Radiance Films Announces June Releases
HomeRadiance Films Announces June Releases
Posted March 11, 2026 06:48 AM by Webmaster
Radiance Films has announced its June batch of 4K Blu-ray and Blu-ray releases. They are: Solo (1970), Head Against the Wall (1959), Warm Water Under a Red Bridge (2001), and The Pornographers (1966).
Solo
Description: A womanizing violinist and jewel thief (Jean-Pierre Mocky, Litan) must abandon his carefree lifestyle when he learns that his younger brother is part of the leftist revolutionary group responsible for the brutal murders of powerful men. Determined to save the life of his idealistic sibling, the cynical drifter becomes embroiled in a struggle that is not his to fight. A decade after appearing in La tête contre les murs, Jean-Pierre Mocky returned to acting with this profoundly satirical crime drama. Unflinching and heavily influenced by American cinema, Solo captures the visceral feeling of disillusionment of a post-1968 French society brimming with rage at the sinister powers that be.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
UK STREET DATE: JUNE 22.
Head Against the Wall
After he steals money from his wealthy father one too many times, the rebellious François (Jean-Pierre Mocky, Litan) is forcibly committed to a psychiatric institution. Labelled a delinquent and an arsonist, he endures the dehumanising treatment reserved for society's rejects, and attempts to thwart the archaic methods of the cruel Dr. Varmont (Pierre Brasseur, Children of Paradise). Adapted by Mocky from Hervé Bazin's shocking autobiographical novel, this poetic and furious debut feature from Georges Franju (Eyes Without a Face) features an all-star cast including Anouk Aimée (La Dolce Vita) as François's only visitor, Paul Meurisse (Les diaboliques) in the role of the more modern Dr. Emery, and Charles Aznavour (Shoot the Pianist) as a long-time resident of the institution.
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UK STREET DATE: JUNE 22.
Warm Water Under a Red Bridge
When a dying friend tells out-of-work salaryman Yosuke (Koji Yakusho, Perfect Days) about a hidden treasure, he sets off in search of the only clue about its location: a house by a red bridge. What he finds instead is a woman who transcends all his fantasies. Japanese master Shohei Imamura's final feature reunites the cast and crew of his Palme d'or-winning The Eel for a boldly sensuous and taboo-breaking love story.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
The Pornographers 4K Blu-ray
A former buddhist monk turned erotic filmmaker, Subuyan lives with hairdresser Haru and her two teenage children. Shooting two skin flicks per day, he somehow manages to stay out of the clutches of the yakuza, but real trouble starts when Haru discovers him lusting after her daughter. Shohei Imamura's landmark satire of postwar affluence was adapted from the internationally renowned novel by Akiyuki Nosaka (Grave of the Fireflies) and brings to vivid life the seedy side of 1960s Japan. Special Features and Technical Specs:
Solo
Description: A womanizing violinist and jewel thief (Jean-Pierre Mocky, Litan) must abandon his carefree lifestyle when he learns that his younger brother is part of the leftist revolutionary group responsible for the brutal murders of powerful men. Determined to save the life of his idealistic sibling, the cynical drifter becomes embroiled in a struggle that is not his to fight. A decade after appearing in La tête contre les murs, Jean-Pierre Mocky returned to acting with this profoundly satirical crime drama. Unflinching and heavily influenced by American cinema, Solo captures the visceral feeling of disillusionment of a post-1968 French society brimming with rage at the sinister powers that be.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- 4K RESTORATION BY ECLAIR CLASSICS supervised by Mocky Delicious Products
- 2.0 DTS-HD Master Audio
- Archival interview with screenwriter and star Jean-Pierre Mocky (2018, 12 mins)
- Interview with actor Anne Deleuze (2022, 16 mins)
- Interview with Jean-Pierre Mocky's assistant and friend Eric Le Roy (2022)
- Trailer
- Optional English subtitles
- Reversible sleeve featuring designs based on original posters
- Limited edition booklet featuring archival interviews with Mocky
- Limited edition of 3000 copies, presented in full-height Scanavo packaging with removable OBI strip leaving packaging free of certificates and markings
- REGION-FREE
UK STREET DATE: JUNE 22.
