{"product_id":"army-of-shadows-385-used","title":"Army of Shadows (#385) USED","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe most personal film by the underworld poet Jean-Pierre Melville, who had participated in the French Resistance himself, this tragic masterpiece, based on a novel by Joseph Kessel, recounts the struggles and sacrifices of those who fought in the Resistance. Lino Ventura, Paul Meurisse, Jean-Pierre Cassel, and the incomparable Simone Signoret star as intrepid underground fighters who must grapple with their conception of honor in their battle against Hitler’s regime. Long underappreciated in France and unseen in the United States, the atmospheric and gripping thriller \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eArmy of Shadows\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e is now widely recognized as the summit of Melville’s career, channeling the exquisite minimalism of his gangster films to create an unsparing tale of defiance in the face of seemingly insurmountable odds.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 data-feature-title-field=\"\" class=\"header_lvl2 hideSmall\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSPECIAL FEATURES\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-special-features-field=\"\" class=\"product-features-list\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cul data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHigh-definition digital restoration, supervised by director of photography Pierre Lhomme, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack on the Blu-ray\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAlternate 2.0 surround soundtrack, presented in DTS-HD Master Audio on the Blu-ray\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAudio commentary from 2006 featuring film scholar Ginette Vincendeau\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eInterviews from 2007 with Lhomme and editor Françoise Bonnot\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOn-set footage and excerpts from archival interviews with director Jean-Pierre Melville, cast members, author Joseph Kessel, and real-life Resistance fighters\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJean-Pierre Melville et “L’armée des ombres”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(2005), a short program on the director and his film\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLe journal de la Résistance\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(1944), a rare short documentary shot on the front lines during the final days of the German occupation of France\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRestoration demonstration by Lhomme\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTrailers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePLUS: An essay by critic Amy Taubin, along with (for the Blu-ray) a piece by historian Robert O. Paxton and excerpts from Rui Nogueira’s\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMelville on Melville\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Orbit DVD","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41420515311660,"sku":"715515244015U","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0359\/2201\/8348\/files\/army-of-shadows-385-used-used-blu-ray.jpg?v=1787008294","url":"https:\/\/www.orbitdvd.com\/products\/army-of-shadows-385-used","provider":"Orbit DVD","version":"1.0","type":"link"}