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Grossly affluent banker Georges de Saxe (Philippe Noiret) keeps his daughter, Carolina (Anicée Alvina), hidden in a mysterious house of perversion after a kidnapping attempt snags a young woman who resembles her. Carolina soon finds herself trapped in a deliberately confused existence in the house of sexual exploitation and imprisonment. At the heart of it all seems to be an enigmatic man named Franz (Jean-Louis Trintignant), who will either be Carolina's killer or savior. Alain Robbe-Grillet's surreal, absurdist sado-masochistic drama Playing with Fire (Le jeu ave le feu) was a commercial success due to to the appearance of Emmanuelle star Sylvia Kristel - in one of her most challenging roles.
Cult Epics presents Playing with Fire on Blu-ray in a 2K transfer with new bonus features including an audio commentary by film critic Tim Lucas.
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- New 2K HD Transfer (from original negative) & Restoration
- Original LPCM 2.0 Mono
- New DTS-HD MA 2.0 Mono
- Audio Commentary by film critic Tim Lucas
- Interview with Catherine Robbe-Grillet
- Promotional Gallery
- Trailers
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Highly Recommended. --Svet Atanasov, Blu-ray.com
An Impressive Transfer! --Palo Sionoplia, EuroCultAv.com
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- Package Dimensions : 6.73 x 5.31 x 0.47 inches; 5.92 ounces
- Director : Alain Robbe-Grillet
- Media Format : NTSC, Widescreen, Anamorphic
- Run time : 1 hour and 52 minutes
- Release date : January 24, 2023
- Actors : Jean-Louis Trintignant, Philippe Noiret, Anicee Alvina, Sylvia Kristel, Christine Boisson
- Studio : Cult Epics
- ASIN : B0BDTB3RNL
- Country of Origin : USA
- Number of discs : 1
- Best Sellers Rank: #79,722 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
- #5,646 in Drama Blu-ray Discs
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But to some cinephiles, that can be an enjoyable challenge. And late director Alain Robbe-Grillet’s has been throwing down the gauntlet since first his first work, Last Year at Marienbad (1961), was adapted by Alain Resnais. Never one to stick to a traditional narrative format, Grillet went even further off the rails when he starting making his own films, playfully toying with an audience by deconstructing not just genre conventions, but the cinematic form itself.
1975’s Playing with Fire successfully reunites him with the iconic actor Jean-Louis Trintignant. But by the time of release, it was Sylvia Kristel (Emmanuelle) who became the selling point in a film that showcased sexuality in a far more twisted and disturbing way than her international softcore success. Cutting between various characters’ perspectives, several concurrent timelines and constant breaking of the fourth wall, Grillet’s film is playful but perverse, using and abusing the female form with flippantly misogynistic disdain.
Those are some ten-dollar words. But Playing with Fire is the sort stream-of-consciousness filmmaking that demands your attention. As for the plot, Philippe Noiret stars as banker George de Saxe whose daughter (Anicee Alvina) becomes the target of kidnappers selling their victims into high-priced sexual slavery. Until a ransom is paid (and sometimes if it’s not) each woman is housed in an elaborate brother that specializes in torture, rape, role-playing and bestiality, carefully staged to recreate classic artwork of a bygone era.
Like Grillet’s earlier films, actors switch out roles and characters as the plot progresses, leaning towards a dreamlike absurdism in which nothing can truly to described as “reality.” In fact, the film opens with Noiret narrating his own incestuous fantasies, lending credence to the idea that he’s simply a stand-in for Grillet’s own act of cinematic sabotage. And like Godard, who loved to wrap his non-linear experiments up in the trappings of familiar genres, Grillet is able to drag his audience by the nose thanks to copious amount of female flesh on display.
Is it a farce? A comedy? A perverse family tragedy? Playing with Fire refuses to come clean. And that can be a frustrating experience in a world in which most films leave no question unanswered. But Grillet is making “art.” Whether the composition is pulled completely from his own ass is still a matter of opinion.
God bless Cult Epics for putting out such a filthy piece of uncompromising intellectual smut either way. The new 2K transfer from the original negative is a real stunner and extras include an interview with wife Catherine Robbe-Grillet, trailers, collectible booklet and an essential commentary track from Tim Lucas who brilliantly breaks down the film’s esoteric and erotic charms.
Reviewed in the United States on January 19, 2023
But to some cinephiles, that can be an enjoyable challenge. And late director Alain Robbe-Grillet’s has been throwing down the gauntlet since first his first work, Last Year at Marienbad (1961), was adapted by Alain Resnais. Never one to stick to a traditional narrative format, Grillet went even further off the rails when he starting making his own films, playfully toying with an audience by deconstructing not just genre conventions, but the cinematic form itself.
