A GREAT, CAPTIVATING FILM NOIR BY WIM WENDERS WITH DENNIS HOPPER AND BRUNO GANZ
"WIM WENDERS' BRILLIANT COUP."
THE WORLD
Jonathan Zimmermann, a picture framer and restorer suffering from leukemia, lives in Hamburg with his wife and young son. At an auction, he meets Tom Ripley, an American counterfeit dealer. Through him, he meets Raoul Minot, a Frenchman who offers him to commit murder in exchange for a large sum of money. Knowing that he is condemned, Jonathan accepts the deal…
Inspired by a novel by Patricia Highsmith, The American Friend transplants the imaginary of American film noir to Hamburg and Paris. Director Wim Wenders mixes action cinema and European auteur film in this feature film with an exceptional cast, composed of the trio Bruno Ganz, Dennis Hopper and Gérard Blain. A real coup, The American Friend is available for the first time on Blu-ray™ in France in its new 4K restoration supervised and approved by Wim Wenders.
THE AMERICAN FRIEND by Wim Wenders
(1977 - Colors - 127 min)
New 4K restoration
Original version with French subtitles + French version
Blu-ray Edition + Booklet
SUPPLEMENTS
. “EINE STADT SIEHT EINEN FILM” (3 min – HD)
Wim Wenders presents The American Friend as part of the Hamburg festival Eine Stadt sieht einen Film (A City Watches a Film) in 2018.
. INTERVIEW WITH WIM WENDERS (46 min – HD)
The filmmaker looks back on the genesis of The American Friend , his meeting with the writer Patricia Highsmith, the choice of the acting duo, and explains how the film propelled his career internationally.
. DELETED SCENES WITH OR WITHOUT AUDIO COMMENTARY BY WIM WENDERS [RECORDED IN 2001] (36 mins)
. DIRECTORS APPEARING IN "THE AMERICAN FRIEND" (8 mins – HD)
Which directors are featured in the film? An exclusive video essay, broadcast on the occasion of the exhibition “Mes Amis Polaroid” presented at the Rencontres d'Arles 2023 and commented by Wim Wenders.
. ORIGINAL TRAILER
THE EXCLUSIVE BOOKLET (40 PAGES)
"MY POLAROID FRIENDS" (EXCLUSIVE 40-PAGE BOOKLET)
From the exhibition “Mes Amis Polaroid” presented at the Rencontres d'Arles 2023, this booklet composed of 28 polaroids and a shot of the film commented by Wim Wenders shows the richness of the instant photos, ancestors of contemporary selfies, taken by the director on the set of the film.
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BD 50 • HIGH DEFINITION MASTER • 1080/23.98p • AVC ENCODING
Original Version DTS-HD MA 5.1 & 2.0 / French Version DTS-HD MA 1.0
French subtitles • 1.66 format respected • Colors • Film duration: 127 mins
Released October 17, 2023
