Kino Lorber Studio Classics and Kino Cult have unveiled the details of their July 2024 4K UHD and Blu-Ray releases including works from such icons as Burt Lancaster, Grace Kelly, Bing Crosby, Kevin Kline, Kevin Costner, Gene Hackman, Samuel L. Jackson, and more. Get all the details on this incredibly packed lineup below:
COME BACK, LITTLE SHEBA (SPECIAL EDITION)
Street Date: 7/9/24
Synopsis: Based on William Inge’s classic play, Come Back, Little Sheba is the stirring tale of a life-weary couple who rescue hope from the ruins of the past. Shirley Booth (TV’s Hazel) stars as Lola, slovenly housewife to Doc Delaney (Burt Lancaster, Elmer Gantry), a recovering alcoholic. The Delaneys’ life is dull and unchanging, but takes a dramatic turn when the couple take in a charming boarder, Marie (Terry Moore, Shack Out on 101, in an Oscar-nominated role). Marie becomes the daughter the Delaneys never had. But when Marie takes up with a boorish boyfriend (Richard Jaeckel, The Devil’s Brigade), Doc descends into a jealous tailspin and must once again face the temptations of the bottle. Lancaster, in an early and unconventional leading-man part, displays his towering talent; Booth, reprising her Tony Award-winning Broadway role, gives an Academy Award-winning performance (Best Actress, 1952) in her tour-de-force movie debut. Sharply directed by Daniel Mann (The Rose Tattoo) and photographed by James Wong Howe (Hud), Come Back, Little Sheba is an unforgettable film shimmering with life-truths and dramatic intensity.
Bonus Features: 2021 HD Masters by Paramount Pictures – From 4K Scans | Audio Commentary by Film Historian Scott Harrison | Theatrical Trailer | Optional English Subtitles
THE COUNTRY GIRL (70TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION)
Street Date: 7/9/24
Synopsis: Three legendary performers at the peak of their screen careers joined forces in this riveting film adaptation of Clifford Odets’ acclaimed play. Bing Crosby (Going My Way, Road to Utopia) is Frank Elgin, an alcoholic, guilt-ridden former music star desperate to make a comeback. William Holden (Stalag 17, Sunset Boulevard) is the hotshot Broadway director in need of a “name” star for his new stage production. And Grace Kelly (High Noon, Rear Window) is The Country Girl—Frank’s long-suffering wife, who’s both weary of her husband’s weaknesses and wary of the director’s motives. Nominated for 7 Academy Awards including Best Actor (Crosby) and Best Picture of 1954, this sterling melodrama from writer-director George Seaton (Miracle on 34th Street, The Proud and Profane) earned Kelly an Oscar (Best Actress, 1954) for her strong and passionate performance as well as one for Seaton’s spellbinding screenplay.
Bonus Features: 2023 HD Masters by Paramount Pictures – From 4K Scans | Audio Commentary by Professor and Film Scholar Jason A. Ney | Theatrical Trailer | Optional English Subtitles
THE ROSE TATTOO (SPECIAL EDITION)
Street Date: 7/9/24
Synopsis: When Tennessee Williams (A Streetcar Named Desire, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof) wrote The Rose Tattoo, he had one actress in mind—Anna Magnani (The Fugitive Kind). Williams’ sense of casting proved as sharp as his ear for dialogue. Magnani won an Oscar (Best Actress, 1955) for her bravura portrayal in this torrid drama that also earned Academy Awards for Best Cinematography (James Wong Howe, Hud) and Art Direction. Magnani plays Sicilian seamstress Serafina Delle Rose, who retreats from the world when her beloved husband dies. But Serafina reawakens to life’s joys when she meets Alvaro (screen icon Burt Lancaster, The Rainmaker), a happy-go-lucky truck driver who has the same sunny openness her husband had, even the same occupation. And on his chest is the same symbol of love, The Rose Tattoo. Masterfully directed by Daniel Mann (Come Back, Little Sheba), this lusty, passion-filled classic garnered a total of 8 Academy Award nominations including Best Supporting Actress (Marisa Pavan, The Midnight Story), Costumes (Edith Head), Editing (Warren Low), Score (Alex North) and Motion Picture (Hal B. Wallis).
