1326 Three Films by Leos Carax

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#1 Post by **domino harvey** » Mon Jun 15, 2026 4:15 pm

beamish14 · #2 Post by **beamish14** » Mon Jun 15, 2026 4:21 pm

Was really hoping for a bevy of deleted scenes from Pont-Neuf, and it doesn’t seem like we’re getting that. Pretty slim extras as a whole, which is disappointing but predictable

Peter McM · #3 Post by **Peter McM** » Mon Jun 15, 2026 4:24 pm

I am definitely in for this; btw--silly question, I've never been quite sure how his name is pronounced. Can this born-and-raised Indiana tongue get some phonetic help?

denti alligator · #4 Post by **denti alligator** » Mon Jun 15, 2026 4:26 pm

Not bursting with extras--but I wouldn't call them "slim."

I'm pretty sure it's just cah-RAH-ks.

#5 Post by **domino harvey** » Mon Jun 15, 2026 4:27 pm

Lee-ose (like in hose) Kuh racks

#6 Post by **swo17** » Mon Jun 15, 2026 5:04 pm

It's a fake name: Le Oscar a X

therewillbeblus · #7 Post by **therewillbeblus** » Mon Jun 15, 2026 5:05 pm

It'll be nice to have these excellent films in 4K, though I wish they included his first short Strangulation Blues as an extra

beamish14 · #8 Post by **beamish14** » Mon Jun 15, 2026 5:07 pm

therewillbeblus wrote: Mon Jun 15, 2026 5:05 pm It'll be nice to have these excellent films in 4K, though I wish they included his first short Strangulation Blues as an extra

Yep. I think he’s made a handful of elusive shorts

therewillbeblus · #9 Post by **therewillbeblus** » Mon Jun 15, 2026 5:08 pm

He did, and there are other good ones, but his first is the best

pistolwink · #10 Post by **pistolwink** » Mon Jun 15, 2026 5:12 pm

swo17 wrote: Mon Jun 15, 2026 5:04 pmIt's a fake name: Le Oscar a X

His early articles in Cahiers were published under this name, too. It was sometimes rendered as Leo Scarax as well. (And scrolling through some old issues, I found that Olivier Assayas wrote a review of Carax's short Strangulation Blues.)

Before the era of Wikipedia and web 2.0, it was hard to find info on him. His real name was known to cinema professionals in France, but not as widely known beyond — much less that his mother was an American film critic! He definitely cultivated a mystique.

I don't recall the Kino blu-rays of these films looking too bad, but I didn't have much to compare them to except memories of seeing the films in theaters.

Ribs · #11 Post by **Ribs** » Mon Jun 15, 2026 5:24 pm

Hopefully It’s Not Me is included on the 4K discs given it is available as such on their web stores - but concerned given its not listed as such.

Lowry_Sam · #12 Post by **Lowry_Sam** » Mon Jun 15, 2026 5:59 pm

beamish14 wrote: Mon Jun 15, 2026 5:07 pm
therewillbeblus wrote: Mon Jun 15, 2026 5:05 pm It'll be nice to have these excellent films in 4K, though I wish they included his first short Strangulation Blues as an extra
Yep. I think he’s made a handful of elusive shorts

Maybe they'll turn It's Not Me into a shorts collection.

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