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 Kill Bill, François Truffaut’s The Bride Wore Black was itself influenced by the master of suspense. Adapting celebrated crime writer Cornell Woolrich (here credited as William Irish and 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-Claude Brialy, Charles Denner and Michel Bouquet among others, and features a score by the maestro, Bernard Herrmann (Psycho).
Blu-ray Limited Edition Special Features:
- High-Definition digital transfer
- Original uncompressed French mono PCM audio
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Archival interviews with François Truffaut (1968, 12 mins) and Jeanne Moreau (1969, 5 mins)
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Appreciation by filmmaker Kent Jones (Hitchcock/Truffaut) (2023, 15 mins)
- Barry Forshaw on Cornell Woolrich and the adaptation (2023, 9 mins)
- Original trailer
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Les surmenés (Jacques Doniol-Valcroze, 1958, 25 mins) - an early short written by Truffaut and starring Jean-Claude Brialy
- Optional English subtitles
