[Susan Foreman]

'Irreversible' (2002) - Blu-ray pre-order available from Powerhouse direct - £12.99

Release date: January 16

"Perhaps the quintessential exemplar of New French Extremity, Irreversible amazed and outraged audiences across the world upon its release in 2002 with its harrowing scenes of rape and violence. Now Gaspar Noé’s nauseating, thrilling, ingenious masterwork returns in a new 2K restoration, both in its Original Theatrical Cut and a potent new Straight Cut, assembled in 2020"

INDICATOR STANDARD EDITION 2 x BLU-RAY SPECIAL FEATURES

• 2K restorations supervised by writer-director Gaspar Noé
• Two versions of the film: the 2002 Original Theatrical Cut (98 mins); and the 2020 Straight Cut, which re-assembles the events in chronological order (90 mins)
• Original 5.1 surround sound and 2.0 stereo audio tracks
• Audio commentary by Gaspar Noé on the Original Theatrical Cut (2003)
• The Irreversible Odyssey (2019, 44 mins): retrospective documentary featuring interviews with Noé, actors Monica Bellucci, Vincent Cassel and Albert Dupontel, cinematographer Benoît Debie, and others
• NFT50 Q&A (2002, 49 mins): archival audio recording of a post-screening Q&A session with Noé, Bellucci and Cassel, recorded at London’s National Film Theatre
• The BFI Masterclass with Gaspar Noé (2009, 90 mins): archival audio recording of the filmmaker in conversation with programmer and critic David Cox, recorded at BFI Southbank during the London Film Festival
• SFX (2003, 8 mins): visual effects supervisor Rodolphe Chabrier discusses his team’s work on the film
• Time Destroys All Things (2021, 15 mins): video essay examining the two versions of Irreversible by Alexandra Heller-Nicholas, author of Rape-Revenge Films: A Critical Study
• Deleted scene (1 min)
• ‘Stress’ (2002, 5 mins) and ‘Outrage’ (2002, 5 mins): Thomas Bangalter music videos, directed by Noé
• Intoxication (2002, 5 mins): documentary short by Noé featuring filmmaker Stéphane Drouot
• Original theatrical trailers
• 2019 Venice Film Festival trailer
• Teaser trailers
• Image gallery: publicity and promotional material
• New and improved English subtitles