Carlotta: First Look at New 4K Restoration of Army of Shadows
HomeCarlotta: First Look at New 4K Restoration of Army of Shadows
Posted May 30, 2024 06:49 AM by Webmaster
French label Carlotta Films has provided a promotional trailer for the recent 4K restoration of Jean-Pierre Melville's Army of Shadows (1969), starring Lino Ventura, Paul Meurisse, Jean-Pierre Cassel, Simone Signoret, and Claude Mann.
In the United Kingdom, StudioCanal will release Army of Shadows on Blu-ray on June 3.
Description: Having himself participated in the French Resistance, ARMY OF SHADOWS is both Melville's most personal film and, though initially underappreciated in France, is today widely recognized as being his finest.
Based on a novel by Joseph Kessel and featuring a stella cast that includes Lino Ventura (Les Misérables, Lift to The Scaffold), Paul Meurisse (Les Diaboliques, The Eleven O'clock Woman), Jean-Pierre Cassel (The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie, The Three Musketeers) and Simone Signoret (Room at The Top, Les Diaboliques), ARMY OF SHADOWS is a real-life story channelled through the minimalism of Melville's gangster films. The result is an unmissable tale of defiance in the face of seemingly insurmountable odds.
"Betrayal. Loyalty. Collaboration. Resistance"
In 1942, French engineer and Resistant cell leader, Philippe Gerbier (Lino Ventura), is arrested and sent to a Nazi concentration camp. Managing to escape we follow Gerbier and his Resistance allies through operations, camaraderie and espionage, and witness the constant threat of capture, danger and the tough decisions that need to be taken to stay alive.
The new 4K restoration of ARMY OF SHADOWS comes complete with brand-new extras and is the newest addition to the ever-expanding Vintage World Cinema collection from STUDIOCANAL.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
In the United Kingdom, StudioCanal will release Army of Shadows on Blu-ray on June 3.
Description: Having himself participated in the French Resistance, ARMY OF SHADOWS is both Melville's most personal film and, though initially underappreciated in France, is today widely recognized as being his finest.
Based on a novel by Joseph Kessel and featuring a stella cast that includes Lino Ventura (Les Misérables, Lift to The Scaffold), Paul Meurisse (Les Diaboliques, The Eleven O'clock Woman), Jean-Pierre Cassel (The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie, The Three Musketeers) and Simone Signoret (Room at The Top, Les Diaboliques), ARMY OF SHADOWS is a real-life story channelled through the minimalism of Melville's gangster films. The result is an unmissable tale of defiance in the face of seemingly insurmountable odds.
"Betrayal. Loyalty. Collaboration. Resistance"
In 1942, French engineer and Resistant cell leader, Philippe Gerbier (Lino Ventura), is arrested and sent to a Nazi concentration camp. Managing to escape we follow Gerbier and his Resistance allies through operations, camaraderie and espionage, and witness the constant threat of capture, danger and the tough decisions that need to be taken to stay alive.
The new 4K restoration of ARMY OF SHADOWS comes complete with brand-new extras and is the newest addition to the ever-expanding Vintage World Cinema collection from STUDIOCANAL.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- BRAND NEW 4K RESTORATION OF THE FILM
- Army of Shadow - The Hidden Side of the Story
- Trailer
- In French, with English subtitles
