For five decades Claude Chabrol navigated the unpredictable waters of Cinema, leaving in his wake fifty-five feature films that remain among the most quietly devastating genre movies ever made. The Swindle sees Chabrol at perhaps his most playful as a pair of scam artists, Isabelle Huppert and Michel Serrault, get in over their heads. But who is scamming who and who do you trust in a life built on so many lies? The murder of a 10-year-old girl sparks rumors and gossip in The Color of Lies, as suspicion falls on René (Jacques Gamblin) the dour once famous painter, now art teacher, who was the last person to see her alive. Enigmatic, perverse, seductive, Isabelle Huppert encapsulates everything that makes Nightcap a film John Waters calls "Cinematic Perfection" in this tale of suppressed family secrets. Finally, in The Flower of Evil, incest, old money and intergenerational guilt come under the scalpel as an outwardly perfect bourgeois family begins to unravel when the wife involves herself in politics. Though influenced by Fritz Lang, Alfred Hitchcock and Jean Renoir, Chabrol's voice was entirely and assuredly his own, influencing in turn filmmakers like Bong Joon-ho, James Gray and Dominik Moll. His amused, unblinkered view of life and refusal to judge his characters makes his films timelessly relevant and accessible to all. Arrow Video is proud to present this second collection of films by Claude Chabrol with a wealth of new and archival extras.
Bonus Materials
LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS
High definition Blu-ray presentations of all four films
New 4K restorations of The Swindle, Nightcap and The Flower of Evil
Original lossless PCM French stereo audio on all films plus DTS-HD 5.1 on Nightcap and The Flower of Evil
Optional English subtitles
80-page collector's booklet of new writing by Sean Hogan, Brad Stevens, Catherine Dousteyssier-Khoze, Alexandra Heller-Nicholas, and Pamela Hutchinson
Limited edition packaging featuring newly commissioned artwork by Tony Stella
DISC ONE - THE SWINDLE
New commentary by critic Barry Forshaw and author Sean Hogan
New visual essay by scholar Catherine Dousteyssier-Khoze
New interview with Cécile Maistre-Chabrol
Behind the scenes
Interview with Isabelle Huppert
Introduction by film scholar Joël Magny
Select scene commentaries by Claude Chabrol
Trailer
Image gallery
DISC TWO - THE COLOR OF LIES
New commentary by critic Barry Forshaw and author Sean Hogan
New visual essay by film critic Scout Tafoya
New visual essay by film critic David Kalat
Behind the scenes
Introduction by film scholar Joël Magny
Select scene commentaries by Claude Chabrol
Trailer
Image gallery
DISC THREE - NIGHTCAP
New commentary by film critic Justine Smith
New visual essay by film critic Scout Tafoya
Interview with Isabelle Huppert
Interview with Jacques Dutronc
Behind the scenes
Screen test for Anna Mouglalis
Introduction by film scholar Joël Magny
Select scene commentaries by Claude Chabrol
Trailer
Image gallery
DISC FOUR - THE FLOWER OF EVIL
New commentary by film critic Farran Smith Nehme
New visual essay by Agnes Poirier
Behind the scenes
Interview with co-writer Catherine Eliacheff
Introduction by film scholar Joël Magny
Select scene commentaries by Claude Chabrol
Trailer
Image gallery
