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Sundays and Cybèle is a 1962 French drama film in Franscope , directed by Serge Bourguignon. Its original French title is Cybèle ou Les dimanches de Ville d'Avray (Cybèle or Sundays in Ville d'Avray), referring to the Ville-d'Avray suburb of Paris.
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Per usual, the Criterion Collection has made great strides to bring an important, previously unreleased to DVD or Blu-ray film to its most luminous audio-visual heights. Aside from some cracks and scratches present during the opening credits, the image has been given meticulous attention in order to remove debris and pops, with all filmic artifacts...
While not overflowing, Criterion has provided enough context and additives to make both the film and Serge Bourguignon objects worthy of further contemplation and consideration. In three interviews totaling an hour, Bourguignon, Hardy Krüger, and Patricia Gozzi reflect on how each of them came to be involved with the film, which naturally contain s...
Sundays and Cybèleis a tragedy worth celebrating on Blu-ray, especially given the new 2K restoration and a handful of informative special features provided by the Criterion Collection.
Sundays and Cybèle. In this provocative Academy Award winner from French director Serge Bourguignon, a psychologically damaged war veteran and a neglected child begin a startlingly intimate friendship—one that ultimately ignites the suspicion and anger of his friends and neighbors in suburban Paris. Bourguignon’s film makes thoughtful ...
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Sep 29, 2014 · In this provocative Academy Award winner from French director Serge Bourguignon, a psychologically damaged war veteran and a neglected child begin a startlingly intimate friendship—one that ultimately ignites the suspicion and anger of his friends and neighbors in suburban Paris.
“Sundays and Cybele” is a meaningful film in the same way that “Labyrinth” or “The Peanut Butter Incident” are meaningful, but in the tone of hyper-stylized European melodramas that like to dwell on uncomfortable topics like incest or suicide.
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- David Feldman
Serge Bourguignon's Sundays and Cybele is a simple, exquisite film about the loneliness of three people. Acted with nearly miraculous honesty, it sustains a fragile mood between...
Dec 19, 2009 · The story centers on the intimate, unlikely friendship that evolves between the girl and the German, who spend most of their Sundays together. Things change when his nurse spots him in the forest with the girl, leading to some tragic results.
