Jean-Paul Belmondo, Jean Renoir Movies Set for Re-Release by Les Films du Jeudi — SkimNews
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- Les Films du Jeudi unveiled a restored classic lineup ahead of the Classic Film Market's Catalogue Holders' Premiere Presentation at the Lumière Festival in Lyon, including titles from Jean Renoir, Raymond Lamy, Pierre Gaspard-Huit and Jean Becker.
- "Catherine" (1924), the first film attributed to Jean Renoir and co-directed with Albert Dieudonné, was restored in 4K with the Cinémathèque Française and CNC, and will be released by Tamasa on DVD/Blu-ray before a 2027 theatrical retrospective of Renoir's silent films.
- "Miroir" (1946), Raymond Lamy's crime drama starring Jean Gabin as a financier who moonlights as a Marseilles gang leader, is being released to mark the 50th anniversary of Gabin's death.
- "Sophie et le crime" (1954), Pierre Gaspard-Huit's crime drama starring 17-year-old Marina Vlady as a journalist clearing a suspected killer, was restored in 4K with CNC support as an "impromptu tribute" to Vlady, who died Sept. 24 at 88.
- "Tendre voyou" (1965), Jean Becker's "less well-known" Belmondo comedy about a professional seducer, is being released to coincide with a Belmondo retrospective now running at the Paris Cinémathèque Française.
- Les Films du Jeudi, founded by producer Pierre Braunberger, owns a catalog of more than 400 films; managing director Laurence Braunberger said the Classic Film Market session was the first to fill up this year.
Why it matters: Les Films du Jeudi's catalog of 400+ titles is a meaningful slice of the French film heritage market, and the company timed three of its four releases to specific commemorations — Renoir's first credited film, Gabin's 50th death anniversary, and Vlady's recent passing — turning restoration into event programming. With the Classic Film Market's signature session selling out first this year, the market co-head's comment underscores that catalog holders are gaining stature at a festival once defined by new releases.
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