StudioCanal: First Look at New 4K Restoration of Jacques Becker's Falbalas

StudioCanal have provided us with an official promotional trailer for the recent 4K restoration of Jacques Becker's Falbalas (1945), starring Raymond Rouleau, Micheline Presle, Jean Chevrier, Gabrielle Dorziat, and Jeanne Fusier-Gir. In the United Kingdom, Falbalas will be make its Blu-ray debut on October 25.

Studio description: This brand-new restoration of the scandalous 1945 drama Falbalas by Jacques Becker (Touchez Pas au Grisbi, Le Trou) stars Raymond Rouleau, Micheline Presle and Jean Chevrier and is set in the glamorous world of fashion in Paris.

Micheline, a young woman from the provinces, arrives in Paris to prepare for her marriage to a silk manufacturer from Lyon, Daniel Rousseau. Flush with the romance and excitement of Paris, she ends up falling in love with the best friend of her husband-to-be, the fashion designer Philippe Clarence. An unremitting womaniser, Clarence seduces her into a tempestuous liaison doomed for failure. Cinematography by Nicolas Hayer (Le Corbeau).

Special Features and Technical Specs:

• BRAND NEW 4K RESTORATION OF THE FILM
• Falbalas, a family affair - Featurette
• Fashion and clothing, Jean Paul Gaultier - Featurette
• Interview with star Micheline Presle
• Auditions