Tema: Lanzamientos de "Radiance Films"

He abierto este tema puesto que no he encontrado otro anterior en el buscador.

La editora británica ha anunciado sus lanzamientos para el mes de Octubre


LIMITED EDITION BLU-RAY SPECIAL FEATURES

2K restoration by Svensk Filmindustri, presented with three optional scores, by Matti Bye (2006), Bronnt Industries Kapital (2007), and Geoff Smith (2007)
Witchcraft through the Ages - an alternate cut of the film featuring narration by William S. Boroughs and soundtrack by Jean-Luc Ponty (1968, 77 mins)
Häxan - The Esoteric Cut - an alternate cut of the film featuring English intertitles and soundtrack by Lawrence Leherissey (Date unknown, 84 mins)
Witchcraft through the Ages - a French version of the film featuring narration by Jean-Pierre Kalfon (1990, 82 mins)
Introduction by director Benjamin Christensen (1941, 8 mins)
Outtakes (1922, 12 mins)
Recently discovered costume screen test (1922, 2 mins)
Visual essay by Vito A. Rowlands, author of the forthcoming BFI Film Classics edition of Häxan (2024)
Audio commentary by Guy Adams and A.K. Benedict (2024)
Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Time Tomorrow
Six postcards of original promotional stills
Limited edition 80-page book featuring new writing by Pamela Hutchinson, Daniel Bird, Kat Ellinger, Brad Stevens plus archival writing and extracts from the press book
Limited edition of 6000 copies, presented in rigid box and full-height Scanavo packaging with removable OBI strip leaving packaging free of certificates and markings



LIMITED EDITION BOX SET SPECIAL FEATURES

New 4K restorations of The Bride from Hades and The Snow Woman
High-Definition digital transfer of The Ghost of Yotsuya
Uncompressed mono PCM audio for each film
Optional English subtitles for all films
Newly designed box and booklet artwork by Time Tomorrow
Six postcards featuring original archive imagery from the films
Limited edition 80-page perfect bound book featuring new writing by authors Tom Mes and Zack Davisson, newly translated archival reviews and ghost stories by Lafcadio Hearn
Limited Edition of 4,000 copies presented in a rigid box with full-height Scanavo cases for each film and removable OBI strip leaving packaging free of certificates and markings

THE GHOST OF YOTSUYA

New interview with filmmaker Kiyoshi Kurosawa
A visual essay on the history and adaptations of the classic Ghost of Yotsuya story by author Kyoko Hirano
Trailer
Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Filippo Di Battista
THE BRIDE FROM HADES

Audio commentary by author Jasper Sharp
New interview with filmmaker Hiroshi Takahashi
Trailer
Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Filippo Di Battista
THE SNOW WOMAN

New interview with filmmaker Masayuki Ochiai
A visual essay on writer Lafcadio Hearn
Trailer
Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Filippo Di Battista
TRAILER

Daiei Gothic is also available in USA/Canada from our partners MVD, Diabolik, Orbit, Grindhouse, Rough Cut Canada and others



LIMITED EDITION BLU-RAY SPECIAL FEATURES

High-Definition digital transfer supervised by director of photography Tatsuo Suzuki and producer Shuji Shibata
Audio commentary by director Toshio Matsumoto (2003)
Interview with Toshio Matsumoto (2003, 21 mins)
A visual essay by programmer and curator Julian Ross (2024)
Instructions on Ahodara Sutra (a popular Japanese chant delivered by Dr. Masaki in the film) by legendary street performer Hiroshi Sakano (16 mins)
Trailer
New and improved English subtitles
Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Time Tomorrow
Limited edition booklet featuring new writing by Hirofumi Sakamoto, president of the Postwar Japan Moving Image Archive and author Jasper Sharp on screenwriter Atsushi Yamatoya plus an interview with producer Shuji Shibata and Matsumoto’s director’s statement
Limited edition of 3000 copies, presented in full-height Scanavo packaging with removable OBI strip leaving packaging free of certificates and markings
TRAILER

Dogra Magra is also available in USA/Canada from our partners MVD, Diabolik, Orbit, Grindhouse, Rough Cut Canada and others




