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Purple Noon AKA Plein soleil AKA Blazing Sun AKA Lust For Evil (Blu-ray) (1960)
Passion at ten. Envy at eleven. Murder at noon.Director: René Clément
OVERALL: Draw-
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Extras:"Dentitza Bantcheva on René Clément" 2012 interview (26:43)
Interview with Alain Delon from a 1962 episode of the French television show Cinépanorama (9:22)
Interview with author Patricia Highsmith from a 1971 episode of the French TV show Variances (19:01)
Theatrical Trailer (4:04) -
Subtitles:English (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.66:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):French/Italian/English LPCM 1.0 (48kHz/24-bit)
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:2K digital restoration.
All extras are in 1080p.
Trailer is in English.
All other extras are in French, with optional English subtitles.
Includes a 40-page booklet featuring an essay by film critic Geoffrey O'Brien and excerpts from a 1981 interview with René Clément. -
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Extras:"Dentitza Bantcheva on René Clément" 2012 interview (26:43)
Interview with Alain Delon from a 1962 episode of the French television show Cinépanorama (9:22)
Interview with author Patricia Highsmith from a 1971 episode of the French TV show Variances (19:01)
Theatrical Trailer (4:04) -
Subtitles:English (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.66:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):French/Italian/English LPCM 1.0 (48kHz/24-bit)
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:2K digital restoration.
All extras are in 1080p.
Trailer is in English.
All other extras are in French, with optional English subtitles.
Includes a 40-page booklet featuring an essay by film critic Geoffrey O'Brien and excerpts from a 1981 interview with René Clément. -
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Subtitles:Japanese (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.66:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):French/Italian/English LPCM 1.0
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Includes a leaflet with production notes.
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Extras:"René Clément au coeur de la (Nouvelle) Vague..." ["René Clément at the Heart of the (New) Wave"] 2013 documentary by Dominique Maillet (67:00)
Interview with Alain Delon from 2013 (18:58)
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Subtitles:French (for non-French portions), French HoH
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Aspect Ratio:1.66:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):French/Italian/English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 mono (48kHz/16-bit)
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Case type:Digibook
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Notes:4K restoration.
Documentary is in French & Italian, with forced French subtitles.
All other extras are in French, with no subtitles.
The film's Exit music can be heard to start just as the video file ends.
Digibook includes stills from the film, as well as notes on the restoration and writings on the film by film scholar Denitza Bantcheva.
Reissued in a keep case without the booklet. -
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Extras:"René Clément au coeur de la (Nouvelle) Vague..." ["René Clément at the Heart of the (New) Wave"] 2013 documentary by Dominique Maillet (67:00)
Interview with Alain Delon from 2013 (18:58)
"Plein Soleil: The Restoration" featurette (4:35) [1080p] -
Subtitles:English, German (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.66:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):French/Italian/English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 mono (48kHz/16-bit)
English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 mono (48kHz/24-bit)
German DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 mono (48kHz/24-bit) -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:4K restoration.
All extras are in 1080i 50Hz, except where noted.
"Restoration" featurette is in French, with no subtitles, consisting entirely of unsubtitled film clips.
Interview is in French, with forced English or German subtitles (based on original menu selection).
Documentary is in French & Italian, with forced English or German subtitles (based on original menu selection).
The film's Exit music can be heard to start just as the video file ends. -
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Extras:"René Clément au coeur de la (Nouvelle) Vague..." ["René Clément at the Heart of the (New) Wave"] 2013 documentary by Dominique Maillet (67:00)
Interview with Alain Delon from 2013 (18:58)
"Plein Soleil: The Restoration" featurette (4:35) [1080p] -
Subtitles:English, German (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.66:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):French/Italian/English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 mono (48kHz/16-bit)
English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 mono (48kHz/24-bit)
German DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 mono (48kHz/24-bit) -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:4K restoration.
All extras are in 1080i 50Hz, except where noted.
"Restoration" featurette is in French, with no subtitles, consisting entirely of unsubtitled film clips.
Interview is in French, with forced English or German subtitles (based on original menu selection).
Documentary is in French & Italian, with forced English or German subtitles (based on original menu selection).
The film's Exit music can be heard to start just as the video file ends. -
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OVERALL: Draw
The US/Canadian releases are sourced from a 2K restoration, have exclusive extras and the Exit music is intact.
The French, German, and UK releases are sourced from a 4K restoration, with a different set of exclusive extras.
Note that the Exit music has been cut, and the 4K restoration has been heavily criticized.
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CUTS:
- Blu-ray A America- Criterion Collection - No cuts (118:40).
- Blu-ray A Canada- Criterion Collection - No cuts (118:40).
- Blu-ray ALL Japan- Kinokuniya - Yes - Exit music is cut (117:48)
- Blu-ray B France- Studio Canal - Yes - Exit music is cut (117:44).
- Blu-ray B Germany- Studio Canal - Yes - Exit music is cut (117:44).
- Blu-ray B United Kingdom- Studio Canal - Yes - Exit music is cut (117:44).
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Comparison added by Paul_Lewis on 29/03/13
Comparison last updated by James-Masaki_Ryan on 17/07/25UPDATE LOG:
29/03/13: Initial entry
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20/07/19: Added Germany, UK, France, updated US.
01/07/20: Added Caps-a-holic link, updated extras/notes on all releases, updated Winner notes.
04/08/20: Corrected typo in Winner notes.
17/07/25: Added Canada.
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