{"product_id":"choice-of-arms","title":"Choice of Arms","description":"\u003cp\u003eTHIS ITEM IS AVAILABLE TO PRE-ORDER. PLEASE NOTE THAT YOUR PAYMENT WILL BE TAKEN IMMEDIATELY, AND THAT THE ITEM WILL BE DISPATCHED JUST BEFORE THE LISTED RELEASE DATE.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSHOULD YOU ORDER ANY OF THE ALREADY RELEASED ITEMS FROM OUR CATALOGUE AT THE SAME TIME AS THIS PRE-ORDER ITEM, PLEASE NOTE THAT YOUR PURCHASES WILL ALL BE SHIPPED TOGETHER WHEN THIS PRE-ORDER ITEM BECOMES AVAILABLE.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePLEASE PLACE A SEPARATE ORDER FOR PRE-ORDERS IF YOU WISH TO HAVE IN-STOCK ITEMS SHIPPED SOONER.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChoice of Arms\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNoël (Yves Montand, \u003cem\u003ePolice Python 357\u003c\/em\u003e) leads an quiet life with his wife (Catherine Deneuve,\u003cem\u003e Mississippi Mermaid\u003c\/em\u003e) raising horses on a grand estate in the countryside. Long retired from his previous life in the criminal underworld, Noël’s world is turned around in one night when a former associate (Pierre Forget), gravely wounded from a job gone wrong, arrives at the farm accompanied by Mickey (Gérard Depardieu, \u003cem\u003e1900\u003c\/em\u003e), a dangerously unpredictable young hood. As events begin to spin out of his control, Noël is forced to re-enter the world of criminality he left behind, and to reckon with his own violent nature. With Montand leading an all-star cast, \u003cem\u003eChoice of Arms\u003c\/em\u003e is a typically gripping slice of French noir from director Alain Corneau.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSPECIAL FEATURES\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHigh definition digital transfer\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eUncompressed mono PCM audio\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003eShooting Choice of Arms\u003c\/em\u003e - interviews with the cast and crew, including behindthe-scenes footage (1981, 22 mins)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eInterviews with Deneuve, Montand and Depardieu from the set (1981, 18 mins) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eInterview with Manuela Lazic on Yves Montand in the 1970s (2024, 24 mins)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eIntroduction by documentary filmmaker Jérôme Wybon (2024, 3 mins)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTrailer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNewly improved English subtitle translation\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eChoice of Arms is also available in USA\/Canada from our partners MVD, Diabolik, Orbit, Grindhouse, Rough Cut Canada and others\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eYear: 1981\u003cbr\u003eCountry: France\u003cbr\u003eCert: 15\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Blu-ray\u003cbr\u003eRegion: AB\u003cbr\u003eRAD099BD\u003cbr\u003eEAN:\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e5060974681914\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelease date: 20\/07\/2026\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePress for Série noire:\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"The film’s greatest achievement as a monumentally misanthropic film noir is embracing Thompson’s playful sense of spite\" -\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eSlant\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Alain Corneau and screenwriter Georges Perec display as strong a feel for the novelist’s bleak worldview as can be found in the many films derived from his work. An enticingly nasty little crime film… ripe for rediscovery\" -\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eHollywood Reporter\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"A satisfying slice of sleaze served up on celluloid, Série Noire is a deliciously good watch.\" -\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eFilm Inquiry\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Radiance Films","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56942643183994,"sku":"RAD099BD","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0653\/5482\/5961\/files\/CHOICEOFARMS_STD_2D_FRONT.png?v=1780488948","url":"https:\/\/www.radiancefilms.co.uk\/products\/choice-of-arms","provider":"Radiance Films","version":"1.0","type":"link"}