A WALK WITH LOVE AND DEATH.MOVIE TIE-IN.ANGELICA HUSTON A Walk with Love and Death (ISBN: 0140024891) Hans Koning (Koningsberger) London: Penguin Books, 1969, London, 1969. Paperback. tanned pages, creased cover, otherwise good used copy. Anjelica Houston A WALK WITH LOVE AND DEATH Assaf Dayan JOHN HOUSTON directs his daughter ANJELICA HOUSTON in her film debut, plus appearing in a cameo role, himself . Anjelica takes the lead in this 1969 love story set against turmoil in 14th- century France, as a French student fall in love with a nobleman.

A Walk With Love and Death

1969-USA-Costume Adventure/Period Film

N.Y. Times Review by Roger Greenspun PLOT DESCRIPTION Heron of Foix (Assaf Dayan) hears the call of the ocean and leaves his school in Paris to walk to the sea. He meets the fair Claudia (Anjelica Huston) and the two fall in love and journey together to escape the ongoing Hundred Years War. They witness the brutal and bloody murder of a peasant who is drawn and quartered by the sadistic Sir Meles (John Hallam), the unforgiving tax collector who hates the poor. The couple seeks refuge in a monastery where the Father Superior (Anthony Nicholis) refuses their request to be married. This slow-paced but beautifully lensed feature marks the screen debut for Anjelica Huston. ~ Dan Pavlides, All Movie Guide

A Walk with Love and Death A Huston curiosity, deliberately contemporary in preoccupation despite its medieval setting: two young lovers rove through strife-torn France making love not war, seeking involvement only with each other. In emphasising youthful passion and integrity, questioning accepted values, and setting the film in a period of social and civil unrest, it becomes a self-evident reflection of the moods of the late '60s; but a mere reflection, and unsatisfyingly inconclusive, because Huston is far too skeptical and knowing to believe in his subject. As the lovers become more committed, the film grows less certain; the essential simplicity of their relationship eludes Huston, who is far more interested in the deviant characters who take up the rest of the film. Further dislocation is caused by the inexperienced leading couple; most of the film's coherence comes from the source novel by Hans Koningsberger, lustrous photography, and a brief appearance from Huston as a wily old fox. Cpe http://www.timeout.com/film/64200.html

Created in part to showcase the acting career of the director's daughter, John Huston's A Walk with Love and Death follows the adventures of a young couple through a Europe devastated by the Hundred Years' War. Heron of Fois (Assaf Dayan) leaves his Parisian school to wander through the countryside en route to the sea. Eventually he comes upon a castle owned by an honest and intelligent knight, and in this idyllic enclave falls in love with the nobleman's beautiful daughter (Anjelica Huston). Together they attempt to flee the encroaching war and find a peaceful existence. Released during the height of the Vietnam War, the film was marketed to appeal to the young audience that had made Franco Zefferelli's Romeo and Juliet (1968) one of the biggest hits of the previous year. http://www.disquescinemusique.com/dcm113.html

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Composer : Georges Delerue

Orchestration / Arrangement : Robert Lafond

Producer : Clement Fontaine

Label / No. : Disques Cinemusique DCM113

Year of release : 1969

CD release: 2004

Total duration : 42:42 links :

Disques CinéMusique (Canada) Reviewed by: Andrew Keech

Directed by John Huston, A Walk With Love And Death (1969) is set in fourteenth century France and tells of two young people, Heron and Claudia, played by Assi Dayan and Angelica Huston (the director’s daughter). Claudia is of noble birth and Heron a University student from Paris. As they walk from Paris towards the sea, amid the chaos of civil war, they fall in love. The wonderful music for the film comes from the French maestro, Georges Delerue, and is rumoured to have been one of his personal favourites. However, the score had sunk almost without trace with only a contemporary LP release, until the Canadian Disques Cinemusique set out to re-release the music on CD. The original recording was not available and the original LP of insufficient quality, but undaunted Disques Cinemusique set out to re-record the score, having engaged Robert Lafond to orchestrate the music. The result is a stunning baroque album with impressive organ passages. However, to some extent this release is a re-interpretation of the score and does not have the full orchestral treatment of the original, but still retains the delicious melodies and impish character of the film through the use of the original instruments such as harpsichord, recorder, harp, lute and oboe as well as introducing the organ to replace brass.

The opening three cues are entitled ‘Heron’s Journey / Theme and Variations 1 to 3’ and the organ crashes in straight from the off, very reminiscent of Saint-Saens’ Third Symphony. The driving organ chords introduce a distinctive but simple theme that becomes a noble and stirring musical refuge for moments of action. The second and third cues have a modern baroque feel, with beautiful dainty themes played on a variety of medieval instruments, but with twentieth century timing. The sound and atmosphere are reminiscent of Wendy Carlos’s wonderful 1970s renditions of Scarlatti compositions with a magnificent clarity and preciseness that is breathtaking. With the fourth cue, ’Heron Goes To Dammartin’, the delicate strains of the harpsichord mixed with a cascading harp and flowing strings create a far more romantic musical picture of the fourteenth century than could have existed. The romantic atmosphere is further heightened in ‘Heron Meets Claudia’, a rather hesitant, but tender and gentle cue.

The ‘Peasant’s Processional Hymn’ is a moving, wordless choral cue, which is backed by the organ giving a solemn, reverential monastic feel. The following cue, ‘Heron At The Gypsy Camp’ is suspenseful and menacing based almost entirely on percussion, while ‘Heron Returns To Dammartin’ is full exploitation of the distinctive medieval frolicking dance style that suites the harpsichord so well. ‘Young Robert’ is a poignant duet between a busy harpsichord and the slower romantic strings. The baroque atmosphere is maintained for the albums last two tracks with woodwind and harpsichord maintaining an exquisite, delicate atmosphere which is only broken by the return of the rumbling organ and choir for the climax.

This re-recording of Georges Delerue’s music for A Walk With Love And Death is a re-interpretation of the score. While some aspects of the original might have been lost, mainly the full orchestral treatment, other aspects have been gained, particularly the powerful organ passages. The rich Delerue themes and sensitive music remains and continue to entertain and thoroughly enthral. Although the baroque setting for the music is unusual for the composer, it is obviously one in which he felt very comfortable. A great score from a great composer.