'Panique' Director: Julien Duvivier (1946) Criterion Collection Blu-ray | 2K restoration | Staff Pick | French w/ English subtitles When a woman turns up dead in a Paris suburb, the neighbours of the eccentric and misanthropic Monsieur Hire suspect the worst of him, and he is framed for murder.A tensely moody and noirish adaptation of Georges Simenon's short novel, propelled by its two deeply nuanced performances. Panique exposes the dangers of the knives-out mob mentality, delivering as well a pointed allegory for the behaviour of Duvivier's countrymen during the war. Starring Michel Simon. Special features include:- Interview with Pierre Simenon, son of novelist Georges Simenon- Essays by Duvivier expert Lenny Borger and film scholar James Quandt- The Art of Subtitling, new short documentary on the history of subtitles