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ADDITION: Kino Blu-ray (April 2022): Kino have transferred Henri Verneuil's The Body of My Enemy to Blu-ray. Typical of Kino, this is on a dual-layered disc with a max'ed out bitrate. The source is generally strong with a few inconsistencies looking a bit faded and green in occasional interiors. There is fine grain and depth. The 1080P is clean and provides a pleasing HD presentation - I believe an authentic representation of the existing source. We can't ask for much more.

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On their Blu-ray, Kino use a DTS-HD Master dual-mono track (24-bit) in the original French language. The Body of My Enemy is not a typical Belmondo action flic but there are a few aggressive moments and an appealing score by prolific Francis Lai (And Hope to Die, Rider on the Rain, Love Story, Bilitis, A Man and a Woman) adding flavors to the narrative via the lossless transfer. Kino offer optional English subtitles on their Region 'A' Blu-ray.

The Kino Blu-ray offers a new commentary by my favorite trifecta of Howard S. Berger, Steve Mitchell and Nathaniel Thompson. They have done commentaries for a few Jean-Paul Belmondo, but this is the first since his passing (September 6th, 2021) - R.I.P. They fill the running time discussing The Body of My Enemy as being atypical of the actors films surrounding this production - being less action-filled, although he remains suave and calculating as the revenge-seeking protagonist. They talk about the impressive Francis Lai score, how Belmondo was as big a movie star as anyone in America, co-star Marie-France Pisier - her remarkable beauty and her career of varied performances plus the different cinematic styles employed to tell the story of The Body of My Enemy plus significantly more. I enjoy them insights very much and this is no exception. There is also a trailer for the film and reversible cover artwork (see below.)

Henri Verneuil's (Greed in the Sun, The Sicilian Clan) film, The Body of My Enemy, is  really all Belmondo - with the camera rarely leaving his presence. He's the good-natured businessman screwed by corruption - framed for murder and given reprieve after 7-years in prison. He obviously had time to think and doesn't let his hatred and disconcerting relationship with hottie wife, Marie-France Pisier (as Gilberte Liégard), cloud his goal - finding the truth and exacting revenge. It would probably quality as neo-noir, although I always kept thinking of a more modern version of The Count of Monte Cristo. The Body of My Enemy is a film I had never seen before and I gained more appreciation for subtly macho Belmondo. The Kino Blu-ray provides HD a/v and a fulfilling commentary. More cerebral than violent-based, it is above-average and we certainly recommend!

Gary Tooze