LIMITED EDITION BLU-RAY SPECIAL FEATURES

2K restoration of the film presented with Italian and English audio
Audio commentary by Tim Lucas (2023)
Thirst of Blood - a featurette on the making of the film with Fabio Melelli, Mario Bava and Dario Michaelis
Interview with Lamberto Bava
Interview with Leon Hunt, author of Mario Bava: The Artisan as Italian Horror Auteur (2024)
Trailers
Reversible sleeve featuring artwork based on original posters
Booklet featuring new writing by Roberto Curti, author of Italian Gothic Horror Films, 1957-1969
Limited edition of 3000 copies, presented in full-height Scanavo packaging with removable OBI strip leaving packaging free of certificates and markings

Gracias por abrirlo, BodySnatcher. Es, de largo, la mejor editora a nivel mundial en estos momentos; tanto por la selección de títulos, como por el extremo mimo que dedican a cada una de sus ediciones, con toques únicos (véase el obi-strip para un Blu-ray, elemento comúnmente usado en el mundo del disco de vinilo). Me recuerda a Criterion en sus inicios, incluso en los del DVD, donde de verdad se aventuraban a abrir camino cinéfilo… Hoy solo se dedican a asentar su marca con escaso riesgo selectivo y mucha reedición de su catálogo más manido en ultra alta definición.

Solo reseñar que, como sucede con cada nueva tanda de pre-orders mensuales, si se echan todos al carro, se aplica automáticamente un 10% de descuento. Y con estos cuatro no cabe ninguna duda al respecto.

Yo compré "La madre muerta" de Bajo Ulloa y "Trenque Lauquen" película argentina de cuatro horas de Laura Citarella. Ambas ediciones excelentes tanto por imagen, diseño del producto y extras.
La lástima es que si no llevan subtítulos en castellano (que no suelen llevar, claro) o la peli es en castellano, no las puedo comprar.

Coincido en que Radiance es un sello muy bueno.

Atención al pack anunciado para el mes de Diciembre





https://www.radiancefilms.co.uk/prod...g-is-sacred-le

Nothing is Sacred

From 1946 to 1965, Luis Buñuel directed 21 films in Mexico, the country that became his naturalised home. Towards the end of this period, the great master of surrealism would meet two of his most important collaborators - the husband-and-wife duo of producer Gustavo Alatriste and actress Silvia Pinal - and together they would create three of his most provocative and enduring works: Viridiana (1961), The Exterminating Angel (1962) and Simon of the Desert (1965). Presented here in new restorations, all three films are frequently hailed as some of the greatest of all time. All of what makes Buñuel one of the greatest of directors can be found within them: the startling imagery, the uncompromising surrealism, the wicked humour, the unapologetic eroticism, and the overwhelming disdain for contemporary boundaries of good taste.

In Viridiana, Pinal stars as a former nun who, believing she has been defiled by a relative, abandons nunhood and attempts to repent and lead a morally pure existence by turning a mansion into a shelter for vagrants. Hugely controversial on release, this brilliant satire remains shocking today, and was voted the best Spanish film of all time by Spanish critics in 2016.

The Exterminating Angel is one of Buñuel's most extraordinary and enduring works: after a night at the opera, a group of bourgeois party guests realise that they are inexplicably unable to leave the dining room they are sequestered in, and quickly descend into savagery. An influential blend of horror, comedy, drama and social commentary, the film was named one of the 200 greatest of all time in the 2022 Sight and Sound Critics Poll.

Simon of the Desert is a typically outrageous and provocative commentary on organised religion: a parable of Simon, the would-be saint who lives an ascetic life at the top of a ten foot pillar, the film features a memorable turn from Pinal as the Devil, and an unforgettably bizarre ending.

