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(Nadine Trintignant, 1973, 100 mins)Release date: 21 September 2026Limited 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

UK premiere on Blu-ray

Limited edition of 4,000 copies for the UK and US

#PHILE421BBBFC cert: TBCREGION A/BEAN: 5060697925517
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