The Worlds of Lucile Hadzihalilovic Blu-ray
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Posted April 3, 2026 08:49 PM by Webmaster
Severin Films will release on Blu-ray The Worlds of Lucile Hadzihalilovic (2004-2025). The four-disc box set is scheduled to arrive on the market on June 30.
The Worlds of Lucile Hadzihalilovic presents a comprehensively immersive journey through the filmography of Lucile Hadzihalilovic, "an artist of radical gentleness whose films each resemble a delicately poisoned fairy tale" (Le Monde). Originally known for her collaborations as editor and producer for longtime partner Gaspar Noé, writer/director Hadžihalilović's own internationally acclaimed quartet of features craft poetically surreal tales where dreams and nightmares are layered in embraces of tenderness and terror. Two of the four films in this collection are North American Blu-ray Premieres and include over 4 combined hours of fascinating Special Features.
DISC ONE - INNOCENCE
Lucile Hadžihalilović's breakthrough debut is a dreamlike descent into a secluded boarding school where nostalgia and dread intertwine for "a surreal and unexpectedly euphoric" (Sight & Sound) examination of young sisterhood. César, BAFTA and Academy Award® winner Marion Cotillard stars in this "haunting and hypnotic fairy tale" (Seattle Post-Intelligencer) that Indiewire hails as "at once a feminist parable and bedtime story that unfolds like a crouching animal, waiting to pounce." INNOCENCE is accompanied by two of Hadžihalilović's acclaimed shorts, DE NATURA and NECTAR, both featuring personal introductions. Viewers can further explore this world through "Innocence Explained" by young actress Zoé Auclair, a scholarly video essay by Alexandra Heller-Nicholas and a Q&A recorded at the IFC Center In October 2025.
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Lucile Hadžihalilović's second feature is minimalist body horror about a boy who uncovers a mysterious world of inhuman biology and haunting transformation. Julie-Marie Parmentier (MURDEROUS MAIDS, FAREWELL MY QUEEN) stars in the startling film that has been described as "a gynocentric nightmare" (Chicago Reader), "a singular, daring vision" (Arizona Republic) and "a wondrous dream constantly on the verge of a nightmare" (Indiewire). This disc provides deep technical insight with a discussion between Hadžihalilović and cinematographer Manu Dacosse, alongside an interview with co-writer Alanté Kavaïté.
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The third feature and English-language debut by "the emergent champion of slow-burn, surrealist cinema" (The Guardian) is a Kafkaesque fable of fatherhood, isolation and teeth made of ice. Paul Hilton (LADY MACBETH), Romola Garai (SUFFRAGETTE) and Alex Lawther (THE IMITATION GAME) star in Lucile Hadžihalilović's surreal neo-noir that The New York Times calls "a trip down the darkest of rabbit holes," accompanied by what Sight & Sound hails as "enigmatic, oneiric visions that burrow their way into darker crevices of the viewer's consciousness." Adapted from the novel by Brian Catling (The Vorrh), EARWIG is deconstructed through Special Features that include interviews with the director, co-writer Geoff Cox and cinematographer Jonathan Ricquebourg.
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Two decades after the stunning breakthrough of INNOCENCE, Marion Cotillard reunites with writer/director Lucile Hadžihalilović for her award-winning fourth feature, a meta-fantasy freely inspired by Hans Christian Andersen's The Snow Queen. Clara Pacini, August Diehl (INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS) and Gaspar Noé co-star in this "mesmerizing and unnerving masterpiece in which reality, cinema, and fantasy become one of a kind" (Collider) from "a filmmaker with an uncompromising voice — one that continues to whisper strange, scary things into our ears" (The Hollywood Reporter). This final disc contains introspective content, including an interview by Beatrice Loayaza, two additional Q&As from the IFC Center, a second video essay by Alexandra Heller-Nicholas and a technical interview with Jonathan Ricquebourg.
Special and Technical Specs:
The Worlds of Lucile Hadzihalilovic presents a comprehensively immersive journey through the filmography of Lucile Hadzihalilovic, "an artist of radical gentleness whose films each resemble a delicately poisoned fairy tale" (Le Monde). Originally known for her collaborations as editor and producer for longtime partner Gaspar Noé, writer/director Hadžihalilović's own internationally acclaimed quartet of features craft poetically surreal tales where dreams and nightmares are layered in embraces of tenderness and terror. Two of the four films in this collection are North American Blu-ray Premieres and include over 4 combined hours of fascinating Special Features.
