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Gaumont
Directed by: Jean-Luc Godard
Four years after Breathless, Jean-Luc Godard reimagined the gangster film even more radically with Band of Outsiders (Bande à part). In it, two restless young men (Sami Frey and Claude Brasseur) enlist the object of both of their fancies (Anna Karina) to help them commit a robbery—in her own home. This audacious and wildly entertaining French New Wave gem is at once sentimental and insouciant, effervescently romantic and melancholy, and it features some of Godard’s most memorable set pieces, including the headlong race through the Louvre and the unshakably cool Madison dance sequence.
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Technical Specifications
Format:
Blu-ray
Disc:
BD-50 (1 Disc)
Total: 1 Disc
Regions:
A (Blu-ray)
Aspect Ratio:
1.33:1
Audio Options:
French PCM Mono 1.0
Resolution:
1080p/24
Subtitles:
English
Supplements
Types of Supplements Included: Video Presentation, Interview, Documentary Excerpt, Short Film, Theatrical Trailer, Booklet
- Visual glossary of references and quotations found in the film
- Exclusive interviews with Raoul Coutard and actor Anna Karina
- Excerpts from the documentary La nouvelle vague par elle-même, featuring director Jean-Luc Godard discussing the New Wave and rare behind-the-scenes footage from Band of Outsiders
- Filmmaker Agnès Varda’s 1961 silent short Les fiancés du pont Macdonald, featuring Godard, Karina, and other members of the Band of Outsiders cast
- Godard’s original trailer and the 2001 U.S. rerelease trailer
- A booklet featuring a new essay by poet and critic Joshua Clover, character descriptions created by Godard for the film
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Release Credits
Artwork: Lucien S. Y. Yang
Producer: Abbey Lustgarten
Producer: Izabela Muchlinski
Release Notes on Restoration
Band of Outsiders
Band of Outsiders is presented in its original aspect ratio of 1.33:1. On widescreen televisions, black bars will appear on the left and right of the image to maintain the proper screen format. The digital master came from a restoration undertaken by Gaumont in 2010. For the restoration, a high-definition digital transfer was created on a Spirit Datacine from a 35mm composite fine grain at Éclair Laboratories in Épinay-sur-Seine, France. The original monaural soundtrack was restored from a 35mm optical soundtrack positive.