BONJOUR TRISTESSE - LE
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(Otto Preminger, 1958, 94 mins)
Release date: 18 August 2025
Limited Edition Blu-ray (UK premiere)
Otto Preminger (Bunny Lake Is Missing) directs Bonjour Tristesse, a stylish adaptation of Françoise Sagan’s novel, starring Deborah Kerr (The Chalk Garden), David Niven (Bluebeard’s Eighth Wife), and Jean Seberg (Lilith).
Holidaying on the French Riviera, widower and playboy Raymond (Niven) begins to develop a relationship with staid Anne (Kerr). His manipulative daughter Cécile (Seberg), fearing her behaviour will be curtailed, conspires to come between them, with tragic results...
Shot on location by Georges Périnal (The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp) in an innovative mixture of colour and black-and-white photography, Bonjour Tristesse was a favourite film of nouvelle vague filmmakers François Truffaut and Jean-Luc Godard, with the latter casting Seberg in his debut feature, Breathless.
INDICATOR LIMITED EDITION BLU-RAY SPECIAL FEATURES
- 4K restoration
- Original mono audio
- Audio commentary with critics and writers Glenn Kenny and Farran Smith Nehme (2025)
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A Good Bet (2017, 5 mins): British actor Jeremy Burnham recalls his experiences on the set of Bonjour Tristesse, and his working relationships with Jean Seberg, David Niven and Otto Preminger
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Tristesse de vivre (2025, 22 mins): writer and critic Geoff Andrew delves into the making of the film and discusses its cast and crew
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A Charming Little Monster (2016, 14 mins): Denis Westhoff, son of Françoise Sagan, discusses his mother’s best-selling novel and its adaptation for the screen
- Isolated music and effects track
- Original theatrical trailer (1958, 5 mins): promotional item containing an interview with novelist Françoise Sagan
- Image gallery: promotional and publicity material
- New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
- Limited edition exclusive 40-page booklet with a new essay by Peter Cowie, a piece on Françoise Sagan’s source novel and its transition to the big screen, a selection of archival materials on the film’s production, an overview of contemporary critical responses, and film credits
- UK premiere on Blu-ray
- Limited edition of 3,000 copies for the UK
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BBFC cert: PG
REGION B
EAN: 5060697924060