Playing with Fire
“Playing with Fire is the aesthetic culmination of Robbe-Grillet’s cinematic ritual of seduction.” – Marcus Stiglegger
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 + 8-page booklet (Blu-ray).
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Special Features
- New 2K HD Transfer (from original negative) & Restoration
- Original LPCM 2.0 Mono
- New Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
- Audio Commentary by film critic Tim Lucas
- Interview with Catherine Robbe-Grillet
- Promotional Gallery
- Trailers
- Dual-layered disc
- Postcard
Technical Specs
France / 1975 / Color / Aspect ratio 2.35:1 / 112 Minutes / French Language w/optional English subtitles / LPCM 2.0 Mono/Dolby Digital 2.0 MonoReviews
Playing With Fire (Le jeu ave le feu) will keep you watching, wondering and occasionally laughing...Alain Robbe-Grillet's Playing with Fire is the perfect intersection of arthouse cinema and exploitation film.” - Inside Pulse
Highly Recommended - blu-ray.com
“An impressive Transfer.” - EuroCultAV
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