LIMITED EDITION BLU-RAY SPECIAL FEATURES

New 4K restorations of Viridiana and Simon of the Desert from the original negatives

A new restoration of The Exterminating Angel from a 4K scan by Radiance Films

Uncompressed mono PCM audio for each film

Newly filmed appreciations for each film and Buñuel by filmmakers Richard Ayoade, Alex Cox, Guillermo del Toro, and Lulu Wang

The Life and Times of Don Luis Buñuel - A BBC Arena documentary on Buñuel featuring contributions from Bunuel and collaborators including Catherine Deneuve, presented on Blu-ray for the first time (1983, 98 mins)

A Mexican Buñuel - A documentary directed by Emilio Maille on Buñuel’s Mexican period (1995, 50 minutes)

Buñuel: A Surrealist Filmmaker - A feature-length documentary directed by Javier Estpada on Buñuel’s life and career, presented on Blu-ray for the first time (2021, 83 mins)

An interview with Buñuel from 1964 recorded for French TV’s Cinéastes de notre temps (1964, 43 mins)

The Other Trinity: Alatriste, Buñuel and Pinal - A visual essay on Buñuel in Mexico by Abraham Castillo Flores

Dinner and Other Rituals - A visual essay on The Exterminating Angel and the dinner party on film by critic and writer Alexandra Heller-Nicholas

Audio commentary on Viridiana by critic Michael Brooke

Audio commentary on Simon of the Desert by critic and filmmaker Kat Ellinger

Gallery of stills

Trailer

Optional English subtitles for each film

Reversible sleeves featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Sister Hyde

Limited edition 80-page book featuring new writing by Glenn Kenny, Justine Smith, Lindsay Hallam and David Hering, as well as archive material

Limited edition of 6000 copies, presented in a rigid box with full-height Scanavo cases and removable OBI strip leaving packaging free of certificates and markings

Add all our December releases (The Man from Majorca, Yokohama BJ Blues, Nothing is Sacred: Three Heresies from Luis Buñuel.) to cart to receive 10% off. Discount automatically applied at cart. Ends October 9th.



Press and Awards:

Viridiana

“The masterwork of one of the world’s outstanding artists” - Financial Times

Winner - Palme d’Or Cannes Film Festival 1961

The Exterminating Angel

“Devastatingly funny, illuminated by unexpected shafts of generosity and tenderness, it remains one of Bunuel's very best.” - Time Out

Winner - FIPRESCI Prize Cannes Film Festival 1962

Simon of the Desert

“Vintage Buñuel… startling, charming and healthily wicked” - Monthly Film Bulletin

Winner - Special Jury Prize Venice Film Festival 1965

Year: 1961, 1962, 1965
Cert: TBC
Format: Blu-ray
Region: ABC
Release date: 16/12/24

Y aquí los otros 2 lanzamientos previstos para Diciembre



https://www.radiancefilms.co.uk/prod...rom-majorca-le

The Man from Majorca

Following a slick post office robbery two police officers see their investigation turn into one of high-level corruption and institutional intrigue. Bo Widerberg follows his earlier investigative thriller The Man on the Roof with a focus on realism and procedural detail. Adapted from a novel by Leif Persson and starring Sven Wollter (The 13th Warrior), Widerberg’s film channels the style of his earlier crime masterpiece but presents a new world. Gritty and often intense, The Man from Majorca is another classic of Nordic noir.

LIMITED EDITION BLU-RAY SPECIAL FEATURES

High-Definition digital transfer by Svensk Filmindustri
Uncompressed mono PCM audio
On-set reportage including behind-the-scenes images and comments from Widerberg (1984, 2 mins)
TV featurette featuring Widerberg (1984, 3 mins)
Interview with Assistant Director Harald Hamrell (2022, 24 mins)
Interview with Barry Forshaw, author of Nordic Noir (2024)
Teaser trailer
Gallery
Newly improved English subtitle translation
Reversible sleeve featuring designs based on original posters-Limited edition booklet featuring new writing
Limited edition of 3000 copies, presented in full-height Scanavo packaging with removable OBI strip leaving packaging free of certificates and markings

Year: 1984
Cert: TBC
Format: Blu-ray
Region: ABC




https://www.radiancefilms.co.uk/prod...ma-bj-blues-le

Yokohama BJ Blues

When his police detective best friend is killed, down-at-heel private eye and part-time blues singer BJ (Yusaku Matsuda, The Game Trilogy) gets the blame. He must start his own investigation to clear his name, but what he uncovers is a tangled web involving crooked cops, drug-dealing gangsters, the city’s underground gay and biker scenes, and even his own past. A loose remake of Robert Altman’s The Long Goodbye that also draws from Visconti’s Death in Venice, this was Matsuda’s break with his action hero image. Samurai movie veteran Eiichi Kudo (The Fort of Death) relishes his chance at directing a neo-noir that captures urban Japan at the height of 1980s decadence.

