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Jacques Champreux
Directed by: Georges Franju
This effortlessly cool crime caper, directed by Georges Franju, is a marvel of dexterous plotting and visual invention. Conceived as an homage to Louis Feuillade’s 1916 cult silent serial of the same name, Judex kicks off with the mysterious kidnapping of a corrupt banker by a shadowy crime fighter (American magician Channing Pollock) and spins out into a thrillingly complex web of deceptions. Combining stylish sixties modernism with silent-cinema touches and even a few unexpected sci-fi accents, Judex is a delightful bit of pulp fiction and a testament to the art of illusion.
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Format:
Blu-ray
DVD
Discs:
BD-50 (1 Disc)
DVD-9 (2 Discs)
Total: 3 Discs
Regions:
A (Blu-ray)
1 (DVD)
Aspect Ratio:
1.66:1
Audio Options:
French Dolby Digital Mono 1.0
French PCM Mono 1.0
Subtitles:
English
Supplements
Types of Supplements Included: Interview, Television Program, Short Film, Booklet
- Interview from 2007 with cowriter Jacques Champreux
- Interview from 2012 with actor Francine Bergé
- Franju le visionnaire, a fifty-minute program from 1998 on director Georges Franju’s career
- Two short films by Franju: Hôtel des Invalides (1951), about the Paris military complex, and Le grand Méliès (1952), about director Georges Méliès
- An essay by critic Geoffrey O'Brien, along with a selection of commentary by Georges Franju
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