Bonus Features: 2021 HD Masters by Paramount Pictures – From 4K Scans | NEW Audio Commentary by Film Historian/Writer Julie Kirgo and Writer/Filmmaker Peter Hankoff | Optional English Subtitles
WHEN EIGHT BELLS TOLL (SPECIAL EDITION)
Street Date: 7/16/24
Synopsis: From Alistair MacLean, the legendary author of The Guns of Navarone, Where Eagles Dare, Ice Station Zebra and The Satan Bug comes the thrilling adventure When Eight Bells Toll. Philip Calvert (Anthony Hopkins, Juggernaut, The Silence of the Lambs) is a secret service agent assigned to stop the ruthless pirating of millions of dollars of gold bullion in the Irish seas. His search takes him to a small port in the Hebrides where numerous fishing boats, yachts and people have been mysteriously disappearing. A trail of deceit and subterfuge leads him to fabulously wealthy residents Sir Anthony Skouras (Jack Hawkins, Masquerade) and his beautiful wife, Charlotte (Nathalie Delon, Le Samouraï) who may hold the answers to the truth. Wonderfully directed by Etienne Périer (Zeppelin) with a rousing score by Angela Morley (Watership Down) and stunning widescreen cinematography by Arthur Ibbetson (Hopscotch). The stellar cast includes Robert Morley (Topkapi) and Ferdy Mayne (Count von Krolock of The Fearless Vampire Killers).
Bonus Features: NEW Audio Commentary by Filmmaker/Historian Steve Mitchell and Screenwriter/Producer Cyrus Voris | Theatrical Trailer | Optional English Subtitles
CANNIBAL APOCALYPSE (4K UHD & BLU-RAY)
Street Date: 7/16/24
Synopsis: The horrors of war take on a whole new meaning for Vietnam vet Norman Hopper (John Saxon, Queen of Blood, Nightmare Beach), whose quiet domestic life in Atlanta is shattered by the return of his war buddy Charlie (Giovanni Lombardo Radice, House on the Edge of the Park), a combat veteran who dredges up terrifying flashbacks of flesh eating and bloodshed in the war-torn jungles. Now on the run from the law after taking a bite out of an unwilling victim, Charlie begs Norman to help him get out of town with another fellow veteran, Tom (Tony King, Report to the Commissioner, The Raiders of Atlantis). Soon the ragtag team of cannibals are fighting for their lives, spreading a deadly contagion through the city before heading into the sewers for a gut-wrenching climax no one will soon forget. One of the most infamous Italian horror films of all time, Cannibal Apocalypse was heavily censored in many countries where it played under such titles as Cannibals in the Streets and Invasion of the Flesh Hunters. Directed by cult filmmaker Antonio Margheriti (The Long Hair of Death, Seven Deaths in the Cat’s Eye), Cannibal Apocalypse is not for the faint of heart or those with full stomachs!
Bonus Features: 2020 UHD SDR Master by StudioCanal – From a 4K Scan of the 35mm Original Camera Negative | Audio Commentary by Film Historian Tim Lucas | Cannibal Apocalypse Redux: Featurette with Actors John Saxon and Giovanni Lombardo Radice, and Director Antonio Margheriti (54:11) | Cannibal King: Interview with Actor Tony King (10:01) | Apocalypse in the Streets: A Video Tour of Filming Locations (6:40) | Alternate U.S. Opening Sequence (8:16) | European Theatrical Trailer (2:33) | Japanese Teaser (0:38) | Optional English Subtitles
NIGHTMARE BEACH (4K UHD & BLU-RAY)
Street Date: 7/16/24
Synopsis: From Umberto Lenzi, notorious director of such Euro-sleaze classics as Paranoia, Seven Blood-Stained Orchids, Spasmo, Eyeball and Cannibal Ferox comes Nightmare Beach, a shockingly gory tale of a madman in a motorcycle helmet who is taking out young co-eds all over the sparkling sands of South Florida during Spring Break. As the body count creeps up, Miami detective John Saxon (Black Christmas, A Nightmare on Elm Street) tries to keep ahead of the curve in this carnage-packed slasher gem from the maestro of macabre. Featuring a rollicking score by Goblin’s Claudio Simonetti (Suspiria, Dawn of the Dead, The Heroin Busters) and co-starring the great Michael Parks (Death Wish V: The Face of Death, From Dusk Till Dawn, Kill Bill: Vol. 1).
