Blu-ray.com has simply handed alongside Sony’s announcement for a brand new epic bodily media assortment. They are going to be releasing a particular 9-film 4K Blu-ray set with the movies of French director Luc Besson. The director’s set is because of hit retailers on November 11. Take a look at the main points under!
The outline reads,
“Journey into house, deep underwater, into battle, and past with unforgettably fashionable and exhilarating movie experiences from world-renowned director Luc Besson. Sony Photos Dwelling Entertainment proudly brings collectively 9 of his movies completely throughout the restricted version LUC BESSON 9-MOVIE COLLECTION (1983 – 2005). Every movie is introduced in excessive definition, with six movies additionally introduced in full 4K decision!
The 9 movies within the LUC BESSON COLLECTION embrace LE DERNIER COMBAT, SUBWAY, THE BIG BLUE, LA FEMME NIKITA, ATLANTIS, LÉON: THE PROFESSIONAL, THE FIFTH ELEMENT, THE MESSENGER: THE STORY OF JOAN OF ARC and ANGEL-A—with many movies making their long-awaited high-def disc debut in North America and together with a number of new 4K restorations!
The discs are included inside a espresso table-worthy, smooth outer field that opens to showcase the movies inside. The set additionally consists of hours of in-depth appears behind the scenes, new solid and crew interviews and extra!”
THE LAST BATTLE A.Okay.A. LE DERNIER COMBAT (1983)
Synopsis: Expertise Luc Besson’s darkish imaginative and prescient of the longer term. LE DERNIER COMBAT (THE LAST BATTLE) – a cult traditional exploration of post-apocalyptic survival. In a world populated with savages, residing amongst the wreckage of a devastated civilization, one man wages conflict in opposition to brutality and isolation. Filmed in black and white, and nearly fully with out dialogue, Besson’s first movie presents in each element a haunting premonition of a hostile tomorrow.
Offered in Excessive Definition on Blu-ray Disc; French 5.0 DTS-HD MA + French 2-Channel Encompass DTS-HD MA
LE DERNIER COMBAT has a run time of roughly 92 minutes and is rated R.
SUBWAY (1985)
Synopsis: SUBWAY is Luc Besson’s extremely cool and stylized romantic caper starring Christopher Lambert and Isabelle Adjani. Lambert performs a hipster thief who falls in love with the bored and exquisite spouse of the millionaire he simply robbed. She needs her stolen papers again and he needs her coronary heart. With gangsters and Metro police on their tail, the 2 search refuge within the wild labyrinth beneath the subway.
Offered in 4K with Dolby Imaginative and prescient on 4K Extremely HD disc and in Excessive Definition on Blu-ray Disc; French and English 2-Channel Encompass DTS-HD MA
Particular Options Embody:
- “The Making of Subway” Documentary, Directed by Jean-Hugues Anglade (80 minutes)
- Over 100 Minutes of Interviews:
- Actor Jean-Hugues Anglade
- Assistant Director Didier Grousset
- Editor and Co-Author Sophie Schmit
- Manufacturing Assistant Didier Naert
- Michel Jonasz on Arthur Simms, Singer of “It’s Only Mystery”
- Theatrical Trailer
SUBWAY has a run time of roughly 102 minutes and is rated R.
THE BIG BLUE (1988)
Synopsis: A compelling journey and romance, shot in New York, the Caribbean and the Mediterranean. A younger couple embark on a passionate romance difficult by an all-consuming love of diving and the siren name of the ocean.
Each 132-minute and 168-minute variations introduced in 4K with Dolby Imaginative and prescient on 4K Extremely HD discs and in Excessive Definition on Blu-ray Discs; English 2-Channel Encompass DTS-HD MA
Particular Options Embody:
- “The Adventure of The Big Blue” Documentary (95 minutes)
- Over 140 Minutes of Interviews:
- Composer Eric Serra
- Actor Jean-Marc Barr
- Actor Marc Duret
- Underwater Digital camera Operator Christian Pétron
- Gaumont Technical Director André Labbouz
- Theatrical Trailer
THE BIG BLUE has a run time of roughly 132 minutes and is Unrated. THE BIG BLUE: DIRECTOR’S CUT has a run time of roughly 168 minutes and is rated R for sexuality and language.
