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Studio Canal
Directed by: Gaspar Noé
Perhaps the quintessential exemplar of New French Extremism, Irreversible amazed and outraged audiences across the world upon its release in 2002 with its harrowing scenes of rape and violence. Now Gaspar Noé’s nauseating, thrilling, ingenious masterwork returns in a new 4K restoration, both in its original Theatrical Cut and a potent new Straight Cut, assembled in 2020, that re-orders the film’s reverse narrative into a linear chronology.
Technical Specifications
Format: Blu-ray
Aspect Ratio:
2.40:1
Audio:
French 2.0 PCM Stereo
, French 5.1 DTS-HD MA Surround
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Subtitles:
English
Region:
B
Discs:
2 Discs |
BD-50
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Supplements
- Two versions of the film: the 2002 Original Theatrical Cut (98 mins); and the 2020 Straight Cut, which re-assembles the events in chronological order (90 mins)
- Audio commentary by Gaspar Noé on the Original Theatrical Cut (2003)
- The Irreversible Odyssey (2019, 44 mins): retrospective documentary featuring interviews with Gaspar Noé, actors Monica Bellucci, Vincent Cassel and Albert Dupontel, cinematographer Benoît Debie, and others
- NFT50 Q&A (2002, 49 mins): archival audio recording of a post-screening Q&A session with Gaspar Noé, Vincent Cassel and Vincent Cassel, recorded at London’s National Film Theatre
- The BFI Masterclass with Gaspar Noé (2009, 90 mins): archival audio recording of the filmmaker in conversation with programmer and critic David Cox, recorded at BFI Southbank during the London Film Festival
- SFX (2003, 8 mins): visual effects supervisor Rodolphe Chabrier discusses his team’s work on the film
- Time Destroys All Things (2021, 15 mins): video essay examining the two versions of Irreversible by Alexandra Heller-Nicholas, author of Rape-Revenge Films: A Critical Study
- Deleted scene (1 min)
- ‘Stress’ (2002, 5 mins) and ‘Outrage’ (2002, 5 mins): Thomas Bangalter music videos, directed by Noé
- Intoxication (2002, 5 mins): documentary short by Noé featuring filmmaker Stéphane Drouot
- Original theatrical trailers
- 2019 Venice Film Festival trailer
- Theatrical Teasers
- Image gallery: publicity and promotional material
- Limited edition exclusive 80-page book with a new essay by Anna Bogutskaya, an archival American Cinematographer article on the technical aspects of the film, a BBFC case study, an overview of contemporary critical responses, an archival ‘for and against’ article by Nick James and Mark Kermode, a look at the creation of the Straight Cut, new writing on Intoxication, and film credits
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