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(aka "Le meurtrier" or "Enough Rope")
Directed by Claude Autant-Lara
French-Italian-West-German 1963
From the pen of acclaimed American novelist Patricia Highsmith (Strangers on a Train, The Talented Mr. Ripley) comes this rare gem of French neo-noir, Enough Rope (Le meurtrier), directed by Claude Autant-Lara (Devil in the Flesh). In a world inhabited by killers and cheats, architect Walter Saccard (Maurice Ronet, Purple Noon) is unhappily married to Clara (Yvonne Furneaux, The Champagne Murders). His idle interest in the spousal murder case of bookseller Melchior Kimmel (Gert Fröbe, Goldfinger) becomes something more intense when the accused is acquitted, and Walter, who believes him guilty, strikes up his acquaintance. When Clara is found dead, Kimmel in turn believes Walter responsible, while a detective (Robert Hossein, The Road to Shame) suspects the two deaths to be connected in this twisting, suspense-drenched masterpiece of mainstream French cinema made at the height of the Nouvelle Vague. Co-starring Marina Vlady (Two or Three Things I Know About Her) and based on Highsmith’s third novel, The Blunderer. *** Based on Patricia Highsmith's novel The Blunderer. In this drama, two total strangers suspect each other of murdering their own wives. |
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Theatrical Release: January 11th, 1963
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Review: Kino - Region 'A' - Blu-ray
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Distribution | Kino - Region 'A' - Blu-ray | |
Runtime | 1:57:05.583 | |
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2.35 :1 1080P Dual-layered Blu-rayDisc Size: 41,107,709,183 bytesFeature: 37,710,735,360 bytes Video Bitrate: 39.02 MbpsCodec: MPEG-4 AVC Video |
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DTS-HD Master
Audio French 1559 kbps 2.0 / 48 kHz / 1559 kbps / 24-bit (DTS Core: 2.0 / 48
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Release Information: Studio: Kino
2.35 :1 1080P Dual-layered Blu-rayDisc Size: 41,107,709,183 bytesFeature: 37,710,735,360 bytes Video Bitrate: 39.02 MbpsCodec: MPEG-4 AVC Video
Edition Details: • NEW Audio Commentary by Film Historians David Del Valle and Dana M. Reems • Theatrical Trailer (3:40)
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On their
Blu-ray,
Kino use a DTS-HD Master dual-mono track (24-bit) in the
original French language. Enough Rope
has aggressive that are mostly not shot in an exploitive fashion. There
is a sharp score by René Cloërec (The Suspects, The Affair of the
Poisons, Stain in the Snow.) He also wrote songs for Edith
Piaf. It sounds buoyant with consistent dialogue
in the lossless transfer. Kino offer optional English
subtitles on their Region 'A'
Blu-ray.
The Kino
Blu-ray
Claude Autant-Lara's Enough Rope
is a wonderful suspense thriller in the vein of
Strangers
on a Train with suspected murders, planning murderers and fatalistic
connections. We get Gert Fröbe playing a bookseller with creepy facial
expressions - the actor who, a year later, would be in his most famous
role of Auric Goldfinger in the beloved James Bond film. He was very
successfully DUB'ed by Michael Collins (Quatermass
II) in
Goldfinger.
"No, Mr. Bond. I expect you to die." Enough Rope
has a clever cat-and-mouse plot progression, creative cinematography,
and a delicious French Noir atmosphere - all on the Côte d'azur. The
Kino Blu-ray,
with commentary, is strongly recommended!
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