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(Alain Resnais, 1974, 117 mins)Release date: 20 July 2026Limited Edition Blu-ray (UK and US premiere) Who was Serge Alexandre Stavisky? In this characteristically fragmented drama, celebrated auteur Alain Resnais (Last Year in Marienbad) explores the months leading up to, and examines the consequences of, the death of historical figure and political enigma, Serge Alexandre Stavisky (Jean-Paul Belmondo, Breathless). Stavisky... follows its subject as he tries to hold on to the illusion of control when his financial crimes come under intense scrutiny from the French police. Friends and foe alike circle him like vultures, all leading to an inevitably violent political flashpoint. Featuring a supporting cast of French cinematic icons, including Charles Boyer (When Tomorrow Comes), Anny Duperey (Two or Three Things I Know About Her), Michel Lonsdale (Behold a Pale Horse), and Gérard Depardieu (Buffet froid), Stavisky… is both criminally underseen and a wonderfully enigmatic take on the convention of the cinematic biopic. INDICATOR LIMITED EDITION BLU-RAY SPECIAL FEATURES 4K restoration from the original negative Original mono audio Pour le cinéma set report (1974, 16 mins): extract from the French television programme, broadcast on the day of the film’s premiere at the Cannes Film Festival, featuring interviews with director Alain Resnais, and actors Jean-Paul Belmondo and Charles Boyer Cinéma set report (1973, 5 mins): extract from the French television programme, broadcast during the film’s production, featuring interviews with actors Belmondo, Boyer, Anny Duperey, and François Périer Location report (1973, 5 mins): extract from the French news programme JT Aquitaine, broadcast during the film’s production, featuring behind-the-scenes footage and an interview with Belmondo Interview with Anny Duperey (1974, 3 mins): conducted for the French television programme Couleurs du festival de Cannes on the day of the film’s premiere Cannes Film Festival press conference (1974, 5 mins): Resnais and Belmondo speak with journalists on the day of the film’s premiere The Guardian Interview with Alain Resnais (1980, 86 mins): archival audio recording of the celebrated filmmaker in conversation at the National Film Theatre, London The Guardian Interview with Stephen Sondheim (1988, 104 mins): archival audio recording of the much-loved composer and lyricist in conversation at the National Film Theatre, London Original theatrical trailer Image galleries: promotional and publicity materials, and original French-language press kit Script gallery: dialogue spotting list New and improved English translation subtitles Limited edition exclusive 36-page booklet with two contemporary production reports by Jonathan Rosenbaum, an analysis of Stephen Sondheim’s score, an overview of critical responses, and film credits UK premiere on Blu-ray Limited edition of 4,000 copies for the UK and US #PHILE483BBBFC cert: PGREGION A/BEAN: 5060697925449 Show more