A Woman Kills

A series of prostitute murders disturb the public with the thought of a serial killer on the loose. Hélène Picard, a prostitute, is sentenced and executed for the murders, but shortly thereafter similar crimes continue. Executioner Louis Guilbot meanwhile develops a relationship with the investigating officer, Solange, who soon learns Louis may not be who he says he is. Filmed in the tumultuous events of May 1968, Jean-Denis Bonan's A Woman Kills never found distribution due to controversy around the director's first film and producer Anatole Dauman (The Beast, Hiroshima mon amour) was unable to find distribution for the film for 45 years until Luna Park Films brought it back to life in a new restoration. Now released on Blu-ray for the first time anywhere, audiences outside of France can finally experience this utterly singular film, a new wave-influenced serial killer film that presents its narrative in an almost true crime approach yet focuses more on the psychological aspect with echoes of Polanski and Franju, set to a discordant, jazzy score.

Special Features

Bonus Footage, Commentary: Kat Ellinger and Virginie Sélavy (critics), Documentaries: 'On the Margin: The Cursed Films of Jean-Denis Bonan', Introduction by Virginie Sélavy; Short films by Jean-Denis Bonan: 'La vie brève de Monsieur Meucieu' (1962), 'Un crime d'amour' (1965), rushes of an incomplete film; 'Tristesses des anthropophages' (1966), 'Mathieu-fou' (1967) and 'Une saison chez les hommes' (1967)., Trailers

Actors: Alain-Yves Beaujour, Claude Merlin, Myriam Mézières, Jackie Raynal, Catherine Deville, Solange Pradel

Audio Languages: French

Duration: 69 minutes

Number of Discs: 1

Subtitle Languages: English

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