The Bride Wore Black (Blu-ray) Radiance Ltd

$69.95

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 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 Cornell Woolrich (who was also the author of the short story which 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-Claude Brialy, Charles Denner and Michel Bouquet among others, and features a score by the maestro, Bernard Herrman (Psycho).

1 in stock

Special Features

High-Definition digital transfer
Original uncompressed French mono PCM audio
Archival interviews with François Truffaut and Jeanne Moreau (1968, 1969)
Appreciation by filmmaker Kent Jones (Hitchcock/Truffaut) (2023)
Barry Forshaw on Cornell Woolrich and the adaptation (2023)
Original trailer
Les surmenes (Jacques Doniol-Valcroze, 1957, 21 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 new writing on the film by Emmanuel Burdeau, 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

Format

Bluray

Label

Radiance