Read My Lips (Criterion Collection) (4K + Blu-ray) [USA]

[C.C. 95]

Release Date: September 23, 2025
Prices and Links:
Criterion- $39.96 (4K+ Blu-ray) , $31.96 (Blu-ray only)
OrbitDVD- $33.99 (4K+Blu-ray)

Director: Jacques Audiard
Writers: Jacques Audiard, Tonino Benacquista
Starring: Vincent Cassel, Emmanuelle Devos, Olivier Gourmet, Olivia Bonamy, Bernard Alane

• France
• 2001
• 119 minutes
• Color
• 1.85:1
• French

Two outcasts are drawn together by crime and passion in this early tour de force from director Jacques Audiard. Carla (Emmanuelle Devos, who won a César Award for her performance) is an unappreciated, hard-of-hearing employee at a nondescript construction company. Her lonely life gets a jolt of excitement when she hires a new assistant: Paul (Vincent Cassel), an ex-con who soon enlists her (and her lip-reading ability) in a risky scheme. With visceral camera work and sound design, Audiard immerses viewers in the duo’s increasingly turbulent world, blending noir conventions with complex character development for a thriller of unique depth and emotion.

DIRECTOR-APPROVED 4K UHD + BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES​

• New 4K digital restoration, supervised and approved by director Jacques Audiard and director of photography Mathieu Vadepied, with 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack
• One 4K UHD disc of the film presented in Dolby Vision HDR and one Blu-ray with the film and special features
• New afterword by Audiard
• Audio commentary with actors Vincent Cassel and Emmanuelle Devos
• Program about the making of the film featuring interviews with Audiard, Vadepied, and coscreenwriter Tonino Benacquista
• Interview with composer Alexandre Desplat
• Deleted scenes featuring commentary by Audiard
• Trailer
• New English subtitle translation
• PLUS: An essay by film scholar Ginette Vincendeau

ORIGINAL THEATRICAL TRAILER:

 

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OMG this is one of my all time fav movies, I’ve got this on DVD as there is no Blu-ray available with English subs. Will be getting this in case UK don’t get

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OMG this is one of my all time fav movies, I’ve got this on DVD as there is no Blu-ray available with English subs. Will be getting this in case UK don’t get

So happy!

I couldn't agree more. Fantastic film. My favourite Audiard picture. So glad this is getting a new 4k & Blu-ray from Criterion. Emmanuelle Devos' performance is great and beautifully backed up by the great sound design, especially when she takes out or puts in her hearing aid. Cassel is good as well, but he always is. High recommendation to all who haven't seen this.

 

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