{"product_id":"simone-barbes-or-virtue-le","title":"Simone Barbès or Virtue (LE)","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\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSimone Barbès or Virtue\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWorking 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 (\u003cem\u003eRosa la rose, fille publique\u003c\/em\u003e), 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, \u003cem\u003eSimone Barbès or Virtue\u003c\/em\u003e is a gem of the post-post-New Wave, capturing both the thrilling possibilities and compelling absurdities of nighttime Paris.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003eBLU-RAY LIMITED EDITION SPECIAL FEATURES\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003e4K scan and restoration by Cosmodigital\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003eUncompressed mono PCM audio\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eLourdes l’hiver\u003c\/em\u003e - short film by Marie-Claude Treilhou (1981, 9 mins)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003eNew visual essay by film critic Lillian Crawford (2026)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003eNew interview with film scholar Elena Gorfinkel (2026)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003eArchival French TV interview with star Ingrid Bourgoin (1980)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003eNewly improved English subtitle translation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003eReversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Time Tomorrow\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003eBooklet featuring writing by Erika Balsom and archival writing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003eLimited edition of 3000 copies, presented in full-height Scanavo packaging with removable OBI strip leaving packaging free of certificates and markings\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(64, 64, 64);\"\u003eAdd 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(64, 64, 64);\"\u003eSimone Barbès or Virtue is also available in the US\/Canada at \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.radiancefilms.us\/\"\u003eradiancefilms.us\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003eYear: 1980\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003eCountry: France\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003eCert: TBC\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003eFormat: Blu-ray\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003eRegion: ABC\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003eRAD211BDLE\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003eEAN: 5060974684199\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelease date: 16\/11\/26\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Radiance Films","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57155024683386,"sku":"RAD211BDLE","price":17.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0653\/5482\/5961\/files\/SIMONE_BARBES_2D_FRONT_OBI_9780200a-f2c4-464e-8253-2be4700d2931.png?v=1786372463","url":"https:\/\/www.radiancefilms.co.uk\/products\/simone-barbes-or-virtue-le","provider":"Radiance Films","version":"1.0","type":"link"}