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Twisting the Knife: Four Films by Claude Chabrol Blu-ray Review

 

  • Director ‏ : ‎ Claude Chabrol
  • Actors ‏ : ‎ Nathalie Baye, Benoît Magimel, Henri Attal, Suzanne Flon, Isabelle Huppert
  • Media Format ‏ : ‎ Anamorphic, NTSC, Widescreen
  • Run time ‏ : ‎ 6 hours and 59 minutes
  • Studio ‏ : ‎ Arrow Video
  • Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 4
  • Release date ‏ : ‎ April 26, 2022


 

Claude Chabrol was a highly significant name in French cinema for half a century, even contributing to the legendary Cahiers du Cinéma during its peak in the 1950s. Among these contributions was a critical analysis of Alfred Hitchcock’s work (co-authored by Eric Rohmer), which clearly influenced his own filmography throughout his career. When he wasn’t attempting to imitate the murder mysteries of Alfred Hitchcock, Chabrol was often focused on the depiction of upper-class lifestyles, which is a commonality between each of the films in this collection.

 

Jigsaw Blu-ray Review

 


  • Director ‏ : ‎ Val Guest
  • Actors ‏ : ‎ Jack Warner, Ronald Lewis, Yolande Donlan
  • Aspect Ratio ‏ : ‎ 2.39:1
  • MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ NR (Not Rated)
  • Studio ‏ : ‎ Cohen Film Collection
  • Run time ‏ : ‎ 1 hour and 48 minutes
  • Release date ‏ : ‎ April 5, 2022




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             This 1962 film by Val Guest is often referred to as an example of British film noir, but Jigsaw is a police procedural above all else. Based on Hillary Waugh’s novel Sleep Long, My Love, the story itself was ripped from the headlines, inspired by the Brighton Trunk Murders of the 1930s. As such, there are fewer elements connecting Jigsaw with the film noir genre as there are connecting it with the formula modern audiences are accustomed to seeing implemented in crime TV shows.