{"product_id":"le-fantome-de-la-liberte-japan-laserdisc-ld-luis-bunuel-monica-vitti-pilf-1224","title":"Le Fantome de la Liberte Japan Laserdisc LD Luis Bunuel Monica Vitti PILF-1224","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0;\"\u003eTitle (Japanese \/ English \/ French)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0;\"\u003e自由の幻想 \/ Le Fantôme de la Liberté (The Phantom of Liberty)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0;\"\u003eLabel \/ Publisher\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0;\"\u003ePioneer LDC, Inc. — Japan\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0;\"\u003eCatalog Number\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0;\"\u003ePILF-1224\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0;\"\u003eFormat\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0;\"\u003eLaserdisc — 2-sided CLV — Color\/NTSC\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0;\"\u003eMono audio \/ Digital\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0;\"\u003eRegion \/ Compatibility\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0;\"\u003eNTSC — Japan pressing. Playable on any NTSC-compatible or multi-standard Laserdisc player.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0;\"\u003eYear\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0;\"\u003e1974 (film) \/ Japan LD pressing date not confirmed from photos, but Pioneer LDC era pressing\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0;\"\u003eAudio\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0;\"\u003eMono\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0;\"\u003eRuntime\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0;\"\u003eApproximately 104 minutes\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0;\"\u003eOriginal Publication Price\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0;\"\u003e¥4,841 (tax excluded) \/ ¥5,000 (tax included) as printed on jacket\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0;\"\u003eContent Description\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0;\"\u003eJapanese pressing of Luis Buñuel's 1974 surrealist masterpiece Le Fantôme de la Liberté (The Phantom of Liberty), the second film in Buñuel's loose \"trilogy of freedom\" alongside The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (1972) and That Obscure Object of Desire (1977). Directed by Luis Buñuel; screenplay by Buñuel with Jean-Claude Carrière; cinematography by Edmond Richard; production design by Pierre Guffroy; editing by Hélène Plemiannikov; produced by Serge Silberman.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0;\"\u003eAn episodic, deliberately plotless surrealist comedy that subverts bourgeois convention, social norms, and narrative logic through a chain of loosely connected vignettes — beginning with Napoleon's 1808 siege of Toledo and drifting through modern France. Starring Monica Vitti, Jean-Claude Brialy, Milena Vukotic, Adolfo Celi, Michel Lonsdale, François Maistre, Jean Rochefort, Pascale Audret, Julien Bertheau, Adriana Asti, Claude Pieplu, and Michel Piccoli.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0;\"\u003eThis pressing includes a substantial Japanese-language essay insert (visible in photos) — a multi-page critical analysis of the film written in Japanese, discussing Buñuel's career arc from The Golden Age (1930) through Tristana (1970) to this film, the film's relationship to The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie, the nature of Buñuelian eroticism (citing Milena Vukotic's role), and a scene-by-scene thematic breakdown. This is an exceptional piece of supplementary material, likely produced for the Japanese art cinema market and rare to find intact.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0;\"\u003eThe disc label reads 自由の幻想 (Jiyū no Gensō — \"Phantom\/Illusion of Freedom\").\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0;\"\u003eObi Strip\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0;\"\u003eNo obi strip visible in photos.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0;\"\u003eCondition\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0;\"\u003eCase\/jacket is in good condition. Disc is free of major scratches or flaws.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eActor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Monica Vitti\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSub-Genre:\u003c\/strong\u003e French\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGenre:\u003c\/strong\u003e Foreign Language\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMovie\/TV Title:\u003c\/strong\u003e La fantome de la liberte\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEdition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Full Screen\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Desert Disc Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44006581108870,"sku":"117212884108","price":5.72,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0665\/8719\/7574\/files\/10_c441e4a9-fb8f-4ed4-bfbd-eb4bf790195a.jpg?v=1779640350","url":"https:\/\/desertdisccompany.com\/products\/le-fantome-de-la-liberte-japan-laserdisc-ld-luis-bunuel-monica-vitti-pilf-1224","provider":"Desert Disc Company","version":"1.0","type":"link"}