LIMITED EDITION BLU-RAY SPECIAL FEATURES

High-Definition digital transfer, world premiere on Blu-ray
Uncompressed mono PCM audio
Interview with star Mari Hemmi
Interview with screenwriter Shoichi Maruyama
Interview with writer and Yokohama expert Toru Sano on the film and a look at the locations
Trailer
Newly translated English subtitles
Reversible sleeve featuring designs based on original posters
Limited edition booklet featuring new writing by Dimitri Ianni on Toei Central Film, a subsidiary of Toei studios famed for releasing Pink Films and independent productions such as Yokohama BJ Blues and an archival review of the film
Limited edition of 3000 copies, presented in full-height Scanavo packaging with removable OBI strip leaving packaging free of certificates and markings


Year: 1981
Cert: TBC
Format: Blu-ray
Region: AB

Francamente, no tienen rival.

Ojo con la nueva restauración 4K de El ángel exterminador porque la única que hay que es la de Criterion luce poco mejor que el DVD

¿El hombre de Mallorca? ¿por qué se llama así? Ni está rodada en Mallorca, ni tiene nada relacionado con Mallorca... ¿????

La restauración de Radiance puede ser mejor que la de Criterion? No sale en ningún país en 4K?

Qué pinta tiene la edición de Buñuel. Los que ya habéis comprado algo a Radiance, ¿sabéis si suelen hacer Black Friday o rebajas de vez en cuando? No se si tener paciencia o pasar por caja ya.

Rebajas han tenido hasta la semana pasada, por un cambio de almacén. Pero siempre de títulos antiguos de catálogo, nunca los más recientes (para estos tendrías que esperar más de un año, probablemente, y puede que para entonces lo que te interese esté agotado).

En resumen: mi consejo es que les pidas directamente a ellos lo que te interese. Te saldrá igual (o más barato) que en amazon, tampoco tendrás que pagar gastos de aduanas y probablemente también obtengas unos mejores gastos de envío, tras la última subida que aplicó este. Aparte, que ya algunos de sus próximos lanzamientos no se pueden comprar allí, como sucede con otros títulos en UK.

Espero haberte servido de ayuda.

Pues creo que voy a proceder y pedirles a ellos directamente. Muchas gracias!


Un saludo

Review del pack "Daiei Gothic" (que se pone a la venta a finales de mes), para irnos poniendo los dientes largos

http://www.dvdbeaver.com/film10/blu-...es_blu-ray.htm

Han anunciado 2 nuevoes extras para la inminente "I Vampiri"

- Alternate presentation of the UK Lust of the Vampire cut, newly transferred for this release from archival materials courtesy of the BFI National Archive (1959, 66 mins)

- Alternate SD presentation of the US The Devil’s Commandment cut (1960, 72 mins)

Bravo por el encomiable esfuerzo de este sello!

Otra preciosidad la edición limitada de Häxan (su tercer lanzamiento en esta línea de presentación individual con libro), que viene con hasta cuatro montajes diferentes del filme. Recomiendo encarecidamente su compra a todo aquel que se apañe con los subtítulos en inglés. He publicado unas fotos junto al detalle de sus numerosos contenidos en mi blog.

A mi me llega mañana (retrasos, retrasos y más retrasos). Pero sin duda es una de las ediciones más estimulantes de los últimos meses.

La vas a disfrutar un montón, repopo. Ya verás.

Anunciados sus lanzamientos para el mes de Marzo

Y que nadie saque "Eega"... snif

Tras unos meses sin actualizar el hilo, aprovecho para subsanarlo tras haber sido anunciados los lanzamientos de Agosto



Shinobi Vol 2

Three more spectacular tales of ninja action in this continuation of the hugely influential series. This time, Raizo Ichikawa (Shinobi 1-3) stars as Mist Saizo, a ninja with a grudge who won’t rest until he has assassinated the supreme leader, the Tokugawa shogun. directed by three of the Daiei Studio’s top period action specialists, these films feature epic battles, ingenious spycraft and thrilling ninja fights.

