{"product_id":"woman-kills-a-blu-ray-1","title":"Woman Kills, A (BLU-RAY) Pre-Order Deadline June 16\/26 Release July 21\/26","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ciframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/z8cy6kTXrq0?si=FprN0QTwlqe52ABf\" height=\"315\" width=\"560\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA series of prostitute murders disturbs the public with the thought of a serial killer on the loose. Hélène Picard, a prostitute, is sentenced and executed for the murders, but shortly thereafter similar crimes continue. Executioner Louis Guilbeau meanwhile develops a relationship with the investigating officer, Solange, who soon learns Louis may not be who he says he is. Filmed in the tumultuous events of May 1968, Jean-Denis Bonan's \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA Woman Kills\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e never found distribution due to controversy around the director's first film and producer Anatole Dauman (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Beast, Hiroshima mon amour\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e) was unable to find distribution for the film for 45 years until Luna Park Films brought it back to life in a new restoration. Now released on Blu-ray for the first time anywhere, audiences outside of France can finally experience this utterly singular film, a new wave-influenced serial killer film that presents its narrative in an almost true crime approach yet focuses more on the psychological aspect with echoes of German Expressionism and Franju, set to a discordant, jazzy score.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSpecial Features\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e2K restoration of the film from the original 16mm elements\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOriginal uncompressed mono PCM audio\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eAudio commentary by critics Kat Ellinger and Virginie S\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eé\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003elavy\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eIntroduction by Virginie S\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eé\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003elavy\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003eOn the Margin: The Cursed Films of Jean-Denis Bonan\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e(Francis Lecomte, 2015\/2022, 37 mins) - a newly updated documentary programme featuring director Jean-Denis Bonan, cinematographer Gérard de Battista, editor Mireille Abramovici, musician Daniel Laloux, and actress Jackie Raynal\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eShort films by Jean-Denis Bonan: \u003cem\u003eThe Short Life of \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMonsieur Meucieu \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e(1962, 13 mins); \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA Crime of Love \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e(1965, 7 mins, rushes of an incomplete film, narrated by Bonan); \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSadness of the Anthropophagi \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e(1966, 24 mins); \u003cem\u003eCrazy Mathieu \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e(1967, 17 mins); \u003cem\u003eA Season with Mankind \u003c\/em\u003e(1967, 19 mins)\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTrailer\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNewly translated English subtitles\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Radiance Films (US)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45113034834120,"sku":"RAD008BD","price":29.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0598\/8486\/3688\/files\/womankillsbd.jpg?v=1781044283","url":"https:\/\/videomatica.com\/products\/woman-kills-a-blu-ray-1","provider":"Videomatica Ltd (since 1983)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}