Une Femme Douce (1969) (Blu-ray) (UK Import)

From the balcony of her Parisian apartment, a young woman (Dominique Sanda, The Conformist) jumps to her death. Her body is moved to the bed that she shared with her husband Luc (Guy Frangin), a pawnbroker she met at a time of need. Through a series of flashbacks, Luc reflects on their marriage and the events that may have led to her suicide. With his first colour film, director Robert Bresson (Pickpocket) continues his career-long fascination with the work of Fyodor Dostoyevsky in this striking chamber drama about a crumbling marriage. Anchored by a starmaking turn from the then-unknown Dominique Sanda, Une femme douce is a masterful and timeless meditation on male-female relationships.

Extras:
Booklet, Commentary: Michael Brooke., Image Gallery, Interviews: Robert Bresson (writer / director); Dominique Sanda (actor)., Reversible sleeve featuring designs based on original posters by Olga Poláková-Vylealová and Chica; 'Over Her Dead Body': Visual essay by Cristina Alvarez López and Adrian Martin.