six-year-old girl who arrives in a coffin (though alive and well) at a remote boarding school, where she and a handful of other girls are looked after by teachers Mademoiselle Eva (Marion Cotillard) and Mademoiselle Edith (H?l?ne de Fougerolles). Handpicked for the school and taken away from their families at a young age, each girl's age and place in the school's hierarchy is identified by the color of ribbon they wear in their hair (the oldest students, about 12, get purple ribbons), and they are forbidden to leave the campus grounds. Violating the rules is dealt with harshly, and their lessons focus on little besides ballet and biology. Each evening, the older girls are taken away to a different program they are not allowed to discuss, and the students get the impression that they are somehow being trained for future responsibilities, though what and why both remain a mystery. The first feature film from writer and director Lucile Hadzihalilovic, Innocence was adapted from a short story by Franz Wedekind. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

Category: Drama

Awards: Film Presented – Toronto International Film Festival

Features: Interviews with director Lucile Hadzihalilovic
The film expalined by actress Zo? Auclair
Trailer

Innocence

Format: DVD

Release Date: 11/13/2007

Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1 Cinemascope

Audio: DD5.1 Dolby Digital 5.1, DDS2.0 Dolby Digital w/ 4 channels

Runtime: 120 Minutes

Sides: 1

Number of Discs: 1

Language(s) French

Subtitles: English

Chapters: Disc #1 -- Innocence
1. Main Title [4:14]
2. Arrival [7:57]
3. Final Day [11:25]
4. Work and Play [12:13]
5. Hide 'N Seek [6:41]
6. Troubled [4:31]
7. One Way Out [12:12]
8. Blue Ribbon Girl [7:00]
9. Head Mistress [5:54]
10. Over the Wall [5:34]
11. Metamorphosis [3:56]
12. The Theater [7:49]
13. New Cycle [7:49]
14. Leaving [9:37]
15. Coming and Going [6:47]
16. Outside [6:04]

Cast and Crew: Olga Peytavi-Muller  Actor 
Alison Lalieux  Actor 
Patrick Sobelman  Producer 
Lucile Hadzihalilovic  Director 
Lucile Hadzihalilovic  Screenwriter 
Zoe Auclair  Actor 
Berangere Haubruge  Actor 
Lea Bridarolli  Actor 
Marion Cotillard  Actor 
Hélène de Fougerolles  Actor 

Country: Belgium,France,UK