Bonus Features: 2019 UHD SDR Master by StudioCanal – From a 4K Scan of the 35mm Original Camera Negative | Audio Commentary by Film Historian Samm Deighan | Nightmare Rock: Interview with Composer Claudio Simonetti (15:50) | Theatrical Trailer | Optional English Subtitles
CAN’T STOP THE MUSIC (4K UHD & BLU-RAY)
Street Date: 7/30/24
Synopsis: New York City DJ/songwriter Jack Morell (Steve Guttenberg, Police Academy, Don’t Tell Her It’s Me) needs just one big break to get his music heard and land a record deal. But with the help of his retired supermodel roommate (that stunning villainess from Superman, Valerie Perrine) and an uptight tax attorney (Olympic champion Caitlyn Jenner), they bring together six singing macho men from the Greenwich Village scene for an outrageously ’80s adventure of fun, fantasy and disco fever. Welcome to the not-quite-straight story of the creation of the Village People in their one-and-only movie musical extravaganza—Can’t Stop the Music! Paul Sand, Tammy Grimes, June Havoc, Barbara Rush, Altovise Davis and Marilyn Sokol co-star in this beloved camp classic produced by Allan Carr (Grease) that features unforgettable dialogue, unimaginable performances and unbelievable production numbers of zesty hits like “Y.M.C.A.” and so much more!
Bonus Features: DISC 1 (4KUHD): 2018 UHD SDR Master by StudioCanal – From a 4K Scan of the 35mm Original Camera Negatives | NEW Audio commentary by Film Critic/Historian Lee Gambin with Podcaster and Village People Expert DJ Maynard | Audio Commentary by The Fabulous Allan Carr Director Jeffrey Schwarz and Comedy Writer Bruce Vilanch | 5.1 Surround and Lossless 2.0 Audio | Triple-Layered UHD100 Disc | Optional English Subtitles DISC 2 (BLU-RAY): 2018 HD Master by StudioCanal – From a 4K Scan of the 35mm Original Camera Negatives | NEW Audio commentary by Film Critic/Historian Lee Gambin with Podcaster and Village People Expert DJ Maynard | Audio Commentary by The Fabulous Allan Carr Director Jeffrey Schwarz and Comedy Writer Bruce Vilanch | Interview with Village People’s Randy Jones | Theatrical Trailer and TV Spots | 5.1 Surround and Lossless 2.0 Audio | Dual-Layered BD50 Disc | Optional English Subtitles
Street Date: 7/23/24
Synopsis: Welcome to Greenleaf, a picture-postcard Indiana town where the high school is the proud focus of attention and “alternative lifestyle” means you bowl on alternate Tuesdays. But on the night of the Oscars® telecast, the town’s—and the world’s—center of attention is Greenleaf teacher Howard Brackett. A former student who’s now a superstar actor tells an audience of millions that Howard is gay. Poor Howard. He’s outted when he didn’t know how he was in! Kevin Kline (A Fish Called Wanda) hilariously plays stunned Howard, scrambling to go forth with his wedding to devoted Emily (exquisite Joan Cusack, Oscar®-nominated for Best Supporting Actress, 1997) and doing his frantic best to assert his manliness. With clever dialogue, madcap situations and a sparkling cast that includes Matt Dillon, Tom Selleck, Debbie Reynolds, Wilford Brimley and Bob Newhart, In & Out is out-and-out fun! Written by Paul Rudnick (Addams Family Values, Jeffrey) and directed by filmmaking wizard Frank Oz (Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, The Score)!
