Cohen Media Group has detailed the Blu-ray release of acclaimed French director Claude Chabrol's
The Color of Lies (
Au coeur du mensonge), starring Sandrine Bonnaire, Jacques Gamblin, Antoine de Caunes, Bulle Ogier and Valeria Bruni Tedeschi. The psychologically charged 1999 crime drama arrives on Blu-ray on May 27th.
Official Synopsis:
The Color of Lies is among the finest later films of Claude Chabrol, whose prolific career ranged from the start of the New Wave until his death in 2010 and includes such classics as
Les Cousins,
Les Biches,
La Femme Infidèle,
The Flower of Evil and
La Cérémonie. As in many of his suspenseful films, here he once again uses a murder mystery to expose the underlying tensions and deceptions of a close-knit community.
A 10-year-old girl's violated body is found in the woods of a Brittany fishing village. Suspicion immediately falls on René (Jacques Gamblin,
Safe Conduct,
Inspector Bellamy,
The First Day of the Rest of Your Life), a painter and the girl's art teacher; apparently the last person to have seen her alive. The inspector in charge of the investigation (Valeria Bruni Tedeschi,
Munich,
5x2,
Those Who Love Me Can Take the Train) immediately questions him. But in this provincial town where the residents all know each other, René becomes increasingly unsettled by his neighbors' suspicions and by the inspector's investigation. Children stop coming to him for lessons. His beloved wife, Vivianne (César Award winner Sandrine Bonnaire,
Vagabond,
A Nos Amours,
Intimate Strangers), a nurse, protects and supports him, but is tempted by the advances of an arrogant local TV personality (Antoine de Caunes).
True to form, Chabrol is less interested in whodunit mechanics than in dissecting a culture of lies -- from advertising to adultery -- that permeates modern society. Also starring are Bernard Verley (
Chloe in the Afternoon, The Phantom of Liberty), Pierre Martot (
The Swindle, Betty) and Bulle Ogier (
The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie, Maitresse).
Nominated for the Golden Bear at the 1999 Berlin Film Festival,
The Color of Lies was universally praised by critics. The digitally remastered Blu-ray edition of the film is presented in 1080p with French DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 surround and English subtitles. Special features include:
- Audio Commentary by Critics Wade Major and Andy Klein
- 2014 Re-release Trailer