Une femme douce Blu-ray 1969 A Gentle Woman Radiance Robert Bresson

A masterful and timeless meditation on male-female relationships!

Introducing Radiance Film's Limited Edition Blu-ray (Region B) for 1969's Une femme douce (aka A Gentle Woman). With his first colour film, director Robert Bresson (Pickpocket) continues his career-long fascination with the work of Fyodor Dostoyevsky in this striking chamber drama about a crumbling marriage. Anchored by a starmaking turn from the then-unknown Dominique Sanda, Une femme douce is a masterful and timeless meditation on male-female relationships.

From the balcony of her Parisian apartment, a young woman (Dominique Sanda, The Conformist) jumps to her death. Her body is moved to the bed that she shared with her husband Luc (Guy Frangin), a pawnbroker she met at a time of need. Through a series of flashbacks, Luc reflects on their marriage and the events that may have led to her suicide.

IMPORTANT NOTE: This set contains a Blu-ray (Region B) Disc. An all-region Blu-ray player is required to read Region B Discs. Standard U.S. Blu-ray players will NOT read Region B Discs. Looking for all-region players? We've got you covered! 

Limited Edition Features: 

• Reversible sleeve featuring designs based on original posters by Olga Poláčková-Vyleťalová and Chica
• Limited edition booklet featuring new writing by Alex Barrett and an archival interview with Robert Bresson
• Limited edition of 3000 copies, presented in full-height Scanavo packaging with removable OBI strip leaving packaging free of certificates and markings

Features: 

• High-Definition digital transfer
• Uncompressed mono PCM audio
• New audio commentary by Michael Brooke (2025)
• Over Her Dead Body - a visual essay by Cristina Álvarez López and Adrian Martin (2025, 17 mins)
• Archival interview with Robert Bresson (1969, 7 mins)
• Archival interview with Dominique Sanda (1987, 6 mins)
• Image gallery
• New English subtitle translation

Technical Specs:

• Year: 1969
• Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1
• Region Code: B
• Audio: Mono
• Runtime: 89
• Language: French
• Subtitles: English