CRIME THIEF
(Nadine Trintignant, 1969, 90 mins)
Release date: 21 September 2026
Limited Edition Blu-ray (UK and US premiere)
Nadine Trintignant (Défense de savoir) directs her husband, Jean-Louis Trintignant (Merci la vie), in Crime Thief (Le Voleur de crimes), a complex examination of obsession and alienation.
When disaffected everyman Jean (Trintignant) witnesses the suicide of a young woman, he decides to anonymously claim that he has murdered her. Leaving his family behind, he becomes consumed by his own delusions, descending into neurosis as the lines between fantasy and reality become increasingly blurred.
Also starring genre-film legend Florinda Bolkan (A Lizard in a Woman’s Skin), cult actor-director Robert Hossein (Cemetery Without Crosses), and Nadine Trintignant’s brother, the hugely prolific Serge Marquand (The Grapes of Death), Crime Thief is a stylish and masterful psychological drama.
INDICATOR LIMITED EDITION BLU-RAY SPECIAL FEATURES
• 4K restoration from the original negative
• Original mono audio
• Nadine Trintignant, Filmmaker and Head of the Clan (2026): Aurore Renaut, film critic and expert on the subject of women in film, discusses the filmmaker and her work
• A Look Back at the Lucien Léger Case (2026): writer Philippe Jaenada explores the film’s inspiration
• Self-Portrait of a True Crime Story (2026): critical appreciation of Crime Thief by filmmaker Roland-Jean Charna
• The Revolt of Jean Girod, a Man Without Qualities (2026): writer Sébastien Le Pajolec examines Jean-Louis Trintignant’s character
• Image gallery: promotional and publicity materials
• New and improved English translation subtitles
• Limited edition exclusive booklet including a new essay on the film, an archival piece on Nadine Trintignant’s early career and Crime Thief’s place within it, an overview of critical responses, and film credits
• UK premiere on Blu-ray
• Limited edition of 4,000 copies for the UK and US
• All features subject to change
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BBFC cert: TBC
REGION A/B
EAN: 5060697925500
DÉFENSE DE SAVOIR
(Nadine Trintignant, 1973, 100 mins)
Release date: 21 September 2026
Limited Edition Blu-ray (UK and US premiere)
Jean-Louis Trintignant (Merci la vie), Michel Bouquet (The Bride Wore Black), and Juliet Berto (Celine and Julie Go Boating) star in Défense de savoir, a tense legal thriller from director Nadine Trintignant (Crime Thief).
When Simone (Bernadette Lafont, Out 1) is accused of murdering her husband, lawyer Jean-Pierre (Trintignant) is assigned to her defence, uncovering connections between the dead man and an ambitious politician.
Co-written by acclaimed director Alain Corneau (Série noire) and photographed by renowned Jean-Luc Godard and Jacques Rivette collaborator William Lubtchansky (Masculin féminin, La Belle noiseuse), Défense de savoir is a showcase for some of French cinema’s greatest talents.
INDICATOR LIMITED EDITION BLU-RAY SPECIAL FEATURES
• 4K restoration from the original negative
• Original mono audio
• Pour le cinéma set report (1973): extract from the French television programme, featuring interviews with director Nadine Trintignant and actors Jean-Louis Trintignant and Bernadette Lafont
• Image gallery: promotional and publicity materials
• New and improved English translation subtitles
• Limited edition exclusive booklet including a new essay on the film, a look at Nadine Trintignant’s career, an overview of critical responses, and film credits
• UK premiere on Blu-ray
• Limited edition of 4,000 copies for the UK and US
• More to be announced
• All features subject to change
#PHILE421B
BBFC cert: TBC
REGION A/B
EAN: 5060697925517
Saw this a few years ago when I was going through Trintignant’s filmography, and it’s another bad one sad to say. Haven’t seen the other one of his wife’s films they’re releasing though, maybe it’s better
