Claude Chabrol

[DeprongMori]

There doesn’t seem to be much discussion about it, but I just picked up Line of Demarcation (1966) in the latest KinoLorber sale and found it tremendously compelling. It’s set in a small French village during the Nazi occupation and takes a prismatic approach to the ways of dealing with this reality among the villagers.

Samm Deighan does an excellent commentary.

[therewillbeblus]

Huh, could've sworn we talked about it during the Chabrol list project, but apparently not. Agreed it's an interesting and good movie, but I don't think I've ever felt much motivation to say more. That's as good as any reason to revisit my copy!

[domino harvey]

One of the few films Chabrol made that reflected his own interest in films about armed resistance (not just the French Resistance, but clearly due to it)

[Stefan Andersson]

Tamasa Films in France has seemingly world rights for 14 Chabrol films:
Les biches, La femme infidèle, Le cri du hibou, La route de Corinthe, Que la bête meure, Le boucher, La rupture, Juste avant la nuit, La décade prodigieuse, Docteur Popaul, Les noces rouges, Nada, Une partie de plaisir et Les innocents aux mains sales

Sources:
https://www.dvdclassik.com/forum/viewto ... 5&start=15 - post by Jerome, May 30, 2024
https://www.lefilmfrancais.com/cinema/1 ... de-chabrol
https://ecran-total.fr/2024/05/16/tamas ... catalogue/

[domino harvey]

Dear God, someone please release them all (well, they can do Popaul last...)

[Aspect]

Yup, that list includes the ones from his golden period. It’s criminal that they haven’t had blu ray releases. I really hope someone (Criterion) got the US rights and remasters them properly.

I’ve still only seen them via the terrible Pathfinder DVDs. Despite how terrible the quality of that set was, it was the single best blind buy of my life. And it was from Best Buy! Those were the days. Probably twenty years ago now.

[domino harvey]

I hope Criterion does NOT have the rights, I want to see these released on good quality discs in my lifetime

I still have my huge Pathfinder box too!

[andyli]

A Spanish blu-ray of Le boucher was recently released. The cover makes no mention of who the licensor is, though.