"Actor: Albert Dupontel"

• Irreversible (Standard Edition) | Blu Ray | (16/01/2023) from £9.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Perhaps the quintessential exemplar of New French Extremity, Irreversible amazed and outraged audiences across the world upon its release in 2002 with its harrowing scenes of rape and violence. Now Gaspar Noé's nauseating, thrilling, ingenious masterwork returns in a new 2K restoration, both in its Original Theatrical Cut and a potent new Straight Cut, assembled in 2020. Product Features 2K restorations supervised by writer-director Gaspar Noé Two versions of the film: the 2002 Original Theatrical Cut (98 mins); and the 2020 Straight Cut, which re-assembles the events in chronological order (90 mins) Original 5.1 surround sound and 2.0 stereo audio tracks Audio commentary by Gaspar Noé on the Original Theatrical Cut (2003) The Irreversible Odyssey (2019, 44 mins): retrospective documentary featuring interviews with Noé, actors Monica Bellucci, Vincent Cassel and Albert Dupontel, cinematographer Benoît Debie, and others NFT50 Q&A (2002, 49 mins): archival audio recording of a post-screening Q&A session with Noé, Bellucci and Cassel, recorded at London's National Film Theatre The BFI Masterclass with Gaspar Noé (2009, 90 mins): archival audio recording of the filmmaker in conversation with programmer and critic David Cox, recorded at BFI Southbank during the London Film Festival SFX (2003, 8 mins): visual effects supervisor Rodolphe Chabrier discusses his team's work on the film Time Destroys All Things (2021, 15 mins): video essay examining the two versions of Irreversible by Alexandra Heller-Nicholas, author of Rape-Revenge Films: A Critical Study Deleted scene (1 min) 'Stress' (2002, 5 mins) and 'Outrage' (2002, 5 mins): Thomas Bangalter music videos, directed by Noé Intoxication (2002, 5 mins): documentary short by Noé featuring filmmaker Stéphane Drouot Original theatrical trailers 2019 Venice Film Festival trailer Teaser trailers Image gallery: publicity and promotional material New and improved English subtitles

• A Self Made Hero | DVD | (12/02/2007) from £16.18   |  Saving you £1.81 (11.19%)   |  RRP £17.99

  In post-war Paris Albert Dehousse (Mathieu Kassovitz) attempts to escape his past (working as a travelling salesman in the war to avoid 'voluntary' labour in Germany) by creating a new identity for himself. Reinventing himself as a Resistance hero he is appointed to weed out traitors in France. Overcoming initial hostility from his new colleagues he soon finds his facade beginning to crack.

• Irreversible (Limited Edition) | Blu Ray | (26/04/2021) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Perhaps the quintessential exemplar of New French Extremism, Irreversible amazed and outraged audiences across the world upon its release in 2002, with its harrowing scenes of rape and violence. Now Gaspar Noé's nauseating, thrilling, ingenious masterwork returns in a new 4K restoration, both in its original Theatrical Cut and a potent new Straight Cut, assembled in 2020, that re-orders the film's reverse narrative into a linear chronology. Extras 4K restoration supervised by writer-director Gaspar Noé Two versions of the film: the 2002 Theatrical Cut (98 mins); and the 2020 Straight Cut, which re-orders the narrative into a linear chronology (90 mins) Original 5.1 surround sound and 2.0 stereo audio tracks Audio commentary by Gaspar Noé on the Theatrical Cut (2003) The Irreversible Odyssey (2019): retrospective documentary featuring interviews with Gaspar Noé, actors Monica Bellucci and Vincent Cassel, and others SFX (2003): visual effects supervisor Rodolphe Chabrier discusses his team's work on the film Original theatrical trailer 2020 Straight Cut trailer Image gallery: publicity and promotional material New and improved English subtitles Limited edition exclusive 80-page booklet with a new essay by Anna Bogutskaya, archival interviews and articles, an overview of contemporary critical responses, and film credits UK premiere on Blu-ray Limited edition of 5,000 copies

• Intimate Enemies (2 Disc Collector's Edition) | DVD | (09/06/2008) from £10.45   |  Saving you £9.54 (91.29%)   |  RRP £19.99

  The brutal legacy of the Algerian war forms the heart of filmmaker Florent Emilio Siri's stark action epic concerning a young French soldier confronted by the horrors of war.

• Irreversible | DVD | (26/05/2003) from £11.29   |  Saving you £-4.30 (N/A%)   |  RRP £6.99

  Irreversible begins with the closing credits running backwards before the film begins (or ends) with Marcus (Vincent Cassell) and Pierre (Albert Dupontel) being escorted out of a gay s/m club by the cops, Marcus with his arm broken and Pierre in handcuffs. The "story" proceeds to unwind in a series of single-take scenes that unfold Memento-style, with each scene giving more context to what we have seen previously. Each scenario depicts actions, dialogue, incident, behaviour and circumstance that the lead characters might have wished didn't happen, ranging from extreme violence through awkward social situations to mild embarrassment. The central character (and possible dreamer of this whole what-if story) emerges as Alex (Monica Bellucci), who suffers the worst in a very hard-to-watch rape sequence in an underpass. Semi-improvised, the scenes all have attack and power as themes, with later/earlier conversational sequences that suggest life isn't all sexual assaults in the dark, showing equal cinematic imagination with the horrors. Arguably, this is not a film most would subject themselves to twice, but it is something that stays in the mind for days after viewing, sparking far more ideas and emotions than most wallow-in-nastiness pictures. --Kim Newman

• Chrysalis | DVD | (09/06/2008) from £6.73   |  Saving you £6.26 (48.20%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Paris 2020 a high tech surgeon and her daughter are involved in a horrific car accident the surgeon saves her daughter's life at the cost of manipulating her dreams and memories. Meanwhile gung-ho police officer Hoffman loses his wife and partner in a pitched gun battle with an escaped thug. When the shattered cop gets a new partner the hunt is on as Hoffman seeks revenge and justice his investigation takes him all the way to the surgeon and clinic run by the iron hand of technology where all is not as it seems.

• Orchestra Seats | DVD | (04/06/2007) from £8.39   |  Saving you £9.60 (114.42%)   |  RRP £17.99

  A young woman arrives in Paris where she finds a job as a waitress in bar next to a theater. She will meet a pianist, a famous actress and a great art collector, and begin to have her own dreams of fame...

• En Equilibre | DVD | (14/09/2015) from £11.49   |  Saving you £8.50 (73.98%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Based on Bernard Sachsé’s autobiography, En Équilibre is a powerful drama directed by multi-Award nominated Denis Dercourt(The Page Turner) and featuring stunning performances from Award Winners Cécile de France(Hereafter) and Albert Dupontel (Irreversible). Marc is an equestrian stuntman. After a serious accident which traumatically injures him, he loses all hope of ever getting back on a horse. Florence works for an insurance company and is in charge of Marc’s case. Although they have nothing in common, their brief interaction will impact them in more ways than they can imagine…

• Intimate Enemies (2 Disc Collector's Edition) | DVD | (15/09/2008) from £4.98   |  Saving you £5.01 (100.60%)   |  RRP £9.99

  The brutal legacy of the Algerian war forms the heart of filmmaker Florent Emilio Siri's stark action epic concerning a young French soldier confronted by the horrors of war.

• Irreversible | DVD | (28/12/2015) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Events over the course of one traumatic night in Paris unfold in reverse-chronological order as the beautiful Alex is brutally raped and beaten by a stranger in the underpass.