Head Against the Wall
After he steals money from his wealthy father one too many times, the rebellious François (Jean-Pierre Mocky, Litan) is forcibly committed to a psychiatric institution. Labelled a delinquent and an arsonist, he endures the dehumanising treatment reserved for society's rejects, and attempts to thwart the archaic methods of the cruel Dr. Varmont (Pierre Brasseur, Children of Paradise). Adapted by Mocky from Hervé Bazin's shocking autobiographical novel, this poetic and furious debut feature from Georges Franju (Eyes Without a Face) features an all-star cast including Anouk Aimée (La Dolce Vita) as François's only visitor, Paul Meurisse (Les diaboliques) in the role of the more modern Dr. Emery, and Charles Aznavour (Shoot the Pianist) as a long-time resident of the institution.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- 4K RESTORATION BY ECLAIR CLASSICS supervised by Mocky Delicious Products
- Uncompressed mono PCM audio
- Archival interview with screenwriter and star Jean-Pierre Mocky (2008, 10 mins)
- Archival interview with director Georges Franju and actor Charles Aznavour (1958)
- Interview with Jean-Pierre Mocky's assistant and friend Eric Le Roy (2023, 25 mins)
- Newly improved English subtitle translation
- Reversible sleeve featuring designs based on original posters
- Limited edition booklet featuring archival writing by film critic Raymond Durgnat
- Limited edition of 3000 copies, presented in full-height Scanavo packaging with removable OBI strip leaving packaging free of certificates and markings
- REGION-FREE
UK STREET DATE: JUNE 22.
Warm Water Under a Red Bridge
When a dying friend tells out-of-work salaryman Yosuke (Koji Yakusho, Perfect Days) about a hidden treasure, he sets off in search of the only clue about its location: a house by a red bridge. What he finds instead is a woman who transcends all his fantasies. Japanese master Shohei Imamura's final feature reunites the cast and crew of his Palme d'or-winning The Eel for a boldly sensuous and taboo-breaking love story.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- High-Definition digital transfer
- Uncompressed mono PCM audio
- Introduction to the film by Takashi Miike (2026)
- Interview with co-writer Daisuke Tengan (2026)
- Making of documentary
- Archival discussion between Shohei Imamura and Takashi Miike (2002)
- Theatrical trailer
- Teaser trailer directed by Takashi Miike, with newly filmed intro
- Newly improved English subtitle translation
- Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Time Tomorrow
- Limited edition booklet featuring new writing by Bastian Meiresonne
- Limited edition of 3000 copies, presented in full-height Scanavo packaging with removable OBI strip leaving packaging free of certificates and markings
- REGION-B "LOCKED"
The Pornographers 4K Blu-ray
A former buddhist monk turned erotic filmmaker, Subuyan lives with hairdresser Haru and her two teenage children. Shooting two skin flicks per day, he somehow manages to stay out of the clutches of the yakuza, but real trouble starts when Haru discovers him lusting after her daughter. Shohei Imamura's landmark satire of postwar affluence was adapted from the internationally renowned novel by Akiyuki Nosaka (Grave of the Fireflies) and brings to vivid life the seedy side of 1960s Japan. Special Features and Technical Specs:
- TWO-DISC (4K BLU-RAY/BLU-RAY) COMBO PACK RELEASE
- NEW 4K RESTORATION OF THE FILM
- Uncompressed mono PCM audio
- Interview with actor Masaomi Kondo (2026)
- Interview with Inuhiko Yomota on Akiyuki Nosaka (2026)
- Interview with critic Tony Rayns (2026)
- Cinéma de notre temps: Shohei Imamura, The Freethinker - a French TV documentary on Imamura featuring the filmmaker himself discussing his key films (1995, 63 mins)
- Trailer
- Newly improved English subtitle translation
- Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Time Tomorrow
- Limited edition booklet featuring new writing by Jasper Sharp
- Limited edition of 5000 copies, presented in full-height Scanavo packaging with removable OBI strip leaving packaging free of certificates and markings
- 4K BLU-RAY: REGION-FREE/BLU-RAY: REGION-B "LOCKED"