In Siege, Raizo Ichikawa is Mist Saizo, the legendary folk hero and Iga ninja. Working in the service of warlord Yukimura Sanada (Tomisaburo Wakayama), he plots to assassinate Shogun Ieyasu Tokugawa, but finds himself facing the might of the nation’s supreme ruler.

In Return of Mist Saizo, our black-clad hero continues his mission to avenge his master, even after Ieyasu has abdicated from the throne. Told as one continuous story, these two films weave their ninja action in and out of Japanese martial history, featuring epic battles, ingenious spycraft and thrilling fight scenes.

In The Last Iga Spy, Mist Saizo’s son Saisuke takes over his father’s name and mission. He is recruited by a rebellious warlord to assist a plot to overthrow the government, but the Shogun hires a rival ninja clan to thwart the uprising. Meanwhile, other forces are also at play. Directed by Kazuo Mori (Shinobi 3: Resurrection, Zatoichi at Large), this film pits ninja against ninja, including a breathtaking rooftop battle scene that is one of the highlights of the entire Shinobi series.

LIMITED EDITION BLU-RAY FEATURES

High-Definition digital transfers of each film, made available on Blu-ray for the first time outside of Japan
Uncompressed mono PCM audio
New Interview with Japanese period film historian Taichi Kasuga (2025)
New Interview with ninja film scholar Mance Thompson (2025)
Select-scene audio commentary on Siege by Tom Mes (2025)
Trailer
Newly improved English subtitle translation
Six postcards featuring promotional images from the films
Reversible sleeve featuring artwork based on original promotional materials
Limited edition booklet featuring new writing by Jonathan Clements
Limited edition of 3000 copies, presented in full-height Scanavo packaging with removable OBI strip leaving packaging free of certificates and markings

Year: 1964, 1965
Format: Blu-ray
Region: AB
Release date: 18/08/25

Senso

On the eve of the Third Italian War of Independence, Countess Livia Serpieri (Alida Valli, The Third Man) anxiously conspires to make revolution happen. Following a chance encounter at the opera, she begins an affair with Franz Mahler (Farley Granger, Rope), a charismatic Lieutenant in the occupying Austrian army who sent her rebellious cousin Marchese Roberto Ussoni (Massimo Girotti, Ossessione) into exile. As her feelings for Franz intensify, Livia’s moral compass waivers. Based on Camillo Boito's novella, Alida Valli and Farley Granger shine in this masterful period melodrama about lust and deception. Senso is widely regarded as among director Luchino Visconti’s best work and was nominated for the Golden Lion at the 15th Venice International Film Festival.

LIMITED EDITION BLU-RAY FEATURES

2K restoration of the film by Cineteca di Bologna and the Film Foundation with supervision by cinematographer Giuseppe Rotunno and Martin Scorsese, presented in 1.33:1 and 1.66:1 versions across two discs
Original uncompressed PCM mono audio
The Wanton Countess - the alternate English language presentation of the film with newly transferred audio
Luchino Visconti: Life as in a Novel - a documentary on Visconti’s life and career featuring contributions from Claudia Cardinale, Burt Lancaster, Francesco Rosi and more (dir. Carlo Lizzani, 1999)
Archival interview with Luchino Visconti and Maria Callas
New interview with critic and fashion historian Matteo Augello (2025)
Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Time Tomorrow
Limited edition booklet featuring new writing by Christina Newland
Limited edition of 3000 copies, presented in full-height Scanavo packaging with removable OBI strip leaving packaging free of certificates and markings.

Year: 1954
Country: Italy
Format: Blu-ray
Region: B
Release date: 18/08/25

The Inquisitor + Deadly Circuit (UHD+BD LE)

A director with a dark sensibility comparable to Chabrol, Claude Miller made these two twisty Polars (French Police-Noir films) with Michel Serrault (Kill the Referee), showcasing the actor in stunning performances alongside stars including Lino Ventura (Army of Shadows) and Isabelle Adjani (Possession, The Story of Adele H).

In The Inquisitor cops Gallien (Ventura) and Belmont (Guy Marchand) interrogate Martinaud (Serrault), a wealthy lawyer, for the rape and murder of two young girls. The investigation becomes further complicated when his wife (Romy Schneider, Le combat dans l’ile) gives her statement… A gripping thriller with intense performances, The Inquisitor was a critical and commercial success on release, nominated for 8 César Awards, winning Best Screenplay and acting prizes for Serrault and Marchand.

