{"product_id":"serie-noire","title":"Série noire","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\u003eSérie noire\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the dilapidated Parisian suburbs, a down-onhis-luck door-to-door salesman (Patrick Dewaere, \u003cem\u003eThemroc\u003c\/em\u003e) is appalled when a potential customer casually pimps out her teenage niece (Marie Trintingant) to him in exchange for a dressing gown. Enraged, he becomes determined to set the girl free by any means necessary, providing a catalyst for a spiral of escalating violence, robbery, and murder. \u003cem\u003eSerie Noire\u003c\/em\u003e, co-written by Corneau and novelist Georges Perec and based on Jim Thompson’s novel\u003cem\u003e A Hell of a Woman\u003c\/em\u003e, is regarded as possibly the best screen realisation of Thompson’s uniquely bleak and gruesomely comic noir aesthetic, powered by an infamously physical and committed lead performance from Dewaere.\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 role=\"presentation\" dir=\"ltr\"\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\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eInterviews with Alain Corneau, Patrick Dewaere and Miriam Boyer from Belgian Television (1981, 11 mins)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003eSérie noire: The Darkness of the Soul \u003c\/em\u003e- An archival documentary featuring cast and crew on the making of the film (2013, 53 mins)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eArchival interview with Alain Corneau and Marie Trintignant (2002, 29 mins)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Hollyhock in a Cornfield\u003c\/em\u003e - A visual essay about Jim Thompson adaptations for the screen by Paul Martinovic (2024, 30 mins)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\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 role=\"presentation\" dir=\"ltr\"\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\u003eSérie noire 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: 1979\u003cbr\u003eCountry: France\u003cbr\u003eCert: 15\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Blu-ray\u003cbr\u003eRegion: AB\u003cbr\u003eRAD098BD\u003cbr\u003eEAN:\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e5060974681891\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":56942629486970,"sku":"RAD098BD","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0653\/5482\/5961\/files\/SERIENOIRE_STD_2D_FRONT.png?v=1780488599","url":"https:\/\/www.radiancefilms.co.uk\/products\/serie-noire","provider":"Radiance Films","version":"1.0","type":"link"}