| Plot: | A shy schoolmistress strikes up a friendship with the local butcher. The effort of these two people to come back from their emotional islands to some kind of mutual understanding and reality builds from oblique tenderness and humor to shattering tragedy.
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| Overview: | In a provincial French town, a sophisticated schoolmistress (Stephane Audran) avoids attachments but strikes up a congenial friendship with the charmingly passionate local butcher (Jean Yanne), a veteran on Indochina. As a serial killer spreads terror throughout the countryside, the effort of these two people to come back from their emotional islands to some kind of mutual understanding and reality builds from oblique tenderness and humor to shattering tragedy.
Many regard "Le Boucher" not only as Chabrol's masterpiece but as one of the greatest films of all time. "Le Boucher" is a film to be savored and appreciated over innumerable viewings; when the nail biting tension no longer surprises, its insights and artistic glories emerge even more clearly.
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| Cast: |
Jean Yanne || Stephane Audran || Pascal Ferone || William Guerault || Mario Beccara || Roger Rudel || Antonio Passalia
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| Running Time: | 89 mins. (approx.)
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| Languages: | French (Dolby Digital 2.0 - Stereo) English (Dolby Digital 2.0 - Stereo) Spanish (Dolby Digital 2.0 - Stereo)
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| Subtitles: | ENGLISH
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| Distributor: |
Pathfinder Home Entertainment [A USA-Based Distributor]
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| Rating: | | UN - "Unrated. This film has not been rated by the review board." |
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| Features: |
Anamorphic WidescreenStereoAudio CommentaryStills GalleryCast/Crew Info.Trailers
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