The Bouncing Beauty (Le petit baigneur) (1968) |
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The Bouncing Beauty (Le petit baigneur) (1968) |
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| Category | Comedy | Main Menu Audio | |
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| Year Of Production | 1968 | ||
| Running Time | 89:26 | ||
| RSDL / Flipper | Dual Layered | Cast & Crew | |
| Start Up | Menu | ||
| Region Coding | 4 | Directed By | Robert Dhéry |
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Distributor |
 Madman Entertainment |
Starring |
Louis de Funès Andréa Parisy Franco Fabrizi Michèle Alexandre Nicole Vervil Robert Rollis Georges Adet Philippe Dumat Gérard Calvi Roger Caccia Hélène Dieudonné Pierre Tornade Pierre Dac |
| Case | ? | ||
| RPI | Box | Music | Gérard Calvi |
| Video | Audio | ||
| Pan & Scan/Full Frame | None | English Dolby Digital 2.0 (224Kb/s) | |
| Widescreen Aspect Ratio | 2.35:1 | ||
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| Video Format | 576i (PAL) | ||
| Original Aspect Ratio | 2.35:1 | Miscellaneous | |
| Jacket Pictures | No | ||
| Subtitles | None | Smoking | No |
| Annoying Product Placement | No | ||
| Action In or After Credits | No | ||
A homage to the films of Buster Keaton Le Petit baigneur, directed and co-starring Robert Dhéry, stars Louis de Funès as Louis-Philippe Fourchaume who fires inventor André Castagnier (Dhéry) when a boat he worked on is damaged on its maiden voyage.
Before this event Castagnier had won the first prize at the San Remo regatta and was on the verge of commercial success.
But when Italian Marcello Cacciaperotti (Franco Fabrizi) tries to employ Castagnier, Fourchaume realises his mistake and attempts win over Castagnier. The plot is very loose and is simply a series of outrageous physical comedy sketches.
Presented in 2:35:1 16x9 enhanced widescreen, the transfer is satisfactory considering the age of the film. The overall colour scheme remains natural and the picture is sharp and defined.
Shadow detail is equally adequate; mild film grain appears throughout the feature film. Telecine Wobble is visible on a few occasions but is not distracting.
There are no subtitles available on this DVD title.
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The single audio soundtrack is a 2.0 English mono soundtrack. It remains crisp and clear throughout the feature.
This DVD is released for an English speaking market, so I understand Madman’s decision for offering only the French accented English dubbed soundtrack, but including the original French soundtrack would have been a welcome addition to this disc.
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The Main Menu is composed of a still of a promotional image of the film. There are 12 scene selections.
NOTE: To view non-R4 releases, your equipment needs to be multi-zone compatible and usually also NTSC compatible.
In R4 please note this DVD is only available as part of the French Comedy Greats: Louis de Funès box-set.
This title is available in France as a ‘Studio Canal’ release. The transfer of the film is identical. The original French soundtrack is available on that release, but with no subtitle options.
Classic French comedy, presented with an excellent transfer and a dubbed English mono soundtrack.
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| Review Equipment | |
| DVD | OPPO DV-980H, using HDMI output |
| Display | Panasonic PT-AE 700. Calibrated with THX Optimizer. This display device is 16x9 capable. This display device has a maximum native resolution of 1080p. |
| Audio Decoder | Built in to amplifier/receiver. Calibrated with THX Optimizer. |
| Amplification | Yamaha DSP-A595a - 5.1 DTS |
| Speakers | (Front) DB Dynamics Polaris AC688F loudspeakers,(Centre) DB Dynamics Polaris Mk3 Model CC030,(Rear) Polaris Mk3 Model SSD425,(Subwoofer) Jensen JPS12 |