Bonus Features: DISC 1 (4KUHD): Brand NEW HDR/Dolby Vision Master – From a 4K Scan of the 35mm Original Camera Negative | NEW Audio Commentary by Screenwriter Paul Rudnick, Moderated Author/Film Historian Lee Gambin | 5.1 Surround and Lossless 2.0 Audio | Triple-Layered UHD100 Disc | Optional English Subtitles DISC 2 (BLU-RAY): Brand NEW HD Master – From a 4K Scan of the 35mm Original Camera Negative | NEW Audio Commentary by Screenwriter Paul Rudnick, Moderated Author/Film Historian Lee Gambin | Ins & Outs: NEW Interview with Director Frank Oz | Dancing with Performers: NEW Interview with Composer Marc Shaiman | Vintage Interview Clips with Kevin Kline, Joan Cusack, Tom Selleck, Debbie Reynolds, Franz Oz and Paul Rudnick | BTS Footage | Theatrical Trailer | 5.1 Surround and Lossless 2.0 Audio | Dual-Layered BD50 Disc | Optional English Subtitles
Street Date: 7/23/24
Synopsis: Dirk Benedict (TV’s The A-Team), sexy Melanie Griffith (Cherry 2000) and Frank Gorshin (TV’s Batman) star in this zany romantic comedy from director Robert Butler (Up the Creek, Turbulence). Deep below a posh Beverly Hills hotel you’ll find the Underground Aces—a fun-loving, fast-driving, slightly larcenous team of car-parking jockeys. Life in the underground parking lot is far from dull. There’s soccer, for a start—played with a giant weather balloon and two sports cars—then there’s false fire alarms, a kidnapping on horseback and a lovesick sheik to contend with. When the Aces aim to instruct the sheik in the intricacies of American-style romance, their scheming goes a bit too far and what started as a little simple matchmaking turns into an all-out riot complete with high-speed chases—and even a trained housefly. Underground Aces has got to be one of the funniest, wackiest, warmest films you’ll ever see! The amazing supporting cast includes Michael Winslow (Police Academy), Robert Hegyes (TV’s Welcome Back, Kotter), Sid Haig (House of 1000 Corpses), Jerry Orbach (TV’s Law & Order), T.K. Carter (Runaway Train), Randy Brooks (Reservoir Dogs), Audrey Landers (TV’s Dallas) and Ernie Hudson (Ghostbusters).
Bonus Features: Brand New HD Master – From a 2K Scan of the 35mm Interpositive | NEW Audio Commentary by Horror-Fix.com’s James G. Chandler and Ash Hamilton | Optional English Subtitles
Street Date: 7/30/24
Synopsis: Beautifully remastered for the very first time in 3-D by 3-D Film Archive! The first feature-length 3-dimensional color motion picture in history, Arch Oboler’s eye-popping adventure tale Bwana Devil kickstarted the 3-D movie craze with a roar! When British railway workers in Kenya become the favorite snack of two man-eating lions, the head engineers (Robert Stack and Nigel Bruce) desperately try to cease the slaughter. Big-game hunters are summoned and a vicious battle between man and beast ensues—all in thrilling color and three astonishing dimensions! Filmed using Natural Vision Corporation’s groundbreaking stereoscopic system with the theory “that the 3-D cameras should see and record the scene exactly as the human eyes see it” (cinematographer Joseph F. Biroc), the legendary Bwana Devil now makes the leap from silver screen to home video, promising to put “a lion in your lap” and “a lover in your arms”!
