Le Combat Dans LIle Blu-Ray

Clement (Jean-Louis Trintignant, Il sorpasso) is the wealthy son of an industrialist who leads a secret life as a right-wing terrorist. When he is framed for murder, he flees to the countryside with his wife Anne (Romy Schneider, La piscine), where they stay with his childhood friend Paul (Henri Serre, Jules et Jim). Clement plans his revenge, but Anne falls for Paul, and a love triangle is just one of many complications in this multi-layered discovery from the French New Wave. With the support of producer Louis Malle, Alain Cavalier (Fill 'Er Up with Super) directed his debut, a noirish drama beautifully photographed by cinematographer Pierre Lhomme (Army of Shadows). While reflecting the political turbulence of the 1960s, the film explores bourgeois values and the relationship between sex and violence, serving as a precursor to The Conformist and demonstrating Chabrol's influence.

BONUS MATERIAL

2K restoration from the original camera negative

Uncompressed French mono PCM audio in the original

Interview with Alain Cavalier from the French television program Cinema page (1962, 5 min)

To Kill: A commentary featurette by Cavalier on photos from Cinémathèque française (2011, 5 min)

Interview with star Jean-Louis Trintignant from the Belgian TV program Cinescope (1983, 7 min)

The succulence of fruit: An interview with French critic Philippe Roger, who provides an analysis of the film and Cavalier's work (2020, 37 min)

Un Américain - Cavalier's first short film about a sculptor who comes to Paris (1958, 17 min)

France 1961 - a short film made by Cavalier in connection with Zeitgeist's DVD release of the film (2010, 13 min)

Trailer

Optional English subtitles