{"product_id":"le-joli-mai-the-lovely-month-of-may-us-import-limited-edition-slipcover-blu-ray","title":"Le Joli Mai (The Lovely Month of May) (US Import Limited Edition Slipcover BLU-RAY) Coming To Our Shelves October 2026","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fshGmG2pSjM?si=2yHGlpYZz-6_nSwg\" title=\"YouTube video player\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis special limited edition slipcover (designed by Michael DeForge) is limited to \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e500 units\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and is only available on our website and at select indie retailers. Absolutely no major retailers will be stocking them.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"A far-reaching meditation on the relationship between individual and society\" (\u003cem\u003eFilm Comment\u003c\/em\u003e), LE JOLI MAI is a portrait of Paris and Parisians shot during May 1962.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is a film with several thousand actors, including a poet, a student, an owl, a housewife, a stockbroker, a competitive dancer, two lovers, General de Gaulle, and several cats.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFilmed just after the March ceasefire between France and Algeria, LE JOLI MAI documents Paris during a turning point in French history: the first time since 1939 that France was not involved in any war.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePart I, \"A Prayer from the Eiffel Tower,\" documents personal attitudes and feelings around Paris. A salesman feels free only when he is driving his car, and then only if there is not too much traffic. A working-class mother of eight has just gotten the larger apartment that she had been wanting for years. The space capsule of American astronaut John Glenn is examined by a group of admiring children. Two investors talk about their careers and adventures. A couple in love since their teens discuss the possibility of eternal happiness. At a middle class wedding banquet, the guests are raucous while the bride is quiet, dignified and reserved.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePart II, \"The Return of Fantomas,\" is an investigation of the political and social life of the city. Marker and Lhomme alternate between public events and private discussions: the former focusing on the Algerian situation, such as a funeral for people killed in Paris street demonstrations after the Algerian settlement. Meanwhile, the latter includes a conversation with two girls about the state of France; a meeting with a pair of engineers who describe the potential of the current technological revolution; an African student who discusses his own response to the French and the Parisians' reaction to his skin color; a worker-priest forced to choose between the Church and his fellow workers; and an Algerian worker describing conflict he has experienced with native Frenchmen.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe film ends with sweeping views of Paris, the facades of its prisons, and the faces of its people as they struggle to make sense of their moment in history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003edirected by: Chris Marker, Pierre Lhomme\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003estarring: various\u003cbr\u003e1963 \/ 146 min \/ 1.65:1 \/ French DTS-HD MA 2.0\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAdditional info:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eRegion A Blu-ray\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003ePlaytime in Paris\u003c\/em\u003e, directed by Catherine Varlin (1962, 27 mins)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eInterview with Pierre Lhomme (2015, 20 mins)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e16-page booklet\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEnglish subtitles\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Icarus Films (OCN)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45204378058952,"sku":"IC011 SLIP","price":55.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0598\/8486\/3688\/files\/Le_Joli_Mai_P1_ICO11_5TY91_2500x_439567fe-cf00-49fa-861d-03d7a925aee8.webp?v=1788305793","url":"https:\/\/videomatica.com\/es\/products\/le-joli-mai-the-lovely-month-of-may-us-import-limited-edition-slipcover-blu-ray","provider":"Videomatica Ltd (since 1983)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}