Blow for Blow ( Coup pour coup )

Blow for Blow (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: Coup pour coup
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Berlin International Film Festival

Language Selections:
English ( Subtitles )
French ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )

Product Origin/Format:
France ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
86 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
2-DVD Set
Cast/Crew Interview(s)
Documentary
Featurette
Interactive Menu
Trailer(s)

Movie filmed in 1972 and produced in:
France ( France, Benelux )

Directed By:
Marin Karmitz

Written By:
Marin Karmitz

Actors:
Simone Aubin
Jacqueline Auzellaud
Élodie Avenel
Anne-Marie Bacquié
Jean-Pierre Baronsky
Antoinette Barrois
Ginette Bellegueule
Jacques Bellegueule
Aïsha Benfatta
S. Béranger
Paul Bertault
Martine Berthelin
Patricia Berthon
Martine Blé
Marcel Boche

Synopsis:

Coup Pour Coup is a film about a worker's strike at a textile plant, and is written and enacted by the actual striking workers. This film was a collaborative and collective effort. Videotapes of upcoming scenes were discussed by the workers, and camera angles as well as dramatic refinements were agreed on before any film was exposed. Given that the film presents the worker's point of view and is a largely amateur effort, reviewers found it surprisingly effective as a dramatic piece. One interesting feature of the film, and of the strike itself, is that it was organized and led by women. While there had been male union leaders, they were bypassed or ousted for their lack of leadership, understanding, or negotiating skills.

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