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    Unique ID Code: 0000028238
    Added by: DVD Reviewer
    Added on: 29/12/2001 10:29
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    Crimson Rivers, The (UK)

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    The Crimes Were Unspeakable. The Reasons Behind Them Were Unimaginable
    Certificate: 15
    Running Time: 101 mins
    Retail Price: £19.99
    Release Date:

    Synopsis:
    When Commissaire Pierre Niemans (Jean Reno) France`s leading serial killer investigator is called to examine a grisly murder, he enters a world of secrets, lies and unthinkable horrors. The dead, whose hands and eyes have been removed, are clues to a terrible tradition the killer can no longer bear. Each murder means somthing more; each victim, a guilty conspirator in a grand immoral experiment. Filled with blood-chilling suspense, twisting turns and breathtaking locations, this tense thriller has the sytle, action and intelligence to keep you wondering what`s really happening right up until its shocking conclusion.

    Special Features:
    Interactive Menus
    Scene Access
    Director and Cast Commentary
    Isolated Music Score with Composer Commentary
    Trailers
    Making of Documentary
    12 Featurettes
    Cast and Crew Filmographies

    Video Tracks:
    Widescreen Anamorphic 2.35:1

    Audio Tracks:
    Dolby Digital 5.1 English
    Dolby Digital 5.1 French
    Dolby Digital 5.1 Spanish

    Subtitle Tracks:
    French
    Hebrew
    Icelandic
    Polish
    Czech
    Hindi
    Swedish
    Finnish
    Turkish
    English
    Spanish
    Portuguese
    Greek
    Croatian
    Hungarian
    Dutch
    Arabic
    Danish
    Norwegian
    Bulgarian

    Directed By:
    Mathieu Kassovitz

    Written By:


    Starring:
    Jean-Pierre Cassel
    Karim Belkhadra
    Dominique Sanda
    Nadia Farès
    Vincent Cassel
    Jean Reno

    Casting By:
    Pierre-Jacques Bénichou

    Soundtrack By:
    Bruno Coulais

    Director of Photography:
    Thierry Arbogast

    Editor:
    Maryline Monthieux

    Costume Designer:
    Julie Mauduech
    Sandrine Follet

    Production Designer:
    Thierry Flamand

    Producer:
    Catherine Morisse
    Alain Goldman
    Jérôme Chalou

    Distributor:
    Columbia / Tristar

    Your Opinions and Comments

    8 / 10
    First of all, I must admit that I did not know this was a French speaking movie.
    If there is anything I hate about foreign movies, it`s their dubbing. However, since I can`t stand French and since the English dubbing was excellent, I watched it in English.
    Boy, was I pleasantly surprised. This movie turned out to be a very good thriller (excluding its last 15 minutes).
    The video transfer is good. While there are no compression signs and the locations are beautiful, the dark scenes suffer from a lot of grain.
    The DD 5.1 soundtrack (yeah, the English dubbing is also in DD 5.1) is very good. The dialog is very nicely dubbed through the center speaker (while maintaining very good realism) and the surrounds are used for various sound effects.
    The menus are nicely animated with sound.
    The extras on the first disk include 2 commentaries (alas, in French) and the second disk contains about 2 hours of behind the scenes featurettes, storyboards, picture galleries, multiple angles scenes and explanations about the special effects.
    Bottom line - sure, nothing can beat an American or a British movie, but this movie proves that the French can have very good movies every once in a while. Too bad the movie is ruined by a very dumb ending.
    posted by Zvi Josef on 29/12/2001 10:38