The Bride Wore Black

Jeanne Moreau (Jules et Jim) stars as the titular bride, who after marrying her love sees him murdered on the steps outside the church. From here she enacts her ruthless revenge on the group of men responsible. Undoubtedly an influence on Kill Bill, Franois Truffauts The Bride Wore Black was itself influenced by the master of suspense. Adapting celebrated crime writer Cornell Woolrich (here credited as William Irish and who was also the author of the short story Hitchcocks Rear Window is based on) Truffauts film is a deliciously entertaining tale that was one of the directors biggest hits. Alongside Moreau, the film boasts a sensational cast, including Michael Lonsdale, Jean-Claude Brialy, Charles Denner and Michel Bouquet among others, and features a score by the maestro, Bernard Herrmann (Psycho).

SPECIAL FEATURES

• High-Definition digital transfer
• Original uncompressed French mono PCM audio
• Archival interviews with Franois Truffaut (1968, 12 mins) and Jeanne Moreau (1969, 5 mins)
• Appreciation by filmmaker Kent Jones (Hitchcock/Truffaut) (2023, 15 mins)
• Barry Forshaw on Cornell Woolrich and the adaptation (2023, 9 mins)
• Original trailer
• Les surmens (Jacques Doniol-Valcroze, 1958, 25 mins) - an early short written by Truffaut and starring Jean-Claude Brialy
• Optional English subtitles