La tête contre les murs Blu-ray 1959 Radiance Georges Franju Jean-Pierre Mocky French Head Against the Wall

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The furious debut feature from Eyes Without a Face filmmaker Georges Franju!

Introducing Radiance Films' Blu-ray release for La tête contre les murs (Head Against the Wall), a 1959 French film adapted by Mocky from Hervé Bazin’s shocking autobiographical novel.

After he steals money from his wealthy father one too many times, the rebellious François (Jean-Pierre Mocky, Litan) is forcibly committed to a psychiatric institution. Labelled a delinquent and an arsonist, he endures the dehumanising treatment reserved for society’s rejects, and attempts to thwart the archaic methods of the cruel Dr. Varmont (Pierre Brasseur, Children of Paradise).

This poetic and furious debut feature from Georges Franju (Eyes Without a Face) features an all-star cast including Anouk Aimée (La Dolce Vita) as François’s only visitor, Paul Meurisse (Les diaboliques) in the role of the more modern Dr. Emery, and Charles Aznavour (Shoot the Pianist) as a long-time resident of the institution.

Limited Edition Features: 

• Reversible sleeve featuring designs based on original posters
• Limited edition booklet featuring archival writing by film critic Raymond Durgnat
• Limited edition of 3000 copies, presented in full-height Scanavo packaging with removable OBI strip leaving packaging free of certificates and markings

Features: 

• 4K restoration by Éclair Classics supervised by Mocky Delicious Products
• Uncompressed mono PCM audio
• Archival interview with screenwriter and star Jean-Pierre Mocky (2008, 10 mins)
• Archival interview with director Georges Franju and actor Charles Aznavour (1958)
• Interview with Jean-Pierre Mocky’s assistant and friend Eric Le Roy (2023, 25 mins)
• Newly improved English subtitle translation

Technical Specs: 

• Country: France
• Language: French
• Year: 1959
• Runtime: NA
• Aspect Ratio: NA
• Subtitles: Optional English subtitles