


Playing with Fire ( Le jeu avec le fou), which is included in Cult Epics' brand new Sylvia Kristel 1970s Collection four-disc Blu-ray box set, is one of the least seen Robbe-Grillet films on this side of the Atlantic. Of course, any serious exploration of Robbe-Grillet should include the classic Last Year at Marienbad as well, which he scripted for Alain Resnais in 1961. But I think that it is only a matter of time before it is remastered and transitions to Blu-ray because Robbe-Grillet's work is so different that people will always talk about it and want to explore it. This film wasn't even included in the big and beautiful DVD box set French label Carlotta Films produced a decade ago to celebrate Robbe-Grillet's legacy. Out of the ten films Frenchman Alain Robbe-Grillet directed over the years the only one that still has not made it to Blu-ray is The Blue Villa ( Un Bruit qui rend fou). In French, with optional English subtitles for the main feature.

The supplemental features on the disc include exclusive new audio commentary by critic Tum Lucas archival program with Catherine Robbe-Grillet and vintage promotional materials for the film. Svet Atanasov, January 18, 2022Īlain Robbe-Grillet's "Playing with Fire" (1975) arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of Cult Epics. Starring: Jean-Louis Trintignant, Philippe Noiret, Anicée Alvina, Sylvia Kristel, Agostina Belli, Serge Marquand Svet Atanasov on Januwhere this Blu-ray release scored 4.0 out of 5. Eventually, she and the private eye escape or leave, having extorted the kidnapping money from the girl's father.įor more about Playing with Fire and the Playing with Fire Blu-ray release, see Playing with Fire Blu-ray Review published by Dr. There, a near-double of her father whips and then seduces her. She soon finds herself in a fantasy-land whorehouse, where all kinds of extreme perversions are routinely practiced. The banker hires Frantz a disheveled, seedy detective to find his daughter and hide her safely away. The kidnappers have taken the wrong person. When Carolina, the daughter of wealthy banker Georges de Saxe, is reported kidnapped, it is upsetting to him even though he knows it isn't true. Playing with Fire Blu-ray delivers stunning video and reference-quality audio in this excellent Blu-ray release
