Rent Impossible Object (1973)
2.9 of 5 from 50 ratings
1h 50min
- General info
- Available formats
- Synopsis:
- Harry (Alan Bates), a British author living in France with his wife and family, begins an affair with Natalie (Dominique Sanda), who herself is unhappily married to Georges (Michel Auclair). However, Harry is unable to untangle the facts of his life from the fictions which he creates, and the line between fantasy and reality become blurred.
- Actors:
- Alan Bates, Dominique Sanda, Michel Auclair, Evans Evans, Paul Crauchet, Lea Massari, Sean Bury, Henri Czarniak, Mark Dightam, Vernon Dobtcheff, Isabelle Giraud-Carrier, Michael McVey, Laurence De Monaghan, André Rouille, Christine Ferry, Mala Fox, Michele Henderson
- Directors:
- John Frankenheimer
- Producers:
- Jud Kinberg
- Writers:
- Nicholas Mosley
- Aka:
- Story of a Love Story
- Genres:
- Classics, Drama
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 29/01/2024
- Run Time:
- 113 minutes
- Languages:
- English LPCM Mono, French LPCM Mono
- Subtitles:
- English, English Hard of Hearing
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.66:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- The original French theatrical cut (113 mins); and 'Story of a Love Story', the alternative international cut (104 mins)
- Audio commentary with film expert Tim Lucas (2024)
- Interview with John Frankenheimer (1973, 5 mins): extract from the French television programme Le Cinema a..., featuring the director discussing the film before and after an early public screening
- These Obscure Subjects of Desire: Objectified Women in the Lost Films of Frankenheimer and Lumet (2024, 13 mins): filmmaker and film historian Daniel Kremer examines the thematic and historical interconnections between 'Impossible Object' and Sidney Lumet's 1969 feature 'The Appointment'
- Stories of a Love Story (2024, 10 mins): video comparison analysing the differences between the two versions of the film
- Image gallery: publicity and promotional material 'Story of a Love Story' script gallery: surviving pages of the dialogue continuity records
- World premiere on Blu-ray