Bonus Features: Newly Restored in 3-D by 3-D Film Archive – From 4K Scans of the original left/right 35mm camera negatives | 3-D expert Mike Ballew presents THE STORY OF BWANA DEVIL with archival images, poster art and on-set stereo slides | Original 1952 BWANA DEVIL Intermission snipe | M.L. GUNZBURG PRESENTS NATURAL VISION 3-DIMENSION – original 1952 prologue featuring Lloyd Nolan, Shirley Tegge and Bob Clampett’s Beany and Cecil from television’s TIME FOR BEANY | Includes the 2D, Blu-ray 3-D AND Anaglyphic (Red/Cyan) 3-D Versions with One Pair of Anaglyphic 3-D glasses | 1953 2D Color Trailer for the 3D Release | 1954 2D B&W Trailer for the Flat Release | Optional English Subtitles
PERIL & DISTRESS (AND SOON THE DARKNESS & SUDDEN TERROR) (4K UHD BLU-RAY)
Street Date: 7/30/24
Synopsis: This special edition includes two terrifying 1970s thrillers. AND SOON THE DARKNESS – Two young British nurses (Pamela Franklin, Michele Dotrice) bicycling through the desolate French countryside. A mysterious stranger on a lonely stretch of road. The women become separated and soon after, one of them disappears. Now the remaining girl, alone and frightened, begins an increasingly desperate search for answers among the strangely uncooperative locals. Where is her friend? Was there a murder? And as the darkness approaches, is the killer now stalking her? Directed by Robert Fuest (The Abominable Dr. Phibes), And Soon the Darkness remains a favorite of thriller fans for its sexual menace, sinister style and one of the most quietly chilling final twists in ’70s British cinema. SUDDEN TERROR – Young boy (Mark Lester) with an overactive imagination witnesses an assassination attmept, the hired killers are now hunting the young boy and his sister (Susan George) who escape numerous attempts on their lives while aided by their grandfather (Lionel Jeffries) and under the spectre of martial law. Ace filmmaker John Hough (Dirty Mary Crazy Larry) packs Sudden Terror aka Eyewitness with plenty of tense style, stunning locations and startling violence. Jeremy Kemp and Peter Vaughn co-star in this shocking and terrifying suspence thriller featuring music by legendary British art-rock bands Fairfield Parlour and Van der Graaf Generator.
Bonus Features: Audio commentary for AND SOON THE DARKNESS by Director Robert Fuest and Co-Writer/Co-Producer Brian Clemens, Moderated by Journalist Jonathan Sothcott | Audio Commentary for SUDDEN TERROR by Director John Hough and Uncredited-Writer/Producer Bryan Forbes; Moderated by journalist Jonathan Sothcott | Audio Commentary for AND SOON THE DARKNESS by Film Historian Troy Howarth | Audio Commentary by Film Historians Howard S. Berger and Nathaniel Thompson | Theatrical Trailers (And Soon the Darkness / Sudden Terror / Eyewitness) | Radio Spot (And Soon the Darkness) | Optional English Subtitles
Street Date: 7/30/24
Synopsis: Charged with high-voltage tension and suspense, the electrifying thriller No Way Out is a tightly wound tale of intrigue set in the political whirl of Washington and the inner corridors of the Pentagon. In this ’80s box-office smash, Kevin Costner (The Untouchables, Revenge) stars as naval hero Lieutenant Commander Tom Farrell, the new CIA liaison for Defense Secretary David Brice, a high-ranking master of political maneuvers played by the dynamic Gene Hackman (The Package, Narrow Margin). Sexy Sean Young (Blade Runner) is a gorgeous party girl who plays politics herself as Brice’s mistress and Farrell’s secret lover. And Will Patton (Desperately Seeking Susan) is the Secretary’s ruthless aide, architect of a cover-up scheme that protects his boss, but entraps Farrell, putting his life in danger. With its serpentine plot twists, narrow escapes and true-to-life Pentagon setting, No Way Out is the harrowing story of an innocent man caught in a complex web of romance and murder, power and corruption. Stylishly directed by Roger Donaldson (The Bounty, Species) from Kenneth Fearing’s classic noir novel, The Big Clock. The stellar supporting cast includes Howard Duff (Shakedown), George Dzundza (Basic Instinct) and Fred Thompson (Die Hard 2).
