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Série noire (Blu-ray) (1979)
Franck Poupart is a slightly neurotic door-to-door salesman in a sinister part of Paris' suburbs. He meets Mona, a teenager, who's been made a prostitute by her own aunt. Franck would like to change his life and also save Mona.Director: Alain Corneau
OVERALL: Draw-
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Extras:"Serie noire: The Darkness of the Soul" 2013 documentary (52:31)
2002 interview with director Alain Corneau and actress Marie Trintignant (30:05)
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Subtitles:English (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.66:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):French LPCM 2.0 Mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:2019 Rialto Pictures 2K restoration.
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Extras:"Serie noire: The Darkness of the Soul" 2013 documentary (52:31)
2002 interview with director Alain Corneau and actress Marie Trintignant (30:05)
About Film Movement -
Subtitles:English (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.66:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):French LPCM 2.0 Mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:2019 Rialto Pictures 2K restoration.
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Extras:DISC ONE: Python Police 367
DISC TWO: Série noire
*The Film
"Série noire: The Darkness of the Soul" 2013 documentary (53:33)
2002 interview with director Alain Corneau and actress Marie Trintignant (28:52)
1981 Belgian television set interviews with director Alain Corneau and actors Patrick Dewaere and Miriam Boyer (10:56)
"A Hollyhock in a Cornfield: Jim Thompson on Screen" 2024 visual essay by film historian Patrick Martinovic (29:41)
Theatrical Trailer (2:21)
DISC THREE: Choice of Arms -
Subtitles:English (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.66:1
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Picture Format:1080p24
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Soundtrack(s):French LPCM 2.0 Mono (48kHz/24-bit)
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Case type:Special Case
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Notes:Limited edition of 2,500 copies, presented in a rigid box with full-height Scanavo cases and removable OBI strip leaving packaging free of certificates and markings, reversible covers for each disc, and an 80-page booklet featuring new writing by Charlie Brigden, Andrew Male, Nick Pinkerton, Travis Woods, and newly translated archival interviews with Alain Corneau.
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Extras:DISC ONE: Python Police 367
DISC TWO: Série noire
*The Film
"Série noire: The Darkness of the Soul" 2013 documentary (53:33)
2002 interview with director Alain Corneau and actress Marie Trintignant (28:52)
1981 Belgian television set interviews with director Alain Corneau and actors Patrick Dewaere and Miriam Boyer (10:56)
"A Hollyhock in a Cornfield: Jim Thompson on Screen" 2024 visual essay by film historian Patrick Martinovic (29:41)
Theatrical Trailer (2:21)
DISC THREE: Choice of Arms -
Subtitles:English (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.66:1
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Picture Format:1080p24
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Soundtrack(s):French LPCM 2.0 Mono (48kHz/24-bit)
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Case type:Special Case
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Notes:Limited edition of 2,500 copies, presented in a rigid box with full-height Scanavo cases and removable OBI strip leaving packaging free of certificates and markings, reversible covers for each disc, and an 80-page booklet featuring new writing by Charlie Brigden, Andrew Male, Nick Pinkerton, Travis Woods, and newly translated archival interviews with Alain Corneau.
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Extras:DISC ONE: Python Police 367
DISC TWO: Série noire
*The Film
"Série noire: The Darkness of the Soul" 2013 documentary (53:33)
2002 interview with director Alain Corneau and actress Marie Trintignant (28:52)
1981 Belgian television set interviews with director Alain Corneau and actors Patrick Dewaere and Miriam Boyer (10:56)
"A Hollyhock in a Cornfield: Jim Thompson on Screen" 2024 visual essay by film historian Patrick Martinovic (29:41)
Theatrical Trailer (2:21)
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Subtitles:English (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.66:1
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Picture Format:1080p24
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Soundtrack(s):French LPCM 2.0 Mono (48kHz/24-bit)
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Case type:Special Case
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Notes:Limited edition of 2,500 copies, presented in a rigid box with full-height Scanavo cases and removable OBI strip leaving packaging free of certificates and markings, reversible covers for each disc, and an 80-page booklet featuring new writing by Charlie Brigden, Andrew Male, Nick Pinkerton, Travis Woods, and newly translated archival interviews with Alain Corneau.
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Extras:"Serie noire: The Darkness of the Soul" 2013 documentary (50:24)
2002 interview with director Alain Corneau and actress Marie Trintignant (28:52)
"On the Set" 1979 extract from "Cine Regards" (5:52)
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Subtitles:French HoH (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.66:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):French DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Comes with a slipcase.
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OVERALL: Draw
Radiance has the most extras while Studio Canal has an exclusive television excerpt. Note that the UK release features re-editing of one scene to avoid potentially indecent imagery.
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CUTS:
- Blu-ray A America- Film Movement - No cuts (115:40) minus Film Movement and Studio Canal logos.
- Blu-ray A Canada- Film Movement - No cuts (115:40) minus Film Movement and Studio Canal logos.
- Blu-ray ALL Hardboiled: Three Pulp Thrillers by Alain Corneau America- Radiance Films - No cuts (115:53)
- Blu-ray ALL Hardboiled: Three Pulp Thrillers by Alain Corneau Canada- Radiance Films - No cuts (115:53)
- Blu-ray ALL Hardboiled: Three Pulp Thrillers by Alain Corneau United Kingdom- Radiance Films - Yes - one scene re-edited to remove potentially indecent imagery (116 mins)
- Blu-ray B France- Studio Canal - No cuts (115:48)
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Comparison added by Eric_Cotenas on 21/04/20
Comparison last updated by Rob_Hunt on 24/03/25UPDATE LOG:
21/04/20: Initial entry.
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22/03/25: Added Radiance releases.
24/03/25: Updated UK release.
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