Themroc Blu-ray 1973 Radiance Claude Faraldo Michel Piccoli Béatrice Romand

Savage satire from acclaimed filmmaker Claude Faraldo!

Introducing Radiance Film's Limited Edition Blu-ray for 1973's Themroc. Made on a shoestring budget with no intelligible dialogue, Claude Faraldo’s cult taboo-busting satire about a French blue-collar worker-turned-urban caveman anarchically eviscerates mid-century labour and gender politics.

Living at home with his mother, bachelor house painter Themroc (Michel Piccoli, Belle de Jour) leads a dull life. One day, after an unearned run-in with his boss, the usually docile Themroc rebels and dismantles his myopic world.

Themroc may be familiar to British audiences from Channel 4's infamous Red Triangle showings, intended for adults only; now this savage satire can be seen again, newly presented on Blu-ray from a 4K restoration.

Limited Edition Features: 

• Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Sam Smith
• Limited edition booklet featuring new writing by Alison Smith, author of French Cinema in the 1970s: The echoes of May
• 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 from the original negative by StudioCanal
• Original uncompressed PCM mono audio Interview with critic David Thompson (2025)
• Interview with actor Michel Piccoli and director Claude Faraldo (1973)
• Interview with Manuela Lazic on Michel Piccoli (2025)
• Gallery Trailer
• Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing

Technical Specs:

• Year: 1973
• Region Code: AB
• Audio: Mono
• Picture: 1.66:1
• Runtime: 109
• Language: French
• Subtitles: English