IN EXTREMIS on DVD

by Andre Soares

 

In extremis by Etienne FaurePicture This! Home Video has just released the Region 1 (U.S. / Canada) DVD of Etienne Faure’s In extremis / To the Extreme (2000), the story of a bisexual party boy who becomes a surrogate father to his recently deceased neighbor’s child. (Echoes of About a Boy?) The film stars Sébastien Roch, Julie Depardieu, and Jérémy Sanguinetti.

The In extremis / To the Extreme DVD offers the following:

  • Language: French
  • Subtitles: English and Spanish
  • Audio tracks: French Dolby Digital 5.1; French Dolby Digital 2.0
  • In Search of Tadzio, a short film about Swedish actor Björn Andrésen, the object of Dirk Bogarde’s affection in Luchino Visconti’s 1971 film Morte a Venezia / Death in Venice

List price: US$26.95

 

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by Andre Soares | March 16, 2005 | Filed Under DVD, European Cinema, Film, French Cinema 

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One Response to “IN EXTREMIS on DVD”

  1. Carole on April 1st, 2008 4:06 am

    There are similarities, yes, but In Extremis is not the same thing as About a Boy.

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