White Material
In White Material, the great contemporary French filmmaker Claire Denis, known for her restless, intimate dramas, introduces an unforgettably crazed character. Played by a ferocious Isabelle Huppert, Maria is an entitled white woman living in Africa, desperately unwilling to give up her family’s crumbling coffee plantation despite the civil war closing in on her. Created with Denis’ signature full-throttle visual style, which places the viewer at the center of the maelstrom, White Material is a gripping evocation of the death throes of European colonialism and a fascinating look at a woman lost in her own mind.
Director-Approved Special Edition Features
- New digital transfer, supervised and approved by director Claire Denis and cinematographer Yves Cape, with DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack on the Blu-ray edition
- New interviews with Denis and actors Isabelle Huppert and Isaach de Bankolé
- Short documentary by Denis on the film’s premiere at the 2010 Écrans Noirs Film Festival in Cameroon
- Deleted scene
- Theatrical trailer
- New and improved English subtitle translation
- PLUS: A new essay by film writer Amy Taubin
New cover by Michael Boland
Director-Approved Special Edition Features
- New digital transfer, supervised and approved by director Claire Denis and cinematographer Yves Cape, with DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack on the Blu-ray edition
- New interviews with Denis and actors Isabelle Huppert and Isaach de Bankolé
- Short documentary by Denis on the film’s premiere at the 2010 Écrans Noirs Film Festival in Cameroon
- Deleted scene
- Theatrical trailer
- New and improved English subtitle translation
- PLUS: A new essay by film writer Amy Taubin
New cover by Michael Boland
Cast
- Isabelle Huppert
- Maria Vial
- Christophe Lambert
- André Vial
- Bankolé Isaach De
- The Boxer
- Nicolas Duvauchelle
- Manuel Vial
- William Nadylam
- Chérif, the mayor
- Michel Subor
- Henri Vial
- Adèle Ado
- Lucie Vial
- Daniel Tchangang
- José Vial
Credits
- Director
- Claire Denis
- Written by
- Claire Denis
- Written by
- Marie NDiaye
- Producer
- Pascal Caucheteux
- Music
- Tindersticks
- Cinematography
- Yves Cape
- Editing
- Guy Lecorne
- Sound
- Jean-Paul Mugel
- Sound
- Christophe Winding
- Sound
- Christophe Vingtrinier
- Costumes
- Judy Shrewsbury
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