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- France
- 1953
- 103 minutes
- Color
- 1.33:1
- English
- Spine #242
SYNOPSIS: The Golden Coach (Le Carrosse d’or) is a ravishing eighteenth-century comic fantasy about a viceroy who receives an exquisite golden coach, and gives it to the tempestuous star of a touring commedia dell’arte company. Master director Jean Renoir’s sumptuous tribute to the theater, presented here in the English version he favored, is set to the music of Antonio Vivaldi and built around vivacious and volatile star Anna Magnani.
Cast & CreditsOpen
Cast
| Camilla | Anna Magnani |
| Don Antonio | Odoardo Spadaro |
| Isabella | Nada Fiorelli |
| The viceroy | Duncan Lamont |
| Martinez | George Higgins |
| The duke | Ralph Truman |
| The marquise | Gisella Matthews |
| The chief justice | Raf de la Torre |
| The duchesse | Elena Altieri |
| Felipe | Paul Campbell |
| Ramon, the bullfighter | Riccardo Rioli |
| The innkeeper | William C. Tubbs |
| The bishop | Jean Debucourt |
Credits
| Director | Jean Renoir |
| Producers | Francesco Alliata and Renzo Avanzo |
| Writers | Renzo Avanzo, Ginette Doynel, Jack Kirkland, Giulio Macchi and Jean Renoir |
| From the play by | Prosper Mérimée |
| Cinematography | Claude Renoir |
| Editing | David Hawkins |
| Set designer | Mario Chiari |
| Set decoration | Gino Brosio |
| Costume designer | Maria De Matteis |
| Sound recordist | Joseph de Bretagne |
| Music | Antonio Vivaldi |
Disc Features
- New high-definition digital transfer, with restored image and sound
- Introduction to the film by Jean Renoir
- Video introduction by director Martin Scorsese
- Jean Renoir parle de son art: part one of Jacques Rivette’s three-part interview with Renoir
- A collection of rare production stills
- English subtitles for the deaf and hearing impaired
- Optimal image quality: RSDL dual-layer edition
- Plus: a new essay by writer Jonathan Rosenbaum on The Golden Coach, French Cancan, and Elena and Her Men, and an original essay by film critic Andrew Sarris
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