Cult Epics has announced that it will release a Limited Edition Blu-ray of Just Jaeckin's
Madame Claude (1977), starring Françoise Fabian, Dayle Haddon, Murray Head, Klaus Kinski, and Maurice Ronet. The release will be available for purchase on November 22.
Label description: Following the worldwide smashes
Emmanuelle (1974) and
The Story of O (1975), influential French filmmaker Just Jaeckin returned in 1977 with the sensual real-life drama
Madame Claude. Starring French New Wave icon Françoise Fabian in the title role along with a sinister Klaus Kinski and the lovely Dayle Haddon,
Madame Claude is an incredibly timeless look at one of the most controversial figures in recent French history.
Originally released as
The French Woman in the United States,
Madame Claude is a mesmerizing mixture of elegant eroticism and potent political thriller powered by Jaeckin's inventive direction and an unforgettable score by legendary French composer Serge Gainsbourg. Cinematography by Robert Fraisse (
The Lover,
Ronin).
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- 4K RESTORATION FROM THE ORIGINAL CAMERA NEGATIVE, supervised by cinematographer Robert Fraisse
- CD SOUNDTRACK
- Audio Commentary by Jeremy Richey (Author of the upcoming book "Sylvia Kristel: From Emmanuelle to Chabrol"
- Interview with Just Jaeckin (2020, HD)
- Vintage French Theatrical Trailer
- Promotional Gallery
- Cult Epics Trailers
- Audio
- Original LPCM 2.0 Mono French track
- New DTS-HD MA 2.0 Mono French track
- Original Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo English track
- Double-sided Sleeve first printing
- REGION-FREE