Serrault returns in Deadly Circuit as a P.I. who becomes obsessed with the target of his investigation, a murderer (Adjani) who he follows across Europe as she moves from one victim to another. Switching gears to pitch black humour this wild crime film features both leads on top form alongside a stunning supporting cast including Stephane Audran (The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie), Macha Méril (Deep Red), Sami Frey (Bande à part), and Jean-Claude Brialy (The Bride Wore Black) among others.

4K UHD & BLU-RAY DUAL FORMAT LIMITED EDITION SPECIAL FEATURES

4K UHD and Blu-ray presentation of The Inquisitor, Blu-ray presentation of Deadly Circuit (3 Discs)
Original uncompressed mono audio
Success Story - a documentary on the making of The Inquisitor (2016)
Interview with Claude Miller and Michel Audiard on (1981)
An appreciation of the film by filmmaker Patrice Leconte (2016)
Reverse Short [Champ contrechamp] - a TV episode on crime fiction featuring Claude Miller, Michel Serrault, Alain Corneau, Michel Audiard, and others (1981)
Audio commentary on Deadly Circuit by critic Rachael Nisbet (2025)
A documentary on Deadly Circuit featuring co-screenwriter Jacques Adiard, director of photography Pierre Lhomme and producer Charles Gassot (2016)
A Hypnotic Fascination - an interview with filmmaker Philippe Le Guay (2016)
Original theatrical trailers
Newly translated English subtitles for each film
Reversible sleeve featuring designs based on original posters
Limited edition booklet featuring new writing by Adam Scovell and an archival interview with Miller
Limited edition of 3000 copies, presented in full-height Scanavo packaging with removable OBI strip leaving packaging free of certificates and markings.

Year: 1981 & 1983
Country: France
Format: Blu-ray / UHD + BD
Region: ABC
Release date: 18/08/25

Through and Through (LE)

Jan (Franciszek Trzeciak) and Maria (Anna Nieborowska) become a couple in 1930s Kraków. Jan tries to get a job as an architect but fails. They struggle with poverty and extreme humiliation. Their attempt to survive leads to a desperate crime. Remarkably filmed with precise close-ups and fragmented sound design creating a sense of unnerving dissonance, Through and Through was enthusiastically received on release and premiered at the Cannes Film Festival where it was compared to Dostoyevsky’s Crime and Punishment. Radiance Films is proud to present Grzegorz Królikiewicz's film on Blu-ray for the first time in the world.

LIMITED EDITION BLU-RAY FEATURES

New 2K restoration supervised by cinematographer Bogdan Dziworski
Uncompressed mono PCM audio
New interview with critic Michał Oleszczyk (2025)
Three short films by Grzegorz Królikiewicz: Everyone Gets What They Don’t Need (1966), Brothers (1971), Don’t Cry (1972)
Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Time Tomorrow
Limited edition booklet featuring new writing by critic Ela Bittencourt
Limited edition of 3000 copies, presented in full-height Scanavo packaging with removable OBI strip leaving packaging free of certificates and markings.

Year: 1973
Country: Poland
Format: Blu-ray
Region: ABC
Release date: 18/08/25

Ya era hora que editasen el 2º pack de Shinobi!

Canela fina lo de agosto (me llama especialmente ese doblete Polar en 4K).

Estos días hay en amazon.uk una amplia selección de títulos rebajados entre un 13 y un 22%. Yo he aprovechado para recargar la estantería...

Anunciados los lanzamientos para Septiembre



In My Skin

One night at a house party, Parisian marketing professional Esther (Marina de Van) hurts her leg on some industrial supplies. Alone when it happens, she doesn't even realise she has been hurt: the lack of pain fascinates her. While her life starts to take shape - an exciting promotion at work and new plans with boyfriend Vincent (Laurent Lucas) - Esther becomes obsessed with thoughts of self-mutilation. A nuanced body horror filled with eye-catching and innovative set pieces, writer-director Marina de Van’s landmark debut feature formed part of the New French Extremity movement that would go on to influence the likes of Julia Ducournau (Raw, Titane) and Coralie Fargeat (The Substance).

