{"product_id":"hardboiled-three-pulp-thrillers-by-alain-corneau-us-limited-edition-copy","title":"Hardboiled: Three Pulp Thrillers by Alain Corneau (US Limited Edition) USED","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"main-print\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"main3c\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"item-listing\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"item-maindata\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHardboiled: Three Pulp Thrillers by Alain Corneau\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe hardboiled genre of crime fiction evolved from the mystery crime novels of the early 20th century - closely associated with the US pulp magazines, these cynical and unsentimental stories of desperate criminals and social corruption were both influenced by and an influence on the golden era of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003efilm noir.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAs their popularity waned in the US, the hardboiled genre remained hugely popular and relevant throughout the 1960s and 70s in France, thanks to the successful Serie Noire imprint and a succession of new translations. In Alain Corneau’s early films, he sought to continue the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003enoir \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003etradition in his native France, and was both directly and indirectly inspired by titans of hardboiled genre, including Kenneth Fearing and Jim Thompson. A heady combination of classic noir and 70s grit, these three darkly thrilling films are vastly underrated and important works in the canon of crime cinema. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003ePolice Python 357\u003c\/em\u003e,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Yves Montand (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Wages of Fear\u003c\/em\u003e)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e plays a tough cop who, when his lover is found murdered, finds himself implicated in her death and in a battle of wits with a powerful rival, in the second screen adaptation of Kenneth Fearing’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Big Clock\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eSérie noire \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003eadapts Jim Thompson’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Hell of A Woman\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003eto the banlieues of Paris: in an astonishing performance, Patrick Dewaere (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThemroc\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e) attempts to save a young girl from prostitution, with murder the only solution.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eChoice of Arms\u003c\/em\u003e, Yves Montand heads an all-star cast, including Catherine Denueve and Gerard Depardieu, as a former crook pulled out of retirement when a gang on the run turn to him for shelter after a prison break.\u003cb id=\"docs-internal-guid-9e2fa880-7fff-e76d-4f6e-d0f20ec9b273\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLIMITED EDITION BLU-RAY SPECIAL FEATURES\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHigh-Definition digital transfers, presented on three discs\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUncompressed mono PCM audio for each film\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAudio commentary by Mike White on \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003ePolice Python 357\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e(2024)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMaxim Jakubowski on \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003ePolice Python 357\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e’s source novel and adaptation (2024)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eArchival interview with Alain Corneau and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrançois Périer about \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003ePolice Python 357\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003efrom Belgian Television (1976)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eSérie noire\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003eset interviews with Alain Corneau, Patrick Dewaere and Miriam Boyer from Belgian Television (1981)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003eSérie noire: The Darkness of the Soul \u003c\/em\u003e- \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAn archival documentary featuring cast and crew on the making of the film (2013, 53 mins)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eArchival interview with Alain Corneau and Marie Trintignant about \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eSérie noire\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (2002, 30 mins)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA visual essay about Jim Thompson adaptations for the screen by Paul Martinovic (2024)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIntroduction by documentary filmmaker \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJérôme \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWybon (2024)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eShooting Choice of Arms\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e- interviews with the cast and crew including behind-the-scenes footage (1981)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eInterviews with Deneuve, Montand and Depardieu from the set (1981)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eInterview with Manuela Lazic on Yves Montand in the 1970s (2024)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTrailers\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOptional English subtitles for each 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