LA FEMME NIKITA (1990)
Synopsis: From director Luc Besson comes a thriller a couple of vicious avenue punk turned horny, refined and lethally harmful murderer, starring Anne Parillaud, Jeanne Moreau and Jean Reno. Rescued from demise row by a top-secret company, Nikita (Anne Parillaud) is slowly remodeled from a cop-killing junkie right into a cold-blooded bombshell with a license to kill. However when she begins the deadliest mission of her profession solely to fall for a person who is aware of nothing of her true id, Nikita discovers that at nighttime and ruthless world of espionage, the best casualty of all…is real love.
Offered in 4K with Dolby Imaginative and prescient on 4K Extremely HD disc and in Excessive Definition on Blu-ray Disc; French and English 5.1 DTS-HD MA + French 2-Channel Encompass DTS-HD MA
Particular Options Embody:
- Making-Of Featurette (24 minutes)
- Nikita Tour (13 minutes)
- Over 110 Minutes of Interviews:
- Actor Anne Parillaud
- Actor Tchéky Karyo
- Jean-Hugues Anglade
- First Assistant Director Christophe Vassort
- Gaumont Technical Director André Labbouz
- Theatrical Trailer
LA FEMME NIKITA has a run time of roughly 115 minutes and is rated R.
ATLANTIS (1991)
Synopsis: ATLANTIS is acclaimed filmmaker Luc Besson’s awe-inspiring celebration of the sweetness and marvel of the world beneath the ocean. Combining beautiful underwater cinematography and a hypnotic rating by Eric Serra, Besson’s singular imaginative and prescient defies dialogue or narrative construction to discover ocean life as you’ve by no means seen it earlier than. Without delay thrilling, lyrical, and mysterious, ATLANTIS’ spell-binding photos – with its swish visuals of manta rays, whales, dolphins, sea snakes, and even ferocious sharks at play – will hang-out your reminiscence lengthy after the movie ends.
Offered in Excessive Definition on Blu-ray Disc; French 5.1 DTS-HD MA + French 2-Channel Encompass DTS-HD MA
ATLANTIS has a run time of roughly 79 minutes and isn’t rated.
LÉON: THE PROFESSIONAL (1994)
Synopsis: The mysterious Léon (Jean Reno) is New York’s prime hitman. When his next-door neighbors are murdered, Léon turns into the unwilling guardian of the household’s sole survivor – 12-year-old Mathilda (Natalie Portman). However Mathilda doesn’t simply need safety; she needs revenge. From the electrifying opening to the deadly finale, LÉON: THE PROFESSIONAL is a nonstop crescendo of motion and suspense.
Each 109-minute and 133-minute variations introduced in 4K with Dolby Imaginative and prescient on 4K Extremely HD disc and in Excessive Definition on Blu-ray Disc; English Dolby Atmos (on 4K UHD disc solely) + English 5.1 DTS-HD MA
Particular Options Embody:
- Over 80 Minutes of Interviews:
- Director of Images Thierry Arbogast
- Editor Sylvie Landra
- Journalist Alain Kruger
- Gaumont Technical Director André Labbouz
- 10 Yr Retrospective: Forged and Crew Look Again
- Jean Reno: The Highway to Léon Featurette
- Natalie Portman: Beginning Younger Featurette
- Reality Observe (Prolonged Model Solely)
- Theatrical Trailer
THE PROFESSIONAL has a run time of roughly 109 minutes and is rated R for scenes of robust graphic violence, and for language. LÉON has a run time of roughly 133 minutes and is Unrated.
