Warner-France has revealed that it plans to release two films directed by Jean Renoir: La Chienne a.k.a. The Bitch (1931) and Partie de campagne a.k.a. A Day in the Country (1936). The two-disc box set will be available for purchase on October 28.
A Day in the Country was recently restored in 2K in France. Digimage restored the film in Montrouge, while L.E. Diapason restored the monaural soundtrack in Epinay-sur-Seine. In the United States, the film is currently available on Blu-ray via the Criterion Collection.
The Bitch was recently restored in 2K (from a 4K scan) by Digimage, while L.E. Diapason restored the monaural soundtrack. The 2K restoration was introduced at last year's edition of Cannes Classic by Les Films du Jeudi with the support of the CNC and the help of the Cinémathèque française and the Fonds Culturel Franco-Américain (DGA – MPA – SACEM – WGAW).
Warner-France has revealed that it plans to release two films directed by Jean Renoir: La Chienne a.k.a. The Bitch (1931) and Partie de campagne a.k.a. A Day in the Country (1936). The two-disc box set will be available for purchase on October 28.
A Day in the Country was recently restored in 2K in France. Digimage restored the film in Montrouge, while L.E. Diapason restored the monaural soundtrack in Epinay-sur-Seine. In the United States, the film is currently available on Blu-ray via the Criterion Collection.
The Bitch was recently restored in 2K (from a 4K scan) by Digimage, while L.E. Diapason restored the monaural soundtrack. The 2K restoration was introduced at last year's edition of Cannes Classic by Les Films du Jeudi with the support of the CNC and the help of the Cinémathèque française and the Fonds Culturel Franco-Américain (DGA – MPA – SACEM – WGAW).
Orson Welles called Renoir the finest director ever for reasons. Soon as these become available with English subs, I'm buying. My present copy of The Bitch is poor quality and I particularly want to see it restored. France was on the cutting edge of cinema during the transition to sound. The early talkies made in France are still vital today, and worth collecting. Their "precode" period didn't end in 1934; it just kept going. Gaumont has released a few in their made-on-demand program, but damnit, without subtitles.