Bonus Features: DISC 1 (4KUHD): Brand NEW HDR/Dolby Vision Master – From a 4K Scan of the 35mm Original Camera Negative | NEW Audio Commentary by Filmmaker/Historian Steve Mitchell and Writer/Actor Richard Brewer | Audio Commentary by Director Roger Donaldson | 5.1 Surround and Lossless 2.0 Audio | Triple-Layered UHD100 Disc | Optional English Subtitles DISC 2 (BLU-RAY): Brand NEW HD Master – From a 4K Scan of the 35mm Original Camera Negative | NEW Audio Commentary by Filmmaker/Historian Steve Mitchell and Writer/Actor Richard Brewer | FILM STORIES’ Simon Brew Interviews Director Roger Donaldson | Audio Commentary by Director Roger Donaldson | Theatrical Trailer | 5.1 Surround and Lossless 2.0 Audio | Dual-Layered BD50 Disc | Optional English Subtitles
Street Date: 7/30/24
Synopsis: Ashley Judd (Kiss the Girls, Double Jeopardy) is sensual and stunning as Jessica Shepard, a San Francisco police inspector prowling the wharf for a serial killer whose victims all have one thing in common: her. The investigation becomes more and more twisted as her partner (Andy Garcia, Internal Affairs) behaves strangely, and the police commissioner (Samuel L. Jackson, Changing Lanes) is being asked to remove her from the investigation as she is a prime suspect. All the clues point to her and Jessica begins to suspect that she might be the killer she is looking for. Directed by the great Philip Kaufman (The Wanderers, Invasion of the Body Snatchers, The Right Stuff) and simmering with nail-biting suspense, Twisted is a provocative, pulse-pounding psychological thriller that will keep you guessing to the very end. Featuring David Strathairn, Leland Orser, Titus Welliver, Russell Wong, Camryn Manheim, Mark Pellegrino, D.W. Moffett and Richard T. Jones.
Bonus Features: Brand New HD Master – From a 4K Scan of the Original Camera Negative | Audio Commentary by Director Phillip Kaufman | Creating a ‘Twisted’ Web of Intrigue: Featurette (11:00) | The Investigators – Clues of Crime: Featurette (10:02) | San Francisco – Scene of the Crime: Featurette (6:57) | Cutting Room Floor: Deleted Scenes with Optional Commentary (16:37) | Theatrical Trailer | 5.1 Surround and Lossless 2.0 Stereo | Optional English Subtitles
Street Date: 7/16/24
Synopsis: Columbo is the landmark series that set the standard for the murder-mystery genre. The original run ended in 1978, but the series triumphantly returned in 1989 with an older and wiser Columbo! Remastered in 4K by NBCUniversal, Columbo: The Return includes the final 24 episodes of this enduring classic on Blu-ray! Starring Peter Falk in his award-winning role as the cigar-chomping, trenchcoat-wearing police lieutenant.
Bonus Features: Remastered in 4K by NBCUniversal | Episode Guide Booklet | Newly Commissioned Slipcase Cover Illustration by Tony Stella | Optional Music and Effects Tracks
Street Date: 7/9/24
Synopsis: A newly restored masterpiece from famed director Patrice Leconte (Girl on the Bridge, Yvonne’s Perfume), The Hairdresser’s Husband is a wildly erotic ode to wedded bliss. Starring the legendary Jean Rochefort (Man on the Train) and the incandescent Anna Galiena (Jamón Jamón), it follows the life of young Antoine, who was obsessed with the bewitching beautician who cut his hair. Since then, his single ambition in life has been to marry a hairdresser. As an adult, Antoine (Rochefort) meets a woman (Galiena) who seems to be the perfect incarnation of his childhood fantasies. He promptly marries her, then spends most of his daylight hours sitting in her shop, watching her every move. They are so crazy in love that some days they close up early to be alone. As time passes the shop becomes their entire world.
Restored in 4K from the film negative. Photochemical and digital work carried out by the Hiventy laboratory (TransPerfect Media France), 2023.
Bonus Features: Audio commentary by film historian Adrian Martin | For the Love of a Hairdresser: An Interview with director Patrice Leconte | The Hairdresser’s Confessions: An Interview with star Anna Galiena | Trailers
Street Date: 7/9/24
Synopsis: Polish-born actress Pola Negri was already popular when she began appearing in German silents in the 1910s, but it was her collaborations with Ernst Lubitsch that transformed her into a silver screen goddess, a mesmerizing presence as formidable in comedies (The Wildcat) as in tragedies (Madame Dubarry). Released in the U.S. as Gypsy Blood, Carmen retells Prosper Merimée’s classic tale of a Romani woman who seduces a military officer and sends each of them on a trajectory of dramatic self-destruction. Restored in 4K by the Friedrich-Wilhelm-Murnau-Stiftung, Carmen features a lively score by Tobias Schwenke, performed by the orchestral ensemble Kontraste.
