World Noir Vol. 1 - OOP Limited Edition Blu-ray Box Set Radiance Films UK Import

Description: World Noir Vol. 1 - OOP Limited Edition Blu-ray Box Set Radiance Films UK Import Region B This is one of my favorite box sets from Radiance Films and easily one of their best. Volume 2 was released recently and it is just as good. This one is already very difficult to find, and with Volume 3 likely dropping in 2025 you can expect volume 1 to become one of the most elusive Radiance Limited Editions of them all. What to expect when ordering and full product details can be found below: Note: This set contains Region B locked discs that will not play on a standard USblu-rayplayer. You must be Region-Free capableto viewthese discs. Do not purchase if you are unsure how thisworks. 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World Noir Vol 1 Though widely considered an American filmmaking style, film noir was first applied by French critics to the visual and thematic darkness of the flood of American films in the post-War period. Those films, often by European emigr filmmakers, were influenced by European filmmaking modes, notably French poetic realism and Weimar cinema. The American noirs that flourished in the 1940s and 1950s in turn influenced cinema around the world again. This ongoing box set series attempts to capture the trails of the noir influence across the globe, from the pre-War period to the emergence of neo-noir, expanding our understanding and availability of this rich filmmaking tradition. In this first collection, World Noir Vol 1 focuses on the 1950s with three films exhibiting noir traits while still evoking their home genre trends and quirks. From 1957, in Koreyoshi KuraharasI Am Waitingafailed boxer and a waitress with a dark past run afoul of an underworld syndicate that seeks to exploit the woman to its own ends. With dreams of escaping to Brazil, he agrees to help. But neither the past nor the future turns out to be exactly what it seems.A foundational film from the pioneering studio of post-war Japanese noir Nikkatsu,I Am Waitingwas directed by a master of the genre and stars Yujiro Ishihara and Mie Kitahara, the on-screen and real-life couple that ruled Japanese popular cinema of the 1950s. In Edouard Molinaros 1959Witness in the City,a wealthy industrialist murders his lover, throwing her from a train to look like suicide. Her husband, Ancelin (Lino Ventura,The Valachi Papers) seeks revenge but his endeavours leave a witness putting him in a cat-and-mouse game, thrillingly shot on the streets of Paris. An adaptation of the novel by celebrated writers Boileau and Narcejac (Vertigo, Les diaboliques) Molinaro wrings every ounce of tension from the narrative, focusing on evocative shadows and Parisian nightlife shot by Henri Decae (Le Samourai). Finally, in Pietro GermisThe Facts of Murder, Inspector Ingravallo has been called to a Roman apartment building to investigate a robbery. Once there he questions the tenants but soon realises something is amiss. As the investigation progresses a simple robbery leads to a murder case Directed by and starring Germi (The Railroad Man) as the growling Inspector,The Facts of Murderwas loosely adapted from celebrated author Carlo Emilio Gaddas novel and is shot with inky shadows reminiscent of film noir, while the mystery element prefigures the giallo. Featuring a cast of wonderful supporting actors including Claudia Cardinale (The Day of the Owl) and Claudio Gora (Il sorpasso), the film won multiple awards at Italian institutions including the Golden Globe for Best Film BLU-RAY LIMITED EDITION BOX SET SPECIAL FEATURES: New 4K restoration ofThe Facts of Murdercarried out by LImmagine Ritrovata at the Cineteca di Bologna, presented on Blu-ray for the first time in the world 2K restoration ofWitness in the City,on Blu-ray for the first time in the UK High Definition digital transfer ofI Am Waiting, on Blu-ray for the first time in the world Original uncompressed mono PCM audio for all films Optional English subtitles for all films Newly designed artwork based on original posters Limited edition 80-page perfect bound booklet featuring new writing on the films by critics and experts includingBarry Forshaw on noir represented outside the US, William Carroll on post-war occupation period in Japanese cinema, Hayley Scanlon on Japanese noir, an interview with Edouard Molinaro, Roberto Curtion the hybrid nature of Italian cinema, and Sam Wigley on 50s world noir from other countries Limited Edition of 3000 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 I AM WAITING Audio commentary by Japanese cinema expert Jasper Sharp Yujiro in Europe- a documentary on star Yujiro Ishihara during location shooting in Europe (1959, 41 mins) The Yujiro Effect- a visual essay by Mark Schilling (2023, 13 mins) Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork WITNESS IN THE CITY Introduction by critic Tony Rayns (2023, 17 mins) Interview with Philippe Durant, biographer of Lino Ventura, who speaks about the film and the iconic actor (2014, 11 mins) French noir - critic and author Ginette Vincendeau provides an overview of noir in France during the 1950s (2023, 23 mins) Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork THE FACTS OF MURDER New interview with Pietro Germi expert Mario Sesti (2023, 47 mins)) The Man With the Cigar in His Mouth- a documentary about Pietro Germi featuring interviews with his colleagues and collaborators including Mario Monicelli, Claudia Cardinale, Stefania Sandrelli, Giuseppe Tornatore among others (Mario Sesti, 1997, 41 mins) What's Black and Yellow All Over? All Shades of Italian Film Noir- visual essay by Paul A. J. Lewison the presence of noir trends in Italian cinema and the evolution of the genre (2023, 19 mins) Newly translated English subtitles Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork

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