1975’s Playing with Fire successfully reunites him with the iconic actor Jean-Louis Trintignant. But by the time of release, it was Sylvia Kristel (Emmanuelle) who became the selling point in a film that showcased sexuality in a far more twisted and disturbing way than her international softcore success. Cutting between various characters’ perspectives, several concurrent timelines and constant breaking of the fourth wall, Grillet’s film is playful but perverse, using and abusing the female form with flippantly misogynistic disdain.
Those are some ten-dollar words. But Playing with Fire is the sort stream-of-consciousness filmmaking that demands your attention. As for the plot, Philippe Noiret stars as banker George de Saxe whose daughter (Anicee Alvina) becomes the target of kidnappers selling their victims into high-priced sexual slavery. Until a ransom is paid (and sometimes if it’s not) each woman is housed in an elaborate brother that specializes in torture, rape, role-playing and bestiality, carefully staged to recreate classic artwork of a bygone era.
Like Grillet’s earlier films, actors switch out roles and characters as the plot progresses, leaning towards a dreamlike absurdism in which nothing can truly to described as “reality.” In fact, the film opens with Noiret narrating his own incestuous fantasies, lending credence to the idea that he’s simply a stand-in for Grillet’s own act of cinematic sabotage. And like Godard, who loved to wrap his non-linear experiments up in the trappings of familiar genres, Grillet is able to drag his audience by the nose thanks to copious amount of female flesh on display.
Is it a farce? A comedy? A perverse family tragedy? Playing with Fire refuses to come clean. And that can be a frustrating experience in a world in which most films leave no question unanswered. But Grillet is making “art.” Whether the composition is pulled completely from his own ass is still a matter of opinion.
God bless Cult Epics for putting out such a filthy piece of uncompromising intellectual smut either way. The new 2K transfer from the original negative is a real stunner and extras include an interview with wife Catherine Robbe-Grillet, trailers, collectible booklet and an essential commentary track from Tim Lucas who brilliantly breaks down the film’s esoteric and erotic charms.
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Der 112 Minuten lange Film ist eine krude Mischung aus surrealer Farce, absurdem Theater, schwarzem Humor mit Slapstickanteilen und Krimi / Serialkillerfilm. Der geheimnisvolle Frantz (Jean-Louis Trintignant) kidnappt am hellichten Tag junge Mädchen, die er in einem gut bewachten Haus perversen und gut betuchten Interessenten anbietet. Sie werden durch Drogen ruhiggestellt, das Haus selbst von Bodyguards und scharfen Hunden bewacht. Und wenn ein Kunde eine der Damen sterben sehen will ist das auch kein Problem...Mitwisser ist der Bankier Georges de Sax (Philippe Noiret), der sogar seine Tochter dem Haus zukommen lässt. Erst nach der 12. Entführung einer jungen Frau (Sylivia Kristel) erkennt die Polizei ein Muster. Aber kann sie wirklich etwas gegen die gewieften Kidnapper tun?
Wie immer sparte Robbe-Grillet nicht mit nackter Haut in seinem Film. wahrscheinlich war diese sogar die Triebfeder zur Erstellung des Films, denn die Handlung selbst scheint etwas darumgeschustert. Ernst nehmen kann man sie nicht, und das hat auch der Regisseur nicht getan, wie man in etlichen augenzwinkernden Szenen sieht, die teilweise die Metaebene durchbrechen. Auf der anderen Seite gibt es auch etliche grausame Tode. Explizit gezeigt wird davon aber nichts. Robbe-Grillet war ein Ästhet, und dieser Film einer seiner teuersten. Die Sets sind wunderschön, die nackten Frauen natürlich ebenso, die Kameraarbeit ist ebenfalls toll.
Als Bonus gibt es ein erhellendes Statement von Catherine Robbe-Grillet (der Witwe des Regisseurs), einen Audiokommentar des Filmkritikers Tim Lucas und drei Trailer sehr untergegangener Sylvia Kristel- Filme.
Der Film liegt nur im französischem Original vor. Englische Untertitel sind jedoch zuschaltbar (französische fehlen mekwürdigerweise, aber ich habe ja schon öfter festgestellt, dass es in Frankreich anscheinend keine schwerhörigen oder tauben Menschen gibt). Es gibt ein Wendecover mit verschiedenen Artworks, eines auf Englisch, eines auf Französisch.