Visiteurs du Soir

UPC: 715515099011

Studio: Criterion

Summary: Originally released in 1942 as Les Visiteurs du Soir, The Devil's Envoys is another masterful collaboration between actress Arletty, writer Jacques Prevert and director Marcel Carne, who would team up one year later for the brilliant Les Enfants Du Paradis. The film is predicated on the 15th century French legend, wherein the Devil, disturbed by the encroaching forces of Good, sends his envoys to Earth to drive the citizens to despair. The Devil, played by Jules Berry in a subtly Hitler-like fashion (a chancy artistic decision in the days of the Occupation), is thwarted when his agents are unable to overcome the power of true love. Even after the lovers are turned to stone for defying His Satanic Majesty, their hearts continue to beat for each other. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Category: Fantasy

Awards: Film Presented – Telluride Film Festival

Features: L'aventure des "Visiteurs du soir," a 2009 documentary on the making of the film
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Visiteurs du Soir

Format: DVD

Release Date: 09/18/2012

Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 Pre-1954 Standard

Audio: DD1 Dolby Digital Mono

Runtime: 121 Minutes

Sides: 1

Number of Discs: 1

Language(s) French

Subtitles: English

Region: USA & territories, Canada

Chapters: Disc #1 -- Les Visiteurs du Soir
1. Overture [2:37]
2. Riding to the Castle [4:49]
3. Demons and Marvels [9:52]
4. Dancing Suspended [6:10]
5. Moonlight Serenade [9:01]
6. Two Executioners [6:13]
7. Baron Hugues [3:41]
8. Nighttime Indiscretions [4:21]
9. The Hunt [4:20]
10. Secret Lovers [9:55]
11. The Truth [6:40]
12. An Unexpected Guest [8:43]
13. Devilish Games [9:34]
14. Anne's Declaration [4:40]
15. The Duel [6:33]
16. Future Plans [6:45]
17. "Wherever Yo Go, I Go" [2:53]
18. Deal with the Devil [9:25]
19. Lovers at the Fountain [4:47]
20. Color Bars [:00]

Cast and Crew: Pierre Labry  Actor 
Roger Blin  Actor 
Jean D'Yd  Actor 
Marcel Carné  Director 
Joseph Kosma  Composer (Music Score) 
André Paulve  Producer 
Jacques Prévert  Screenwriter 
Pierre Laroche  Screenwriter 
Maurice Thiriet  Composer (Music Score) 
Arletty  Actor 
Jules Berry  Actor 
Marie Déa  Actor 
Marcel Herrand  Actor 
Fernand Ledoux  Actor 
Alain Cuny  Actor 
Gabriel Gabrio  Actor 

Country: France