Bonus Features: Audio commentary by film historian Anthony Slide | Short documentary on the film’s restoration (5 min.)
Street Date: 7/16/24
Synopsis: From acclaimed director Patrice Leconte (Girl on the Bridge, The Hairdresser’s Husband), Yvonne’s Perfumeis a mysterious and romantic drama of desire. In the early 1950s, on the shores of a lake wedged between France and Switzerland, a trio of holiday travelers meet, clash, and fall in and out of friendship and love. Adapted from the novel Ville Triste by Nobel Prize-winner Patrick Modiano, it follows Victor (Hippolyte Girardot, The French Dispatch) a deserter escaping his past who lusts after the beautiful actress Yvonne (Sandra Majani). Their push-pull flirtation attracts the attention of gay bon vivant Dr. Meinthe (Jean-Pierre Marielle, The Da Vinci Code), who can’t help but insert himself into their tryst. But their idyllic holiday can’t last forever.
Bonus Features: Audio commentary by film historian Samm Deighan | Interview with director Patrice Leconte | Trailers
Street Date: 7/23/24
Synopsis: Girl on the Bridge is one of director Patrice Leconte’s (The Hairdresser’s Husband) most intoxicating romances. Shot in gorgeous B&W, it follows the whirlwind courtship of carnival knife thrower Gabor (Daniel Auteuil, Caché) and lonesome wanderer Adele (Vanessa Paradis, Half a Chance). Despairing of her future, Adele leaps into the Seine before being rescued by Gabor, and unexpectedly becomes the new assistant, and target, for his act. He flings knives at her across Europe, their love growing with each death-defying act. Living so close to the edge, how long can the luck of these lovers hold out?
Bonus Features: Audio commentary by film critic Manuela Lazic | Le Batteur Du Boléro (1992, short film by Patrice Leconte) | Trailers
THE COCAINE FIENDS / THE PACE THAT KILLS
Street Date: 7/23/24
Synopsis: A cocaine-snorting gangster (Noel Madison) lures a small-town waitress (Thelma Daniels) to the big city, where a series of tragedies unfold. When her brother (Dean Benton) attempts to locate her, he falls into his own whirlpool of drugs and moral degradation. The 1928 silent version (The Pace That Kills) was so successful that producer Willis Kent remade it seven years later, and released it under a variety of titles, including The Cocaine Fiends, as it is best known today. Both films are presented here in 4K restorations, from archival 35mm elements preserved by the UCLA Film & Television Archive and the Library of Congress, and are presented in cooperation with Something Weird and the Sonney Amusement Enterprises Film Collection.
Bonus Features: Audio commentary for The Cocaine Fiends (1935) by Eric Schaefer, author of Bold! Daring! Shocking! True!: A History of Exploitation Films | Audio commentary for The Pace That Kills (1928) by film historian Anthony Slide | The Cocaine Fiends 1973 re-release trailer | Gallery of exploitation trailers
PATRICE LECONTE COLLECTION (DVD)
Street Date: 7/30/24
Synopsis: Patrice Leconte is one of the most acclaimed and successful filmmakers of his generation, and this four-film collection brings together some of his most memorable work. The Hairdresser’s Husband (1990) is a newly restored masterpiece that pairs the brilliant Jean Rochefort (Man on the Train) and the incandescent Anna Galiena (Jamón Jamón) in a wildly erotic ode to wedded bliss. Yvonne’s Perfume (1994) is a mysterious and romantic drama of desire set at an exclusive lakeside resort wedged between France and Switzerland. Half a Chance (1998) is a star-studded action comedy in which legends Jean-Paul Belmondo (Breathless) and Alain Delon (Le Samouraï) get roped into saving Vanessa Paradis from the mob, as either one could be her real father! And finally there is the swooningly beautiful Girl on the Bridge (1999), which follows the whirlwind courtship of a carnival knife-thrower (Daniel Auteuil, Caché) and lonesome wanderer Adele (Vanessa Paradis). Together they are some of the most entertaining French films of the 1990s.
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