{"product_id":"a-woman-kills-le","title":"A Woman Kills (LE)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Woman Kills\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eA series of prostitute murders disturbs the public with the thought of a serial killer on the loose. Hélène Picard, a prostitute, is sentenced and executed for the murders, but shortly thereafter similar crimes continue. Executioner Louis Guilbeau meanwhile develops a relationship with the investigating officer, Solange, who soon learns Louis may not be who he says he is. Filmed in the tumultuous events of May 1968, Jean-Denis Bonan's \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eA Woman Kills\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e never found distribution due to controversy around the director's first film and producer Anatole Dauman (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThe Beast, Hiroshima mon amour\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e) was unable to find distribution for the film for 45 years until Luna Park Films brought it back to life in a new restoration. Now released on Blu-ray for the first time anywhere, audiences outside of France can finally experience this utterly singular film, a new wave-influenced serial killer film that presents its narrative in an almost true crime approach yet focuses more on the psychological aspect with echoes of German Expressionism and Franju, set to a discordant, jazzy score. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLimited Edition Special Features\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e2K restoration of the film from the original 16mm elements\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eOriginal uncompressed mono PCM audio\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eAudio commentary by critics Kat Ellinger and Virginie S\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eé\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003elavy\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eIntroduction by Virginie S\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eé\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003elavy\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eOn the Margin: The Cursed Films of Jean-Denis Bonan\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e(Francis Lecomte, 2015\/2022, 37 mins) - a newly updated documentary programme featuring director Jean-Denis Bonan, cinematographer Gérard de Battista, editor Mireille Abramovici, musician Daniel Laloux, and actress Jackie Raynal\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eShort films by Jean-Denis Bonan: \u003cem\u003eThe Short Life of \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eMonsieur Meucieu \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e(1962, 13 mins); \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eA Crime of Love \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e(1965, 7 mins, rushes of an incomplete film, narrated by Bonan); \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eSadness of the Anthropophagi \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e(1966, 24 mins); \u003cem\u003eCrazy Mathieu \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e(1967, 17 mins); \u003cem\u003eA Season with Mankind \u003c\/em\u003e(1967, 19 mins)\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eTrailer\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eNewly translated English subtitles\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eReversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by maarko phntm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eLimited edition 52-page booklet featuring new writing on the film by author and scholar Catherine Wheatley, writer and musician Richard Thomas on the short films, Cerise Howard on gender identity tropes in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eA Woman Kills \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eand the horror film, an interview with Francis Lecomte, the French distributor who rescued the film, and newly translated archival reviews and film credits\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eLimited edition of 2000 copies, presented in full-height\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eScanavo packaging with removable OBI strip leaving packaging free of certificates and markings \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAlso available in USA\/Canada from our partners \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/mvdshop.com\/products\/a-woman-kills-blu-ray\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eMVD\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.diabolikdvd.com\/product\/a-woman-kills-us-radiance-films-le-blu-ray-preorder\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eDiabolik\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/grindhousevideo.com\/products\/a-woman-kills-limited-edition-blu-ray\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eGrindhouse\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.orbitdvd.com\/products\/copy-of-the-vagrant-w-slip\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eOrbit\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYear: 1968\u003cbr\u003eCert: 18\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Blu-ray\u003cbr\u003eRegion: Free\u003cbr\u003eRAD008BDLE\u003cbr\u003eEAN: 5060974680146\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelease date: 06\/02\/23\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Radiance Films","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45692535144622,"sku":"RAD008BDLE","price":17.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0583\/4614\/3918\/files\/50542_2_A_WOMAN_KILLS_BD_SLV_W_OBI_2D_BD_PACK.jpg?v=1724842695","url":"https:\/\/limelightcollection.co.uk\/en-eu\/products\/a-woman-kills-le","provider":"Limelight Collection","version":"1.0","type":"link"}