{"product_id":"world-noir-vol-3-le","title":"World Noir Vol 3 (LE)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWorld Noir Vol 3\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe conclusion of World War Two saw film noir become firmly established as one of the defining Hollywood film genres, with studios almost unable to keep up with audience demand for more violent and bleak stories of murder, greed and betrayal. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut outside of the USA, a number of European film-makers, many of whom were still reeling from the destruction levied by years of war on their respective countries, were creating works that were every bit the equal of their contemporaneous American counterparts, while often applying uniquely European sensibilities to the recently established noir framework.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis set features three such classic examples of European noir from the post-war period, with all three presented on Blu-ray with English subtitles for the very first time.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNOT GUILTY\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne night, in a drunken stupor, doctor Michel Ancelin (Michel Simon, \u003cem\u003eBoudu Saved From Drowning\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eL’Atalante\u003c\/em\u003e) causes a tragic road accident in a small countryside town. 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Nowak is curious about what happened to Rothe in the intervening years and, that night, Rothe recounts how his fiancée Inge Hermann (Renate Mannhardt, \u003cem\u003eThe Great Temptation\u003c\/em\u003e) sold secrets to the Allies. Inspired by a true story, Peter Lorre’s atmospheric noir - his only film as director or writer - was unpopular with audiences at the time but has since been revaluated as one of the finest examples of post-World War II German cinema.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGIRL WITH HYACINTHS\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs a wild party rages on, loner Dagmar Brink (Eva Henning) plays the piano. A reveller requests a specific song. She stops abruptly. The next morning, the housekeeper finds Dagmar’s body hanging from the ceiling. Hearing what has happened, a curious neighbour - writer Anders Wikner (Ulf Palme) - gets to work investigating what led to such an event. With pitch-perfect pacing, sharp dialogue and atmospheric cinematography, Hasse Ekman’s masterful mystery was described by Ingmar Bergman as one of the greatest Swedish films of all time.\u003cbr\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\u003eNot Guilty\u003c\/em\u003e by Tf1 presented on Blu-ray for the first time with English subtitles\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHigh-Definition digital transfer of \u003cem\u003eThe Lost One\u003c\/em\u003e, presented on Blu-ray for the first time with English subtitles\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2K restoration of \u003cem\u003eGirl with Hyacinths\u003c\/em\u003e, presented on Blu-ray for the first time outside of Sweden\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\u003eNewly improved optional 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 featuring archival pieces and new writing by critics and experts including Farran Nehme, Martyn Waites, Elena Lazic, Jourdain Searles, and more\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNOT GUILTY\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e4K restoration of Not Guilty by Tf1 presented on Blu-ray for the first time with English subtitles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOriginal uncompressed mono PCM audio\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eThe Perfect Crime: Henri Decoin and Not Guilty\u003c\/em\u003e - 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