BFI (British Film Institute)

[GaryC]

BFI will be screening two Chabrols, Le boucher, and La femme infidele, this summer in UK cinemas. Tamasa are mentioned in the press release.

There's a mention in the new Sight & Sound that Le boucher will be showing at Cinema Rediscovered in Bristol on 27 July. La femme infidèle is also showing, on the 23rd.

The Sight & Sound piece also mentions a BFI Chabrol retrospective (presumably at the BFI Southbank and on BFI Player), and a Blu-ray set. Dates and contents TBA, but as the retrospective isn't on the "Here's What We've Got Coming Up in 2026" page which went up last December. My guess is that these will be in the last quarter of the year, and we should get release announcements in early August.

[Finch]

10 classic Chabrol titles will also be available UK-wide on BFI Player with Que la bête meure (1969), Le Boucher (1970), Cop au Vin (1985), Inspector Lavardin (1986), Betty (1992), L’Enfer (1994), The Swindle (1997), The Colour of Lies (1999) and Merci Pour Le Chocolat (2000) all available online from 7 September and La Femme infidèle (1969) from 2 October.

The BFI will also be releasing a selection of Claude Chabrol’s films on Blu-ray in 2027.

BFI article

[TMDaines]

Please not the same ones as Arrow.

[GaryC]

I wouldn't be surprised if Ish (out in cinemas this weekend) isn't one of the last-quarter announcements we should get next week on past experience. The BBFC have classified it for homeviewing with BFI Video as the distributor.

[Lowry_Sam]

BFI's 4k restoration of Madness documentary Take It Or Leave It getting fall theatrical release.