Twisting the Knife: Four Films by Claude Chabrol (Blu-ray Limited Edition) (Arrow Video) [UK]

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Release date: April 25, 2022
Purchase links: Arrow Films - Amazon UK - Zavvi - HMV
Price: £55.00 (Arrow Films) - TBA (Amazon) - £54.99 (Zavvi - HMV)

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Limited Edition Contents:

  • High definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentations of all four films
  • New 4K restorations of The Swindle (Rien Ne Va Plus), Nightcap (Merci Pour Le Chocolat) and The Flower of Evil (La Fleur Du Mal)
  • Original lossless PCM French stereo audio on all films plus DTS-HD 5.1 on Nightcap (Merci Pour Le Chocolat) and The Flower of Evil (La Fleur Du Mal)
  • Optional English subtitles
  • 80-page collector's booklet of new writing by Sean Hogan, Brad Stevens, Catherine Dousteyessier-Khoze, Alexandra Heller-Nicholas, and Pamela Hutchinson
  • Limited edition packaging featuring newly commissioned artwork by Tony Stella
Disc One - The Swindle (Rien Ne Va Plus):

  • Brand new audio commentary by film critic Barry Forshaw and author Sean Hogan
  • Chabrol’s “Soap Bubble”, a brand new visual essay by Catherine Dousteyssier-Khoze, author of Claude Chabrol: The Aesthetics of Opacity exploring the games Chabrol plays with his characters and audience
  • Film as a Family Affair, Cécile Maistre-Chabrol, the stepdaughter of Claude Chabrol and his assistant director on fourteen features discusses his life, work and wisdom in this exclusive new hour plus interview
  • Behind the scenes featurette
  • Archive interview with Isabelle Huppert
  • Archive introduction by film scholar Joël Magny
  • Select scene commentaries by director Claude Chabrol
  • Theatrical trailer
  • Image gallery
Disc Two: - The Color Of Lies (Au Coeur Du Mensonge):

  • Brand new audio commentary by critic Barry Forshaw and author Sean Hogan
  • Nothing is Sacred, a brand new visual essay by film critic Scout Tafoya examining the ideas of art and legacy in Chabrol's The Color of Lies (Au Coeur Du Mensonge)
  • What’s Eating Claude Chabrol? a brand new appreciation by film critic David Kalat examining the ways in which Chabrol’s films relate, reflect and refract each other
  • Behind the scenes featurette
  • Archive introduction by film scholar Joël Magny
  • Select scene commentaries by director Claude Chabrol
  • Theatrical trailer
  • Image gallery
Disc Three - Nightcap (Merci Pour Le Chocolat):

  • Brand new audio commentary by film critic Justine Smith
  • When I pervert good…, a brand new visual essay by film critic Scout Tafoya which takes a closer look at late period Chabrol through the lens of his masterful thriller Nightcap (Merci Pour Le Chocolat)
  • Archive interview with Isabelle Huppert
  • Archive interview with Jacques Dutronc
  • Behind the scenes featurette
  • Screen test for Anna Mouglalis
  • Archive introduction by film scholar Joël Magny
  • Select scene commentaries by director Claude Chabrol
  • Theatrical trailer
  • Image gallery
Disc Four - The Flower Of Evil (La Fleur Du Mal):

  • Brand new audio commentary by film critic Farran Smith Nehme
  • Behind the Masks: Remembering Claude Chabrol, a brand new appreciation by Agnès C. Poirier, author of Left Bank: Arts, Passion and the Rebirth of Paris 1940-1950 in which she shares her personal reminiscence of Claude Chabrol and considers his unique position in French culture and cinema
  • Behind the scenes featurette
  • Archive interview with co-writer Catherine Eliacheff
  • Archive introduction by film scholar Joël Magny
  • Select scene commentaries by director Claude Chabrol
  • Theatrical trailer
  • Image gallery
**Extras Subject to Change**