The Man Who Lies (Alain Robbe-Grillet)

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Coming Soon from Redemption Films:

The Man Who Lies Blu-ray PRE-ORDER



STREET DATE: MAY 27TH.

From writer/director Alain Robbe-Grillet. On the run from pursuing soldiers, Boris (Jean-Louis Trintignant) finds a refuge in a small European town which, years before, was home to Jean, a resistance fighter hunted by the Nazis. Boris ingratiates himself in the community, weaving tales of his encounters with the martyred rebel, and thereby seducing Jean's widow.. and sister… and maid. But Boris's erotic games are interrupted when a mysterious stranger -- who may, in fact, be Jean -- arrives in the village.

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https://www.blu-ray.com/news/?id=13926

Kino Lorber and Redemption Films have officially announced and detailed their upcoming Blu-ray releases of acclaimed writer/director Alain Robbe-Grillet's (Last Year at Marienbad) The Man Who Lies and Eden & After, with the complete alternate version, N. Took the Dice. The two releases will be available for purchase on May 27th.

These three films join Kino Lorber's previous releases of Trans-Europ Express, Successive Slidings of Pleasure, and L'immortelle in The Cinema of Alain Robbe-Grillet, a collection of six films from this influential writer-director whose work weaves his personal themes of sadomasochism within an intricate web of experimental storytelling. Robbe-Grillet's unique and distinctive narrative approach earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Screenplay for Alain Resnais' Last Year at Marienbad in 1962, and these releases from Kino Lorber display his mastery of both writing and directing.

The Man Who Lies

On the run from pursuing soldiers, Boris (Jean-Louis Trintignant) finds a refuge in a small European town which, years before, was home to Jean, a resistance fighter hunted by the Nazis. Boris ingratiates himself in the community, weaving elaborate tales of his encounters with the martyred rebel, and thereby seducing Jean's widow...and sister...and maid. But Boris' erotic games are interrupted when a mysterious stranger -- who may, in fact, be Jean -- arrives in the village. Produced by Samy Halfon and Jon Tomaskovic. Photographed by Igor Luther. Music by Michel Fano. With Jean-Louis Trintignant, Zuzana Kocúriková, Sylvie Turbová, Sylvie Bréal, and Ivan Mistrik

Special Features:

Newly mastered in HD from the original 35mm elements
In French with optional English subtitles
Interview with Alain Robbe-Grillet (34 mins.)
Three trailers for the films of Alain Robbe-Grillet
2014 promo short

Eden and After

From the darkly erotic imagination of Alain Robbe-Grillet (Trans-Europ-Express) comes EDEN AND AFTER, a dreamlike fable in which a group of decadent French students are drawn into the psychological and sexual games of a mysterious Dutchman (Pierre Zimmer). Once they imbibe his "fear powder", the students experience a series of hallucinatory episodes: ruminations on death, explorations of sexual curiosity, and striking tableaux of sado-masochistic fantasy. This special edition includes an interview with writer/director Robbe-Grillet, and a complete alternate cut of the film, entitled N. TOOK THE DICE. Written & Directed by Alain Robbe-Grillet. Produced by Samy Halfon. Photographed by Igor Luther. Music by Michel Fano. Edited by Bob Wade. With Catherine Jourdan, Pierre Zimmer, Lorraine Rainer, Sylvain Corthay, and Catherine Robbe-Grillet

Special Features:

Newly mastered in HD from the original 35mm elements
In French with optional English subtitles
Interview with Alain Robbe-Grillet (31 min.)
Three trailers for the films of Alain Robbe-Grillet
2014 promo short

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