Claude Chabrol is known as the French Hitchcock. The good folks at Arrow Video put together a collection of five Chabrol films and released them on deluxe Blu-ray entitled, Lies and Deceit.
Now it's time for round two of Claude Chabrol film on Blu-ray. This Volume is 4 newly restored films in a deluxe collection entitled Twisting the Knife. Let's take a look at what is included in this set.
Our Rating System:
****=Don’t Miss it!
***=Worth a look.
**=An Ok way to spend an evening.
*=You haven’t missed anything.
The Swindle (1997) Betty and Victor tour quietly around France in their motor home living safely on part-time swindles…until they become involved in a scam with high stakes and international implications. ***
The Color of Lies (1999) In a small Breton town, a 10-year-old girl is found murdered. René, her art teacher, a professional painter, is the last person to have seen her alive. ***
Nightcap (2000) A woman learns that at birth there was an incident at the hospital in which she was mixed up with another child. ***
The Flowers of Evil (2003) A seemingly perfect family begins to unravel when the wife and mother of the family involves herself in politics. ***
All four films have been transferred in 1080 HD. There are new 4K restorations of The Swindle, Nightcap and The Flower of Evil. The audio soundtrack is a original lossless PCM French stereo audio on all films plus DTS-HD 5.1 on Nightcap and The Flower of Evil. And there is the optional English subtitles.
The new 4K restorations of these three film are stunning to say the least. And even The Color of Lies even though it has not been restored in 4K still looks pretty impressive on Blu-ray. But Arrow Video is known for the bonus features that they put into their releases and this one is no different. Look at what is included.
* 80-page collector's booklet of new writing by Sean Hogan, Brad Stevens, Catherine Dousteyssier-Khoze, Alexandra Heller-Nicholas, and Pamela Hutchinson
* Limited edition packaging featuring newly commissioned artwork by Tony Stella
DISC ONE: THE SWINDLE
* New commentary by critic Barry Forshaw and author Sean Hogan
* New visual essay by scholar Catherine Dousteyssier-Khoze
* New interview with Cécile Maistre-Chabrol
* Behind the scenes
* Interview with Isabelle Huppert
* Introduction by film scholar Joël Magny
* Select scene commentaries by Claude Chabrol
* Trailer
* Image gallery
DISC TWO: THE COLOR OF LIES
* New commentary by critic Barry Forshaw and author Sean Hogan
* New visual essay by film critic Scout Tafoya
* New visual essay by film critic David Kalat
* Behind the scenes
* Introduction by film scholar Joël Magny
* Select scene commentaries by Claude Chabrol
* Trailer
* Image gallery
DISC THREE: NIGHTCAP
* New commentary by film critic Justine Smith
* New visual essay by film critic Scout Tafoya
* Interview with Isabelle Huppert
* Interview with Jacques Dutronc
* Behind the scenes
* Screen test for Anna Mouglalis
* Introduction by film scholar Joël Magny
* Select scene commentaries by Claude Chabrol
* Trailer
* Image gallery
DISC FOUR: THE FLOWER OF EVIL
* New commentary by film critic Farran Smith Nehme
* New visual essay by Agnes Poirier
* Behind the scenes
* Interview with co-writer Catherine Eliacheff
* Introduction by film scholar Joël Magny
* Select scene commentaries by Claude Chabrol
* Trailer
* Image gallery
Now this Blu-ray set is going to appeal to French movie fans most of all. It would have been nice to have English dubbing to make it easier for all fans to enjoy these films without reading subtitles. But as they say 'you can't have everything.'
If you are a fan of French films and you enjoyed the Lies and Deceit Blu-ray set from Arrow Video, your collection needs this set as well! Head over to Amazon and pick up your copy today.
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