White material
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Published
Irvington, NY : The Criterion Collection, [2011].
Status
Central - Adult DVD/ Blu-ray
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Published
Irvington, NY : The Criterion Collection, [2011].
Format
DVD
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (105 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet ([22] pages : illustrations ; 19 cm).
Language
French
UPC
715515070416

Notes

General Note
Originally produced as a French motion picture in 2009.
General Note
Special features: Interviews with Claire Denis (24 min.), Isabelle Huppert (14 min.), Isaach de Bankolé (13 min.); Deleted scene (2 min.); Écrans Noirs film festival, 2010 [featurette] (12 min.); Trailer (2 min.).
Creation/Production Credits
Image [cinematography], Yves Cape ; montage [editing], Guy Lecorne ; musique originale, Tindersticks ; création des décors [production design], Saint-Père Abiassi ; création des costumes, Judy Shrewsbury.
Participants/Performers
Isabelle Huppert, Christophe Lambert, Nicolas Duvauchelle, William Nadylam, Michel Subor, Isaach de Bankolé, Adèle Ado, Ali Barkaī, Jean-Marie Ahanda, Martin Poulibe, Patrice Eya, Serge Mong, Mama Njouam, Thomas Dumerchez, Christine-Ange Tatah.
Description
In an unidentified French-speaking West African country, chaos reigns as civil war erupts. For the rebels, it's time to banish the 'white material' -- white folk and the trappings of white life. Among these is the Vial coffee plantation inhabited by Maria, her ex-husband Andre, their son Manuel, and his grandfather Bernard, a white family of French origin. Their terrified workers have fled, leaving the crop un-harvested, the front gate unlocked. Andre plots his escape with his second wife Lucie and their son Jose. Maria has vowed never to leave, and is neurotically fixated on getting the neglected crop harvested. Maria does not seem to realize, or perhaps wish to see, how she is perceived. Her sense of home, of belonging, and her feeling of being rooted to the plantation--to Africa--will have tragic consequences.
System Details
DVD; Region 1, NTSC; 5.1 Dolby Digital surround; widescreen presentation, preserving the 2.35 :1 aspect ratio of its original theatrical exhibition, enhanced for 16:9 televisions.
Language
In French with optional subtitles in English.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Denis, C., NDiaye, M., Caucheteux, P., Huppert, I., Lambert, C., Duvauchelle, N., Nadylam, W., Subor, M., Bankolé, I. d., Ado, A., Barkaï, A. B., Cape, Y., & Lecorne, G. (2011). White material (Widescreen ed.). The Criterion Collection.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Claire Denis et al.. 2011. White Material. The Criterion Collection.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Claire Denis et al.. White Material The Criterion Collection, 2011.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Denis, Claire, et al. White Material Widescreen ed., The Criterion Collection, 2011.

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