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Simone Barbès or Virtue

Working as an usherette at a porn cinema, Simone (Ingrid Bourgoin) squabbles with her colleague as they welcome their peculiar clientele. After her shift, she waits for her girlfriend at a lesbian nightclub full of eccentric characters, before sharing a slow drive home with a stranger. Produced by Paul Vecchiali’s Diagonale (Rosa la rose, fille publique), Marie-Claude Treilhou’s mercurial triptych is rich in style, funny detail, and heady atmosphere. Queer for the marginal stories it tells and for its offbeat, aesthetic blend of irony and sincerity, Simone Barbès or Virtue is a gem of the post-post-New Wave, capturing both the thrilling possibilities and compelling absurdities of nighttime Paris.

BLU-RAY LIMITED EDITION SPECIAL FEATURES

• 4K scan and restoration by Cosmodigital
• Uncompressed mono PCM audio
• Lourdes l’hiver - short film by Marie-Claude Treilhou (1981, 9 mins)
• New visual essay by film critic Lillian Crawford (2026)
• New interview with film scholar Elena Gorfinkel (2026)
• Archival French TV interview with star Ingrid Bourgoin (1980)
• Newly improved English subtitle translation
• Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Time Tomorrow
• Booklet featuring writing by Erika Balsom and archival writing
• Limited edition of 3000 copies, presented in full-height Scanavo packaging with removable OBI strip leaving packaging free of certificates and markings

Add five or more of our November releases (Radical Japan: Survival and Desire, Simone Barbès or Virtue, A Free Woman, Miami Blues, Nadja, The Ghost and Mulberry Street) to cart to receive 10% off. Discount automatically applied at cart. Ends September 9th.

Simone Barbès or Virtue is also available in the US/Canada at radiancefilms.us

Year: 1980
Country: France
Cert: TBC
Format: Blu-ray
Region: ABC
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EAN: 5060974684199
Release date: 16/11/26