A dreamlike fable with an unrealistic tone by the director of Harem
AVAILABLE FOR THE FIRST TIME ON BLU-RAY
"FANTASTIC LIFESTYLE."
THE WORLD
When his wife Juliette is about to give birth, Alberto, a Parisian originally from Italy, suddenly remembers that he has an obligation to pay off a colossal debt, contracted with his father on his 15th birthday. Following family tradition, the young man must imperatively reimburse his father for all the money spent on him since his birth, under penalty of running a great danger. Forced by the imminent arrival of the baby, Alberto jumps on the last train leaving for Rome. Then begins a race against time ...
After the ambitious adventure of Harem , his first feature film, director Arthur Joffé offers with Alberto Express an exhilarating reinterpretation of the Italian comedy. Actor Sergio Castellitto ( Who Knows , My Mother's Smile ) sets off at high speed and with delirious passion on the path to his destiny, as if to counter an elusive curse. A rare blend of audacity and fantasy, halfway between realism and the absurd, Alberto Express is a dreamlike fable, whose crazy logic recalls that of cartoons. Discover it for the first time on Blu-ray™ in its splendid 4K restoration!
ALBERTO EXPRESS by Arthur Joffé
(1989 - Colors - 93 min)
New 4K restoration
Original version with French subtitles
SUPPLEMENTS
. 2 SHORT FILMS DIRECTED BY ARTHUR JOFFÉ
THE DISCOVERY (1980 – B&W – 17 min – New 4K Restoration)
Grand Prize for short film at the 1980 Montreal World Film Festival •
A house painter sets out to chase a huge photo of New York across Paris ...
MERLIN OR THE COURSE OF GOLD (1982 – Color – 18 min – New 4K Restoration)
Palme d’Or for short film at the 1982 Cannes Film Festival •
This is the story of two passions that coexist and oppose each other. The one that an old lady has for Merlin, a magician with a black tail, and the one that a little man has for the precious metal ...
. 2 CUT SCENES (2 min)
. ORIGINAL TRAILER
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BD 50 • HIGH DEFINITION MASTER • 1080/24p • AVC ENCODING
Original Version DTS-HD Master Audio 1.0 / Audio description Dolby Digital 2.0*
French Subtitles / Deaf and Hard of Hearing Subtitles* • 1.66 format respected • Colors • Film duration: 93 mins
*Available on Alberto Express , La Découverte and Merlin or the price of gold
Released on April 2, 2024
