Search - The Wall [Widescreen] on DVD

MPAA Rating: NR Content Advisory: Adult Situations, Adult Humor Movie Release: 1998 DVD Release: 11/07/2000 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV Edition: Special Collection Audio Tracks: Dutch, French Subtitles: English SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 7 mins Studio: Fox Lorber Members Wishing: 0 Genres: Comedy Drama, Political Satire

Belgian director Alain Berliner, who made the popular Ma Vie en Rose (1997), followed with this French comedy-drama (another in the Collection 2000 series of movies about the Millennium). In the year 2000, a wall is erected at Belgian's "linguistic border," separating Flemish and French-speaking sides. It lands right in the middle of a French take-out-food shop run by Albert (Daniel Hanssens), who speaks both languages. Shakespearean touches include the ghost of Albert's father (Mil Seghers) and a Romeo and Juliet theme as evidenced by the Flemish girlfriend, Wendy (Pascale Bal), of Albert's son. Shown at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival. ~ Bhob Stewart, All Movie Guide

Daniel Hanssens - Albert
Mil Seghers - Father
Pascale Bal - Wendy
Michaël Pas
Peter Michel

This comedy drama, one of a series of films made to mark the turning of the millennium, gets a simple but adequate presentation on DVD. The Wall has been given a letterboxed transfer in its original widescreen aspect ratio of 1.66:1. The audio has been mastered in Dolby Digital Stereo; the dialogue is in French and Flemish, and this edition features optional subtitles in English. As a bonus, this disc includes filmographies for the key members of the film's creative team, as well as web links for related Internet sites. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide