Simone Barbes or Virtue (Limited Edition) (Blu-ray) PREORDER
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Simone Barbes or Virtue
Working as an usherette at a porn cinema, Simone (Ingrid Bourgoin) squabbles with her colleague as they welcome their peculiar clientele. After her shift, she waits for her girlfriend at a lesbian nightclub full of eccentric characters, before sharing a slow drive home with a stranger. Produced by Paul Vecchiali's Diagonale (Rosa la rose, fille publique), Marie-Claude Treilhou's mercurial triptych is rich in style, funny detail, and heady atmosphere. Queer for the marginal stories it tells and for its offbeat, aesthetic blend of irony and sincerity, Simone Barbès or Virtue is a gem of the post-post-New Wave, capturing both the thrilling possibilities and compelling absurdities of nighttime Paris.
BLU-RAY LIMITED EDITION SPECIAL FEATURES
- 4K scan and restoration by Cosmodigital
- Uncompressed mono PCM audio
- Lourdes l’hiver - short film by Marie-Claude Treilhou (1981, 9 mins)
- New visual essay by film critic Lillian Crawford (2026)
- Archival French TV interview with star Ingrid Bourgoin (1980)
- New interview with film scholar Dr. Elena Gorfinkel (2026)
- Newly improved English subtitle translation
- Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Time Tomorrow
- Limited edition booklet featuring writing by Erika Balsom and archival writing
- Limited edition of 3000 copies, presented in full-height Scanavo packaging with removable OBI strip leaving packaging free of certificates and markings
Year: 1980
Country: France
Format: Blu-ray
Region: ABC
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UPC:Â 760137224808
Release date: 11/17/26
