87 Weak Spot
- Finch
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87 Weak Spot
Ugo Tognazzi (La grande bouffe) is an innocent playboy holiday rep in Greece who is picked up by two secret agents (Michel Piccoli, Le Mépris and Mario Adorf, The Italian Connection). Suspected of being part of an underground resistance, he is to be transported by the agents to Athens where he will be interrogated by superior officers. Their journey is the start of a cat-and-mouse game that beautifully plays on Tognazzi’s screen persona with the thrilling tension of Costa-Gavras’ Z. Newly restored in 4K by Studio Canal, Peter Fleischmann’s paranoid thriller is made available on Blu-ray for the first time.
LIMITED EDITION BLU-RAY SPECIAL FEATURES
New 4K restoration from the original negative by Studio Canal
Uncompressed mono PCM audio
Audio commentary by critic Travis Woods (2024)
Archival TV interview with Michel Piccoli discussing Weak Spot (1975)
Soundtrack expert Lovely Jon discusses the Ennio Morricone score (2024)
Newly improved English subtitle translation
Reversible sleeve featuring designs based on original posters
Limited edition booklet featuring new writing by Kat Ellinger
Limited edition of 3000 copies, presented in full-height Scanavo packaging with removable OBI strip leaving packaging free of certificates and markings
- TMDaines
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Re: 87 Weak Spot
A film that has completely past me by, but that is 100% in my wheelhouse. The blurb is complete catnip.
- domino harvey
- Dot Com Dom
- Joined: Wed Jan 11, 2006 2:42 pm
Re: 87 Weak Spot
Hey, I’ve seen this and it’s pretty good! Always nice to wake up in the middle of the Venn diagram between French films I like and Radiance releases
- rapta
- Joined: Sun Jun 29, 2014 5:04 pm
- Location: Hants, UK
Re: 87 Weak Spot
Never heard of this, but the artwork, the setting and the premise have me very intrigued. The trailer sells it well.
PS: Also, how many times have Radiance now mentioned Costa-Gavras in their blurbs without announcing one of his films? Hopefully we're a little closer to them doing some actual Greek cinema too.
PS: Also, how many times have Radiance now mentioned Costa-Gavras in their blurbs without announcing one of his films? Hopefully we're a little closer to them doing some actual Greek cinema too.
- domino harvey
- Dot Com Dom
- Joined: Wed Jan 11, 2006 2:42 pm
Re: 87 Weak Spot
Costa-Gavras’ Compartiment tueurs is such a no-brainer release for any boutique label that I can’t figure out why it hasn’t come from any of them yet. So maybe you’ll get your wish with that one (or as part of a double feature with the almost as stacked and even better Une homme de trop?)
- ryannichols7
- Joined: Mon Jul 16, 2012 2:26 pm
Re: 87 Weak Spot
I'm all in for any/all Costa-Gavras and Greek cinema. Greek cinema being so untapped by any anglophone boutique label is something I hope to see change too, there's surely a whole bunch of stuff I don't even know about that I'd love to discover... considering I had another request from my first post about this label fulfilled today, I hope this one soon will be too
- rapta
- Joined: Sun Jun 29, 2014 5:04 pm
- Location: Hants, UK
Re: 87 Weak Spot
I'm confident Fran is aware of the blind spots, and someone like Angelopoulos has obviously come up a number of times, but perhaps licensors are harder to deal with than you may think (Angelopoulos was previously with Artificial Eye, so perhaps they're clinging onto them as they so often do). At one point he was trying to assemble a Greek 'Weird Wave' set, presumably of Lanthimos, Tsangari and their ilk, but he couldn't seem to figure it out yet. Hopefully next year? There was an article in the Poor Things issue of Little White Lies which mentioned many Greek films/filmmakers of the past that could be explored. Anyway, I'm sure they're being looked into, and we may get one or two things that work out (seems it sometimes takes a few years to actually pin something down).
Anyway, this European co-production looks fun, and the kind of discovery I want to make when following a label like Radiance. Honestly would have never probably seen this if they hadn't picked it up! Curious if this actually signifies a StudioCanal deal, or whether this was actually licensed through Gaumont (I think they might have the French rights at least). Either way, more of this please; bizarre unexpected gems from all corners of Europe (and beyond)!
Anyway, this European co-production looks fun, and the kind of discovery I want to make when following a label like Radiance. Honestly would have never probably seen this if they hadn't picked it up! Curious if this actually signifies a StudioCanal deal, or whether this was actually licensed through Gaumont (I think they might have the French rights at least). Either way, more of this please; bizarre unexpected gems from all corners of Europe (and beyond)!
Coincidentally I had suggested that title a while back - Compartiment tueurs - when Fran had mentioned he had a number of films starring Trintignant, and it felt like the right fit. Might still be happening, as I have found out it has been restored, just not clear who the rights are with. Fingers crossed!domino harvey wrote: ↑Wed Oct 09, 2024 3:35 pmCosta-Gavras’ Compartiment tueurs is such a no-brainer release for any boutique label that I can’t figure out why it hasn’t come from any of them yet. So maybe you’ll get your wish with that one (or as part of a double feature with the almost as stacked and even better Une homme de trop?)
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Re: 87 Weak Spot
It was a while ago now, but they tried for Angelopoulos as well as Nikos Koundouros' The Ogre of Athens and apparently received no response whatsoever.
There are new restorations now making some rounds, so hopefully they've checked their inbox in the interim, but Radiance have definitely had interest in releasing Greek cinema since the beginning.
There are new restorations now making some rounds, so hopefully they've checked their inbox in the interim, but Radiance have definitely had interest in releasing Greek cinema since the beginning.