DÉFENSE DE SAVOIR - LE [US]

(Nadine Trintignant, 1973, 100 mins)
Release date: 22 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, 11 mins): extract from the French television programme, featuring interviews with director Nadine Trintignant and actors Jean-Louis Trintignant and Bernadette Lafont
  
• Interview with Jean-Louis Trintignant (1973, 3 mins): extract from the French television programme Le Dernier des cinqs, featuring the actor
  
• Image gallery: promotional and publicity materials
  
• Script gallery: French dialogue script
  
• New and improved English translation subtitles
  
• Limited edition exclusive 32-page booklet including a new essay on the film by Adam Scovell, a look at Nadine Trintignant’s career, an overview of critical responses, and film credits
  
• US premiere on Blu-ray
  
• Limited edition of 4,000 copies for the UK and US
  

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