BFI: New 4K Restoration of La Haine Detailed for Blu-ray
HomeBFI: New 4K Restoration of La Haine Detailed for Blu-ray
Posted November 3, 2020 07:22 PM by Webmaster
The British Film Institute has officially announced and detailed its upcoming Blu-ray release of Mathieu Kassovitz's La Haine (1995), starring Vincent Cassel, Hubert Koundé, Saïd Taghmaoui, Abdel Ahmed Ghili, and Benoît Magimel. The release will be available for purchase on November 23.
Label description: Turning the camera away from iconic Paris to the concrete banlieue, Mathieu Kassovitz's second feature as a director changed the cultural landscape of French cinema when it landed at the Cannes Film Festival in 1995, winning the Best Director prize. After its 25th Anniversary re-release in 4K, by BFI Distribution in September, it now comes to BFI Blu-ray in a Limited Edition 2-disc set. With over 5 hours of new and archival extras including a new interview with Mathieu Kassovitz and an 80-page book, this is an absolute must for all fans and a great Christmas gift that will sell out fast.
The film takes place over 24 hours following the police shooting of a young man from a deprived housing estate, and shows the world through the eyes of three friends – one North African, one Jewish and one black – who are frustrated with politicians, the media and police brutality. Black and white visuals, a thumping hip-hop soundtrack and graffiti-daubed streets underscore the urgency and rebellion at the heart of this game-changing classic.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
Label description: Turning the camera away from iconic Paris to the concrete banlieue, Mathieu Kassovitz's second feature as a director changed the cultural landscape of French cinema when it landed at the Cannes Film Festival in 1995, winning the Best Director prize. After its 25th Anniversary re-release in 4K, by BFI Distribution in September, it now comes to BFI Blu-ray in a Limited Edition 2-disc set. With over 5 hours of new and archival extras including a new interview with Mathieu Kassovitz and an 80-page book, this is an absolute must for all fans and a great Christmas gift that will sell out fast.
The film takes place over 24 hours following the police shooting of a young man from a deprived housing estate, and shows the world through the eyes of three friends – one North African, one Jewish and one black – who are frustrated with politicians, the media and police brutality. Black and white visuals, a thumping hip-hop soundtrack and graffiti-daubed streets underscore the urgency and rebellion at the heart of this game-changing classic.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- NEW 4K RESTORATION OF THE FILM, supervised by director of photography Pierre Aïm
- Audio commentary by Mathieu Kassovitz (2004)
- Redefining Rebellion (2020, 5 mins): film critic and programmer Kaleem Aftab explores the spirit of revolution in La Haine
- Screen Epiphany: Riz Ahmed introduces La Haine (2020, 14 mins): the award winning actor talks about his connection to the film
- Interview with Mathieu Kassovitz (2020, 35 mins): a new interview with the actor, writer and director
- Three short films by Mathieu Kassovitz: Fierrot le pou (1990, 7 mins): a young man shoots hoops (or tries) in a gym, in an effort to impress a young woman; Cauchemar blanc (1991, 10 mins): a group of white men carry out a racist attack in the banlieue; Assassins (1992, 12 mins): Kassovitz's short film that he later developed into the feature Assassin(s) in 1997
- 10 Years of La Haine (2005, 84 mins): feature-length documentary marking the 10th anniversary of Mathieu Kassovitz's award-winning film
- Casting and rehearsals (1995, 19 mins)
- Anatomy of a Scene (1995, 7 mins): a look at the shooting of a particularly challenging scene
- Behind the scenes (1995, 6 mins): Kassovitz, his cast and crew prepare to embark on making La Haine
- Color deleted and extended scenes (1995, 17 mins): including afterwords by Mathieu Kassovitz on selected scenes
- Original trailers
- 25th anniversary trailer
- 80-page book featuring new writing by Ginette Vincendeau and Kaleem Aftab, an interview with Mathieu Kassovitz, archival essays and reviews, and more
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