French label TF1 Video will release on Blu-ray two classic films directed by Claude Miller:
Mortelle randonnée a.k.a.
Deadly Circuit (1983), starring Michel Serrault, Isabelle Adjani, and Guy Marchand, and
Garde à vue a.k.a.
The Grilling (1981), starring Lino Ventura, Michel Serrault, and Romy Schneider.
The upcoming releases, which will be part of the label's
Heritage series, will be available for purhcase on October 25.
Deadly Circuit
Catherine (Isabelle Adjani) is a seductive predator - a serial killer who lures wealthy men to their death. Beauvoir (Michel Serrault), a solitary detective known as "The Eye," is in pursuit. Convinced she is his long-lost daughter, he shadows her through Europe, concealing incriminating evidence and helping her elude the police. But when Catherine falls in love with a blind artist (Sami Frey), Beauvoir's jealousy leads to a fatal accident, which ones again sets her on a murderous path.
Based on the best-selling novel
The Eye of The Beholder by Marc Behm,
Mortelle Randonnee (Deadly Circuit) was nominated for five Cesar Awards including Best Actor, Best Supporting Actress and Best Cinematography.
The Grilling
Inspector Gallien is investigating the rape and murder of two little girls. The only suspect is attorney Jerome Martinaud, but the evidence against him is circumstantial. As the city celebrates New Year's Eve, Gallien calls Martinaud to his office and interrogates him for hour after hour while Martinaud continues to maintain his innocence. We learn all about the evidence; we meet Martinaud's wife and learn all about the rift between the two; but will we, and Gallien, finally learn whether Martinaud is guilty?
Winner of four Cesar Awards, including Best Actor (Michel Serrault) and Best Supporting Actor (Guy Marchand).
NOTE: Already available on Blu-ray as part of the
Heritage series are Jean Renoir's
The Golden Coach and Julien Duvivier's
Panic.