BFI Releasing Les Enfants Terribles

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Coming 11/29/21 from The BFI.

Les Enfants Terribles (1950)

Extras
* Newly restored in 4K and presented in High Definition
* Audio commentary by novelist and critic Gilbert Adair (2004)
* Interview with actress Nicole Stéphane (13 mins)
* Other extras TBC
Elisabeth and Paul close themselves off from the world by playing an increasingly intense series of mind games with the people who dare enter their lair.

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LES ENFANTS TERRIBLES
A film by Jean-Pierre Melville
Edouard Dermith, Nicole Stéphane, Renée Cosima, Jacques Bernard

Released on Blu-ray, iTunes and Amazon Prime on 13 December 2021

In this compelling tale of obsession, teenage siblings Paul and Elisabeth create an intense, private world in their shared room. They live, sleep, bicker and play out erotically charged games within their chambre, without heed to the world around them. However, when outsiders intrude into their disturbingly private realm, the scene is set for tragedy. Newly restored, this French classic comes to Blu-ray on 13 December with extras including a new commentary by Adrian Martin.

The mercurial, multi-talented Jean Cocteau provides the screenplay, adapted from his own haunting novel, while the single-minded, self-sufficient Jean-Pierre Melville directs. Despite their clashes on set, what emerges is a unique film that is as true to Cocteau's vision as it is to Melville's.

Special features
• Newly remastered in 4K and presented in High Definition
• Commentary by Gilbert Adair (2004): archive commentary track by the novelist and film critic, whose novel The Holy Innocents was inspired by Les Enfants terribles
• Commentary by Adrian Martin (2021): newly commissioned commentary track by the film scholar
• Ginette Vincendeau on Jean-Pierre Melville (2004, 19 mins): the film scholar and author of Jean-Pierre Melville: An American in Paris on the filmmakers background and the recurring themes in his work
• Volker Schlí¶ndorff interview (2004, 10 mins): the filmmaker discusses his apprenticeship under Jean-Pierre Melville
• Trailer
• Gallery
• **First pressing only** Illustrated booklet with new writing on the film by Dr Deborah Allison, an article and responding letter about the film from Sight and Sound in 1952 and 1953, director and writer biographies, notes on the extras and credits

Product details
RRP: £19.99 / Cat. no. BFIB1441 / 12
France / 1950 / black and white / 106 mins / French, with optional English language subtitles / original aspect ratio 1.37:1 // BD50: 1080p, 24fps, LPCM 2.0 mono audio (48kHz/24-bit)

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Sounds like a film I'd enjoy.