Twisting The Knife Limited Edition

Twisting The Knife: Four Films By Claude ChabrolFor five decades Claude Chabrol navigated the unpredictable waters of Cinema, leaving in his wake more than fifty feature films that remain among the most quietly devastating genre movies ever made. Sardonic, provocative, unsettling, Chabrol's films cut to the quick with a clarity and honesty honed to razor sharpness.The Swindle (Rien Ne Va Plus) sees Chabrol at perhaps his most playful as a pair of scam artists, Isabelle Huppert and Michel Serrault, get in over their heads. But who is scamming who and who do you trust in a life built on so many lies? The murder of a 10 year old girl sparks rumours and gossip in The Color of Lies (Au Coeur Du Mensonge), as suspicion falls on René (Jacques Gamblin) the dour once famous painter, now art teacher, who was the last person to see her alive. Enigmatic, perverse, seductive, Isabelle Huppert encapsulates everything that makes Nightcap (Merci Pour Le Chocolat) a film John Waters calls Cinematic Perfection in this tale of suppressed family secrets. Finally, in The Flower of Evil (La Fleur Du Mal), incest, old money and intergenerational guilt come under the scalpel as an outwardly perfect bourgeois family begins to unravel when the wife involves herself in politics.Though influenced by Fritz Lang, Alfred Hitchcock and Jean Renoir, Chabrol's voice was entirely and assuredly his own, influencing in turn filmmakers like Bong Joon-ho, James Gray and Dominik Moll. His amused, unblinkered view of life and refusal to judge his characters makes his films timelessly relevant and accessible to all. Arrow Video is proud to present this second collection of films by Claude Chabrol with a wealth of new and archival extras.Limited Edition Contents:High definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentations of all four filmsNew 4K restorations of The Swindle (Rien Ne Va Plus), Nightcap (Merci Pour Le Chocolat) and The Flower of Evil (La Fleur Du Mal)Original lossless PCM French stereo audio on all films plus DTS-HD 5.1 on Nightcap (Merci Pour Le Chocolat) and The Flower of Evil (La Fleur Du Mal)Optional English subtitles80-page collector's booklet of new writing by Sean Hogan, Brad Stevens, Catherine Dousteyessier-Khoze, Alexandra Heller-Nicholas, and Pamela HutchinsonLimited edition packaging featuring newly commissioned artwork by Tony StellaDisc One - The Swindle (Rien Ne Va Plus):Brand new audio commentary by film critic Barry Forshaw and author Sean HoganChabrol's Soap Bubble , a brand new visual essay by Catherine Dousteyssier-Khoze, author of Claude Chabrol: The Aesthetics of Opacity exploring the games Chabrol plays with his characters and audienceFilm as a Family Affair, Cécile Maistre-Chabrol, the stepdaughter of Claude Chabrol and his assistant director on fourteen features discusses his life, work and wisdom in this exclusive new hour plus interviewBehind the scenes featuretteArchive interview with Isabelle HuppertArchive introduction by film scholar Joël MagnySelect scene commentaries by director Claude ChabrolTheatrical trailerImage galleryDisc Two: - The Color Of Lies (Au Coeur Du Mensonge):Brand new audio commentary by critic Barry Forshaw and author Sean HoganNothing is Sacred, a brand new visual essay by film critic Scout Tafoya examining the ideas of art and legacy in Chabrol's The Color of Lies (Au Coeur Du Mensonge)What's Eating Claude Chabrol? a brand new appreciation by film critic David Kalat examining the ways in which Chabrol's films relate, reflect and refract each otherBehind the scenes featuretteArchive introduction by film scholar Joël MagnySelect scene commentaries by director Claude ChabrolTheatrical trailerImage galleryDisc Three - Nightcap (Merci Pour Le Chocolat):Brand new audio commentary by film critic Justine SmithWhen I pervert good..., a brand new visual essay by film critic Scout Tafoya which takes a closer look at late period Chabrol through the lens of his masterful thriller Nightcap (Merci Pour Le Chocolat)Archive interview with Isabelle HuppertArchive interview with Jacques DutroncBehind the scenes featuretteScreen test for Anna MouglalisArchive introduction by film scholar Joël MagnySelect scene commentaries by director Claude ChabrolTheatrical trailerImage galleryDisc Four - The Flower Of Evil (La Fleur Du Mal):Brand new audio commentary by film critic Farran Smith NehmeBehind the Masks: Remembering Claude Chabrol, a brand new appreciation by Agnès C. Poirier, author of Left Bank: Arts, Passion and the Rebirth of Paris 1940-1950 in which she shares her personal reminiscence of Claude Chabrol and considers his unique position in French culture and cinemaBehind the scenes featuretteArchive interview with co-writer Catherine EliacheffArchive introduction by film scholar Joël MagnySelect scene commentaries by director Claude ChabrolTheatrical trailerImage gallery