DISC ONE - INNOCENCE
Lucile Hadžihalilović's breakthrough debut is a dreamlike descent into a secluded boarding school where nostalgia and dread intertwine for "a surreal and unexpectedly euphoric" (Sight & Sound) examination of young sisterhood. César, BAFTA and Academy Award® winner Marion Cotillard stars in this "haunting and hypnotic fairy tale" (Seattle Post-Intelligencer) that Indiewire hails as "at once a feminist parable and bedtime story that unfolds like a crouching animal, waiting to pounce." INNOCENCE is accompanied by two of Hadžihalilović's acclaimed shorts, DE NATURA and NECTAR, both featuring personal introductions. Viewers can further explore this world through "Innocence Explained" by young actress Zoé Auclair, a scholarly video essay by Alexandra Heller-Nicholas and a Q&A recorded at the IFC Center In October 2025.
Special and Technical Specs:
- Introduction By Lucile Hadžihalilović
- Short Film DE NATURA With Introduction By Lucile Hadžihalilović
- Short Film NECTAR With Introduction By Lucile Hadžihalilović
- Innocence Explained By Actress Zoé Auclair
- Video Essay By Alexandra Heller-Nicholas
- Q&A At The IFC Center
- Trailer
- In French, with English subtitles
- REGION-A "LOCKED"
Lucile Hadžihalilović's second feature is minimalist body horror about a boy who uncovers a mysterious world of inhuman biology and haunting transformation. Julie-Marie Parmentier (MURDEROUS MAIDS, FAREWELL MY QUEEN) stars in the startling film that has been described as "a gynocentric nightmare" (Chicago Reader), "a singular, daring vision" (Arizona Republic) and "a wondrous dream constantly on the verge of a nightmare" (Indiewire). This disc provides deep technical insight with a discussion between Hadžihalilović and cinematographer Manu Dacosse, alongside an interview with co-writer Alanté Kavaïté.
Special and Technical Specs:
- Introduction By Lucile Hadžihalilović
- Discussion Between Cinematographer Manu Dacosse And Director Lucile Hadžihalilović
- Interview With Writer Alanté Kavaïté
- Trailer
- In French, with English subtitles
- REGION-A "LOCKED"
The third feature and English-language debut by "the emergent champion of slow-burn, surrealist cinema" (The Guardian) is a Kafkaesque fable of fatherhood, isolation and teeth made of ice. Paul Hilton (LADY MACBETH), Romola Garai (SUFFRAGETTE) and Alex Lawther (THE IMITATION GAME) star in Lucile Hadžihalilović's surreal neo-noir that The New York Times calls "a trip down the darkest of rabbit holes," accompanied by what Sight & Sound hails as "enigmatic, oneiric visions that burrow their way into darker crevices of the viewer's consciousness." Adapted from the novel by Brian Catling (The Vorrh), EARWIG is deconstructed through Special Features that include interviews with the director, co-writer Geoff Cox and cinematographer Jonathan Ricquebourg.
Special and Technical Specs:
- Introduction By Lucile Hadžihalilović
- Interview With Lucile Hadžihalilović
- Interview With Co-Writer Geoff Cox
- Interview With Cinematographer Jonathan Ricquebourg
- Trailer
- In English, with optional English SDH subtitles
- REGION-A "LOCKED"
Two decades after the stunning breakthrough of INNOCENCE, Marion Cotillard reunites with writer/director Lucile Hadžihalilović for her award-winning fourth feature, a meta-fantasy freely inspired by Hans Christian Andersen's The Snow Queen. Clara Pacini, August Diehl (INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS) and Gaspar Noé co-star in this "mesmerizing and unnerving masterpiece in which reality, cinema, and fantasy become one of a kind" (Collider) from "a filmmaker with an uncompromising voice — one that continues to whisper strange, scary things into our ears" (The Hollywood Reporter). This final disc contains introspective content, including an interview by Beatrice Loayaza, two additional Q&As from the IFC Center, a second video essay by Alexandra Heller-Nicholas and a technical interview with Jonathan Ricquebourg.
Special and Technical Specs:
- Introduction By Lucile Hadžihalilović
- Interview With Cinematographer Jonathan Ricquebourg
- Interview With Lucile Hadžihalilović By Beatrice Loayaza
- 2 Q&As At The IFC Center
- Video Essay By Alexandra Heller-Nicholas
- Trailer
- In English and French, with English subtitles
- REGION-A "LOCKED"
- 60-page companion book with essays from Saffron Maeve, Alison Taylor, and Stephen Thrower
