{"product_id":"world-noir-vol-2-le","title":"World Noir Vol 2 (LE)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWorld Noir Vol 2\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAs the 1960s got underway, the golden age of film noir in Hollywood came to an end, with a new wave of filmmaking emerging that would define itself against the studio system. But while the classic noir fell out of favour with American audiences and producers, filmmakers from across the world - particularly in countries that continued to grapple with the devastating fall out of the Second World War - continued to produce first-rate examples of the genre, with three such examples collected here, in our second volume of titles showcasing the best of World Noir.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBLACK GRAVEL\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSohnen is a town built on vice for the occupying American forces in Cold War Germany. Robert, a local truck driver who sells off gravel from the site he works on as a side hustle, runs into an old flame, Inge. Inge is now respectably married to American officer John who runs the site. Driving in Robert’s truck, tragedy strikes and he and Inge must do their best to cover up a pair of dead bodies. From Helmut Käutner, unknown in the UK but the subject of numerous recent retrospectives and hailed as an underappreciated master, his films have remained difficult to see outside of Germany until recently: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eBlack Gravel \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003ehas been restored by the Friedrich-Wilhelm-Murnau-Stiftung in two versions, the ‘Premiere version’ and a ‘Distribution version’, the latter of which removing two moments of antisemitism, something which Käutner was unafraid of portraying in the film as still being present in society but proved to be too uncomfortable for audiences at the time. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSYMPHONY FOR A MASSACRE \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFive gangsters raise the cash to buy a large shipment of drugs which they plan to sell on. One of the gang however plans to secretly rob his partners, beginning an escalating spiral of violence and deception that leaves a trail of bodies across France. Fiendishly plotted with a twisty script from José Giovanni (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eLe trou\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e) and Claude Sautet (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eClasse tous risques\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e) adapting a novel by Reynaud-Fourton, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eSymphony for a Massacre \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003esees the French master of the mystery thriller Jacques Deray (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eLa piscine\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e) directing with real energy and verve\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFeaturing an icy performance by Jean Rochefort (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eTell No One\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e), support from a remarkable cast of France’s finest character actors,  and stunning photography by Claude Renoir (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eLa grande illusion\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e), this is French crime cinema of the highest quality. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCRUEL GUN STORY\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTogawa (Joe Shishido, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eBranded to Kill\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e) is released from prison early by his underworld bosses. They make him execute a daring heist on an armoured vehicle, knowing he has no choice to do it as he needs the money for his sister’s surgery. With multiple partners and facets to the operation, much is at risk and all is never as it seems. A variation on Stanley Kubrick’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Killing \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003efrom Nikkatsu’s Action line, Takumi Furukawa directs this yakuza tale with every bit of the deftness found in classic American noir of the 1950s, featuring hard-boiled characters and enough twists to make your fedora spin. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBLU-RAY LIMITED EDITION BOX SET SPECIAL FEATURES:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e4K restoration of \u003cem\u003eSymphony for a Massacre \u003c\/em\u003eby Pathé, presented on Blu-ray for the first time in the UK\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2K restoration of \u003cem\u003eBlack Gravel \u003c\/em\u003eby the Friedrich-Wilhelm-Murnau-Stiftung, presented on Blu-ray for the first time in the UK\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHigh-Definition digital transfer of \u003cem\u003eCruel Gun Story\u003c\/em\u003e, presented on Blu-ray for the first time in the world\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOriginal uncompressed mono PCM audio for all films\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOptional English subtitles for all films\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNewly designed artwork based on original posters\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLimited edition 80-page perfect bound book by critics and experts including Carmen Gray on post-war German politics and film, Elena Lazic on Jose Giovanni, David Hering on noir’s evolution in the 1960s, and Jake Cole on the filmography of Joe Shishido\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLimited Edition of 3,000 copies presented in a rigid box with full-height Scanavo cases for each film and removable OBI strip leaving packaging free of certificates and markings\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBLACK GRAVEL\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIncludes both uncensored original cut and the re-edited distribution cut\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAudio commentary with film historian Olaf Möller (2020)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNewl introduction from writer and programmer Margaret Deriaz (2024)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNewsreel footage of film set featuring behind-the-scenes footage and an interview with Käutner (1960)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSYMPHONY FOR A MASSACRE\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew audio commentary by critic Travis Woods (2024)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew introduction by critic Christina Newland (2024)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eArchival interviews with cast members Charles Vanel, Jean Rochefort and director Jacques Deray (1963)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCRUEL GUN STORY\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAudio commentary by author and filmmaker Jasper Sharp (2024)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew introduction by critic and programmer Tony Rayns (2024)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eArchival interview with actor Joe Shishido\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVisual essay by critic Hayley Scanlon on Nikkatsu’s noir films of the 1960s (2024)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOriginal trailer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCert: TBC\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFormat: Blu-ray\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRegion: B\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRAD067BDLE\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEAN: 5060974681280\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRelease date: 26\/08\/24\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Radiance Films","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45692497756334,"sku":"RAD067BDLE","price":46.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0583\/4614\/3918\/files\/WORLDNOIRVOL2_3D_FRONT_OBI_1e808eb8-48bd-491e-a3bd-7d683701463e.jpg?v=1724841486","url":"https:\/\/limelightcollection.co.uk\/en-eu\/products\/world-noir-vol-2-le","provider":"Limelight Collection","version":"1.0","type":"link"}