4K UHD & BLU-RAY DUAL FORMAT LIMITED EDITION SPECIAL FEATURES

New 4K restoration from the original camera negative by Severin Films
4K UHD and Blu-ray presentation of the feature
Uncompressed mono PCM audio
Audio commentary by Marina de Van (2004)
New interview with Marina de Van (2025)
New interview with cinematographer Pierre Barougier (2025)
New interview with acting coach Marc Adjadj (2025)
New interview with critic Manuela Lazic (2025)
New visual essay by Valeria Villegas Lindvall (2025)
Two short student films by Marina de Van: Bien sous tous rapports (1996) and Retention (1997)
Trailer
Stills gallery
Newly improved English subtitle translation
Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Time Tomorrow
Limited edition booklet featuring new writing by critic Savina Petrovka and archival writing by Marina de Van
Limited edition of 3000 copies, presented in full-height Scanavo packaging with removable OBI strip leaving packaging free of certificates and markings

Year: 2002
Country: France
Format: Blu-ray
Region: B




World Noir Vol 4

Arguably, the story of noir is one of the cinema of France and the USA in conversation with one another, and presented in this set are three classic French noirs from the 50s and 60s that clearly take their inspiration from the Golden Age of Hollywood noir: Henri Decoin’s Chnouf (1955), Édouard Molinaro’s Back Against The Wall (1958), and Marcel Bluwal’s Paris Pick-up (1962).

CHNOUF

Henri (Jean Gabin, Touchez pas au grisbi) is brought in following a successful stint in the US to head up operations by gang boss Lisky. Tasked with increasing sales and reforming the drugs distribution network he unpicks every aspect of the business, but pushers don’t want to change and the cops are on his tail. From the creator of Rififi, Auguste Le Breton, and brought to the screen by Henri Decoin (Not Guilty), the influence of American noir is given a French translation as we see the then nascent drugs trade depicted in remarkable detail. Out of the inky shadows scenery chewing support is given by a rich cast of wonderful character actors including Lino Ventura (Illustrious Corpses), Albert Rémy (The Train) and Magali Noël (Rififi).

BACK TO THE WALL

Jacques, a rich industrialist, sneaks around an apartment where he bundles up and disposes of a dead body. His troubles started three months ago, his wife, Gloria, was having an affair... To get his revenge he sends Gloria anonymous letters in a scheme to turn her against her lover, a scheme that leads to murder. Ingeniously plotted, this methodical noir by Édouard Molinaro (Witness in the City) bathes in atmospheric chiaroscuro while its pulpy thrills, adapted from the novel by Frédéric Dard (Paris Pick-up), keeps the audience guessing until the final moments. Starring Jeanne Moreau (The Bride Wore Black) as the adulterous wife, this twisty noir is made available in the UK for the first time.

PARIS PICK-UP

Recently released ex-convict Robert Herbin (Robert Hossein, Rififi) meets Marthe (Lea Massari, L’Avventura), a beautiful Italian woman and her daughter. They share some flirtatious glances and then she invites him back to her home where they discover her husband’s dead body. Unable to bear witness to a crime due to his parole Robert flees. Guilty about her situation Robert stays close by where he discovers the body has inexplicably disappeared. With its tender depiction of character and relationships director Marcel Bluwal engineers gripping tension with the expertise of Hitchcock or Clouzot. Adapted from the novel by celebrated crime writer Frédéric Dard (Back to the Wall), Paris Pick-up is released for the first time outside of France.

BLU-RAY LIMITED EDITION BOX SET SPECIAL FEATURES:

2K restorations for each film by Gaumont

Original uncompressed mono PCM audio for all films

Newly improved optional English subtitles for all films

Newly designed artwork based on original posters

Limited edition 80-page perfect bound book featuring archival pieces and new writing by critics and experts including Imogen Sara Smith, Farran Nehme, Jake Cole and more

Limited Edition of 3,000 copies presented in a rigid box with full-height Scanavo cases for each film and removable OBI strip leaving packaging free of certificates and markings

CHNOUF
Audio commentary by Nick Pinkerton (2019)
Archival interview with Henri Decoin on Jean Gabin (1960)
New visual essay on Chnouf and drugs in film noir by Frank Krutnik (2025)
Trailer