THE FIFTH ELEMENT (1997)
Synopsis: New York cab driver Korben Dallas didn’t imply to be a hero, however he simply picked up the type of fare that solely comes alongside each 5 thousand years: An ideal magnificence, an ideal being, an ideal weapon. Collectively, they have to save the world. Bruce Willis, Gary Oldman, Ian Holm, Chris Tucker and Milla Jovovich star in acclaimed director Luc Besson’s outrageous sci-fi journey, an extravagantly styled story of fine in opposition to evil set in an unbelievable twenty-third century world.
Offered in 4K with Dolby Imaginative and prescient on 4K Extremely HD disc and in Excessive Definition on Blu-ray Disc; English Dolby Atmos (on 4K UHD disc solely) + English 5.1 DTS-HD MA
Particular Options Embody:
- “The Making of The Fifth Element” Featurette (24 minutes)
- Blooper Reel (6 minutes)
- The Director’s Notes: Luc Besson Seems to be Again Featurette
- The Visible Factor Featurettes and Checks
- The Star Factor Featurettes and Display screen Checks
- The Alien Factor Featurettes, Checks and Outtakes
- The Trend Factor Featurette and Checks
- The Diva Featurettes, Checks and Outtakes
- The Digital Factor Featurette
- Imagining The Fifth Factor Featurette
- Reality Observe
THE FIFTH ELEMENT has a run time of roughly 126 minutes and is rated PG-13 for intense sci-fi violence, some sexuality and temporary nudity.
THE MESSENGER: THE STORY OF JOAN OF ARC (1999)
Synopsis: The yr is 1429. France is in political and non secular turmoil as members of the royal household battle for the crown. However one peasant lady emerges bearing a message that wins the hearts of her countrymen and the throne for her king.
Each 148-minute and 158-minute variations introduced in 4K with Dolby Imaginative and prescient on 4K Extremely HD disc and in Excessive Definition on Blu-ray Disc; English Dolby Atmos (on 4K UHD disc solely) + English 5.1 DTS-HD MA
Particular Options Embody:
- “In The Footsteps of Joan” Making-Of Documentary (88 minutes)
- Over 30 Minutes of Interviews:
- Director of Images Thierry Arbogast
- Editor Sylvie Landra
- The Seek for the Actual Joan of Arc Featurette
- Theatrical Trailer
THE MESSENGER: THE STORY OF JOAN OF ARC has a run time of roughly 148 minutes and is rated R for robust graphic battles, a rape and a few language; the Unrated model has a runtime of roughly 158 minutes.
ANGEL-A (2005)
Synopsis: When André, a down-on-his-luck gambler, dives into the icy Seine to finish all of it, he winds up as a substitute rescuing Angela, a beautiful, mysterious blonde. Stuffed with renewed ardour for all times, they got down to settle André’s scores as they wander the Metropolis of Lights. Alongside the best way, André finds himself, however he nonetheless has some questions on his leggy, pretty companion -can she actually be as heavenly as she appears? Stuffed with wit, heat and eye-popping visuals, ANGEL-A reveals simply how excessive you may soar when ardour takes flight.
Offered in Excessive Definition on Blu-ray Disc; French 5.1 DTS-HD MA
Particular Options Embody:
- “The Making of Angel-A” Featurette (26 minutes)
- Theatrical Trailer
ANGEL-A has a run time of roughly 91 minutes and is rated R for language and a few sexual content material.
Video
Codec: HEVC / H.265, MPEG-4 AVC
Decision: Native 4K (2160p)
HDR: Dolby Imaginative and prescient, HDR10
Authentic side ratio: 2.39:1
Subtitles
- The Final Battle
- English
- Subway 4K
- English
- The Massive Blue 4K
- English
- La Femme Nikita 4K
- English
- Atlantis
- English
- Léon: The Skilled 4K
- English, English SDH
- The Fifth Factor 4K
- English, English SDH
- The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc 4K
- English SDH
- Angel-A
- English
Discs
4K Extremely HD
Blu-ray Disc
Seventeen-disc set (7 BD-100, 10 BD-50)
Packaging
Slipbox
Slipcover in authentic urgent
Playback
4K Blu-ray: Area free
2K Blu-ray: Area A (B, C untested)
