marceaufilms Review of For Sasha

For Sasha (1991)

Released in North America on NTSC VHS videotape......No DVD Release....

[10/10 · 10 January 2009]

This film was released on NTSC VHS videotape in North America by France FILM Distribution in 1992 with the French title..... POUR SACHA ....It had a small distribution in Quebec and the French speaking areas of Eastern Canada and the northeastern USA....There is no DVD version......It was released in French Language with no English Subtitles.....It is no longer In Print and is rarely seen in French Canadian video stores.....the Ex-Rentals are generally poor quality and and the original tape has often been replaced.....Good luck in finding one with "Good" Picture Quality........It was released with a French language jacket with a photo of Sophie Marceua on the front and 3 photos on the back of the jacket.........Directed by Alexandre Arcady and stars Sophie Marceau, Richard Berry, w/ Emmanuelle Riva ....the run time of the North American release is 1 hour 55 minutes...............FOR SACHA......Sophie Marceau, who is not Jewish, abandons her aspirations of becoming a concert violinist to be with her Jewish French philosophy professor on an Israeli kibbutz......beautiful weather, beautiful landscapes, beautiful young people in an Israeli Kibbutz......behind the romance there is drama and destruction set in the middle of an absurd war...