BACK TO THE WALL
New audio commentary by Daniel Kremer (2025)
Archival retrospective interview with Édouard Molinaro (2011)
Trailer

PARIS PICK-UP
New audio commentary by Tim Lucas (2025)
Archival interview with director Marcel Bluwal
Archival behind-the-scenes report on Paris Pick-up (1962)
Archival interview with actor Robert Hossein and writer Frédéric Dard about their play (1963)
Inspector Leclerc Investigates: The Grey Jackets - episode of 1962 TV crime serial directed by Marcel Bluwal

Year: 1955 / 1958 / 1962
Format: Blu-ray
Region: B




Los golfos

A group of poor youths tear around Madrid pulling scams and petty crimes. As one of their gang prepares to perform in a serious bullfighting competition, they plan a heist that will raise the money to finance his entry. Breaking with tradition by filming in the streets and utilising documentary techniques to give the film an urgent resonance, Carlos Saura and producer Pere Portabella (Viridiana) were announced as a powerful new force in Spanish cinema when the film was nominated for the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival. Suffering curtailed distribution by Francoist censorship, this new restoration reinstates previously removed footage and presents the film as originally intended.

LIMITED EDITION BLU-RAY FEATURES

Restored in 4K in 2024 by Filmoteca Española in collaboration with Films 59 at Digital and Electronic Systems laboratory from the 35mm acetate negative, 35mm prints and other intermediate photochemical materials. Restoration supervised by Javier Rellán and Patricia Uceda. Funding provided by ICAA/Ministerio de Cultura
Introduction by author and former director of Filmoteca Catalunya Esteve Riambau (2025, 22 mins)
Interview with filmmaker and curator Ehsan Khoshbakht on Los golfos, its influences and makers (2025, 17 mins)
Censored scenes - scenes affected by censorship are presented alongside notes from the censorship committee and Carlos Saura (2025, 13 mins)
Two early short films by Saura: La llamada, about a solider leaving for war (1955, 7 mins) and La tarde del domingo, about an oppressed live-in maid (1957, 34 mins)
Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Vincent Wild
Limited edition booklet featuring new writing by Mar Diestro-Dópido, reprints of original documents including committee notes on the script and a detailed breakdown of the restoration process

Year: 1962
Country: Spain
Format: Blu-ray
Region: ABC




The Betrayal

To protect his clan, an honourable samurai (Raizo Ichikawa, Shinobi) takes the blame for a murder committed by one of his fellows. He is promised a safe return after one year in exile, but this vow is broken and he becomes a fugitive chased by his own clansmen. Disillusioned by the bushido code of honour, he realises there are only two ways out: vengeance or death. From director Tokuzo Tanaka (The Snow Woman), a former assistant to Akira Kurosawa, this cruel jidaigeki stands alongside such notable works of the genre as Harakiri and Sword of Doom with its classic mix of honour codes and samurai action. Beautifully filmed in black and white ‘scope with thrilling set pieces, The Betrayal features one of the most breathtaking finales in all of samurai cinema.

LIMITED EDITION BLU-RAY FEATURES

High-Definition digital transfer by Kadokawa
Uncompressed mono PCM audio
Select-scene audio commentary by Japanese film historian Tom Mes (2025)
Visual essay by film critic Philip Kemp, comparing The Betrayal with the original Orochi the Serpent (2025)
Visual essay on director Tokuzo Tanaka by Tom Mes (2025)
New English subtitle translation
Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Time Tomorrow
Limited edition booklet featuring new writing by Alain Silver
Limited edition of 3000 copies, presented in full-height Scanavo packaging with removable OBI strip leaving packaging free of certificates and markings

Year: 1966
Country: Japan
Format: Blu-ray
Region: AB

Buenas! ¿Alguien se hizo con el pack de Buñuel? Me dan ganas de pillarlo sólo por El Ángel Exterminador. Es pensar en la edición patria y me pongo malo.

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Buenas! ¿Alguien se hizo con el pack de Buñuel? Me dan ganas de pillarlo sólo por El Ángel Exterminador. Es pensar en la edición patria y me pongo malo.

Te confirmo que la calidad de imagen de las 3 películas son las mejores que hay en el formato, el Ángel Exterminador es incluso superior a la edición Criterion.