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Summary

After a bride sees her love murdered on the steps outside the church, she enacts her ruthless revenge on the group of men responsible in The Bride Wore Black, released on Blu-ray 15th May 2023 from Radiance Films.

Cast

Jeanne Moreau, Jean-Claude Brialy, Michel Bouquet, Charles Denner, Michael Lonsdale

Director

François Truffaut

Producer

Marcel Berbert, Oscar Lewenstein

Distributor

Radiance Films

Run time

1 hour 47 minutes

Release date

15/05/2023

Hash Tag

#TheBrideWoreBlack

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Jeanne Moreau (Jules et Jim) stars as the titular bride, who after marrying her love sees him murdered on the steps outside the church. From here she enacts her ruthless revenge on the group of men responsible.

Undoubtedly an influence on Quentin Tarantino's Kill Bill, François Truffaut's The Bride Wore Black was itself influenced by the director's idol, Alfred Hitchcock. Adapting celebrated crime writer Cornel Woolrich (who was also the author of the short story Hitchcock's Rear Window is based on) Truffaut's film is a deliciously entertaining tale that was one of the director's biggest hits.

Alongside Moreau, the film boasts a sensational cast, including Michael Lonsdale, Jean-Clude Brialy, Charles Denner and Michel Bouquet among others, and features a score by the maestro, Bernard Herrman (Psycho).

The Bride Wore Black is released on Blu-ray 15th May 2023 from Radiance Films.

Special Features

High-Definition digital transfer
Original uncompressed French mono PCM audio
Archival interviews with François Truffaut (1968, 12 mins) and Jeanne Moreau (1969, 5 mins)
Appreciation by filmmaker Kent Jones (Hitchcock/Truffaut) (2023, 15 mins)
Barry Forshaw on Cornell Woolrich and the adaptation (2023, 9 mins)
Original trailer
Les surmenés (Jacques Doniol-Valcroze, 1958, 25 mins) - an early short written by Truffaut and starring Jean-Claude Brialy
Optional English subtitles
Reversible sleeve featuring designs based on original posters
Limited edition booklet featuring archival writing by Truffaut and Moreau, and a contemporary article on the film by Penelope Houston
Limited edition of 3000 copies, presented in full-height Scanavo packaging with removable OBI strip leaving packaging free of certificates and markings

Please note - Disc special features are subject to change, may differ from format to format and/or may differ from region to region.

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