Cohen Media: Three More Newly Restored Claude Chabrol Films Coming Soon to Blu-ray
Posted September 29, 2016 09:53 PM by Webmaster
Cohen Media has confirmed that it plans to add to its Blu-ray collection three more recently restored films directed by Claude Chabrol: Betty (1992), L'Enfer a.k.a. Torment (1994), and The Swindle (1997). Blu-ray announcements for the three releases are expected later this year.
Synopsis: Alone and drunk, Betty, is led to a Paris restaurant by a stranger. Here, she meets an older woman, Laure, with whom she strikes up an instant rapport. The two women seem to have suffered the same lot in their lives. Laure takes Betty back to her hotel and helps to cure the young woman of her depression and alcoholism. Little by little, Betty pieces together her recent history and realizes that perhaps her life is not worth living. The she meets Mario, Laure's lover... Starring Marie Trintignant, Stéphane Audran, Jean-François Garreaud, and Yves Lambrecht. NEW 2K RESTORATION.
Synopsis: Betty and Victor tour quietly around France in their motor home living safely on part-time swindles…until they become involved in a scam with high stakes and international implications. Chabrol's 50th film is a deft and entertaining thriller. Starring Isabelle Huppert, Michel Serrault, François Cluzet, and Jean-François Balmer. NEW 2K RESTORATION.
Synopsis: Paul (François Cluzet) has just bought a charming waterfront hotel in the heart of France. In debt for the next ten years, he sets to work with his beautiful new wife, Nelly (Emmanuelle Béart). The life of the young couple resembles a dream come true until Paul's suspicions and jealousy get the best of him. His increasing obsession turns into madness that ends in a tragedy. Starring Emmanuelle Béart, François Cluzet, Nathalie Cardone, André Wilms, and Jean-Pierre Cassel. NEW 2K RESTORATION.