A masterclass in Melville’s trademark austere style, UN FLIC arrives on 4K UHD and Blu-ray on 16th November and is another great addition to the growing library for Studiocanal Classics
The all-star cast includes Alain Delon (LE CERCLE ROUGE, LE SAMOURAÏ) in his third and final collaboration with Melville, as he takes on the role of conflicted police commissioner Édouard Coleman – a striking departure from the professional criminals he played in Melville’s previous films. Richard Crenna (WAIT UNTIL DARK, BODY HEAT) co-stars as Simon, a Parisian nightclub owner, thief and drug trafficker whose criminal activities are unknown to Coleman until after the two men become friends, while Catherine Deneuve (THE UMBRELLAS OF CHERBOURG, BELLE DE JOUR) plays Cathy, the beautiful and elusive woman who is caught between them.
Shot by cinematographer Walter Wottitz (THE LONGEST DAY, THE TRAIN), the film is meticulously choreographed, from its opening bank robbery to the spectacular train heist. With sparse dialogue and an emphasis on visual storytelling, Melville’s distinctive style is at its most stripped-back and abstract. A study of solitude and morality, UN FLIC explores the tensions between friendship and betrayal, and the codes of loyalty and honour.
Restored from a 4K scan of the 35mm original camera negative, this edition brings renewed life to one of the lesser-seen works from one of French cinema’s great crime directors.
Theres also some special features included on the disc (and everyone knows how much I love special features)
Theres an Introduction to the film by by Jean-Baptiste Thoret, some some featurettes which include Gaby Revisited by Stéphane du Mesnildot, , Looking Towards the Future: An Analysis by Bernard Benoliel, The Double Life of a Cop: The Two Cuts of Melville’s Final Film and finally Un Flic Revisited by Bernard Benoliel and Jean-Baptiste Thoret
French Language with English subtitles / Cert: 12 / Running time: 100mins
