A Pain in the Ass Blu-ray
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Posted November 20, 2020 10:13 PM by Webmaster
Kino Lorber have detailed their upcoming Blu-ray release of Édouard Molinaro's classic crime comedy A Pain in the Ass a.k.a. L'emmerdeur (1973), starring Lino Ventura, Jacques Brel, Caroline Cellier, and Nino Castelnuovo. The release will be available for purchase on March 30.
Synopsis: When a hired killer crosses paths with a suicidal shirt salesman, the resulting calamity makes for one of the funniest, most original films you'll ever see. Ralf Milan (Ventura) has come to Montpellier to fulfill a "contract" that a powerful crime organization has placed on a man about to testify against the mob at an upcoming trial. As Ralf waits for the man in his hotel room with gun in hand, he notices something very strange in the attaching room next door: François Pignon (Brel), a cuckolded, unhappy man who is trying to hang himself, but is failing—ridiculously. Ralf finds himself compelled to protect François from his hapless attempts at self-destruction to avoid attracting attention. What develops is one odd friendship you'll never forget.
Billy Wilder remade the film in 1981 as Buddy Buddy, starring Walter Matthau and Jack Lemmon.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
Synopsis: When a hired killer crosses paths with a suicidal shirt salesman, the resulting calamity makes for one of the funniest, most original films you'll ever see. Ralf Milan (Ventura) has come to Montpellier to fulfill a "contract" that a powerful crime organization has placed on a man about to testify against the mob at an upcoming trial. As Ralf waits for the man in his hotel room with gun in hand, he notices something very strange in the attaching room next door: François Pignon (Brel), a cuckolded, unhappy man who is trying to hang himself, but is failing—ridiculously. Ralf finds himself compelled to protect François from his hapless attempts at self-destruction to avoid attracting attention. What develops is one odd friendship you'll never forget.
Billy Wilder remade the film in 1981 as Buddy Buddy, starring Walter Matthau and Jack Lemmon.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- NEW 2K RESTORATION OF THE FILM
- NEW Audio Commentary by critic Nick Pinkerton
- Theatrical Trailer
- In French with Optional English subtitles
