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IFC Films
Directed by: Abdellatif Kechiche
The winner of four César awards, including best picture and director, Abdellatif Kechiche’s The Secret of the Grain is a stirring drama about the daily joys and struggles of a bustling French-Arab family. It has the texture of a documentary but a classic, almost Shakespearean structure: when patriarch Slimane acts on his wish to open a portside restaurant specializing in his ex-wife’s couscous and fish, the extended clan’s passions and problems explode, leading to an engrossing, suspenseful climax. With sensitivity and grit, The Secret of the Grain celebrates the role food plays in family life and gets to the core of contemporary immigrant experience.
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Technical Specifications
Format:
DVD
Discs:
DVD-9 (2 Discs)
Total: 2 Discs
Regions:
1 (DVD)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85:1
Audio Options:
French Dolby Digital Surround 5.1
Resolution:
480p/29.97
Subtitles:
English
Supplements
Types of Supplements Included: Interview, Deleted Scenes, Theatrical Trailer, Booklet
- New video interview with Abdellatif Kechiche
- Sueur, Kechiche’s extended reedit of the climactic belly-dancing sequence, featuring a new video introduction by the director
- New video interview with film scholar Ludovic Cortade
- Excerpt from a 20 heures television interview with Abdellatif Kechiche and actress Hafsia Herzi
- Video interviews with actresses Hafsia Herzi, Bouraouïa Marzouk, and the film’s musicians
- Theatrical trailer
- A booklet featuring a new essay by film critic Wesley Morris
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Release Credits
Producer: Curtis Tsui
Artwork: Sarah Habibi
Artwork: Luba Lukova
Release Notes on Restoration
The Secret of the Grain
The Secret of the Grain is presented in its original aspect ratio of 1.85:1. Black bars at the top and bottom of the screen are normal for this format. Shot on the HD Sony 900, this film was created entirely in the digital realm, without ever being output to a film element and transferred. This high-definition master was converted directly from the Digital Intermediate color space to SMPTE Rec. 709 24fps 1080p and approved by director Abdellatif Kechiche.
This film features a fully digital soundtrack. The audio for this release was mastered at 24-bit from the original digital audio master files using Pro Tools HD.
This film features a fully digital soundtrack. The audio for this release was mastered at 24-bit from the original digital audio master files using Pro Tools HD.