THEMROC (1973) - Blu-ray Release of Claude Faraldo's French Satirical Film

Product Description: Living at home with his mother, bachelor house painter Themroc (Michel Piccoli, Belle de Jour) leads a dull life. One day, after an unearned run-in with his boss, the usually docile Themroc rebels and dismantles his myopic world. Made on a shoestring budget with no intelligible dialogue, Claude Faraldo's cult taboo-busting satire about a French blue-collar worker-turned-urban caveman anarchically eviscerates mid-century labor and gender politics. Never released on home video in the US, Themroc is both a savage commentary on the post-68 protest movement and a precursor to French extreme cinema, newly presented on Blu-ray from a 4K restoration.

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Director: Claude Faraldo

Starring: Michel Piccoli, Béatrice Romand, Marilù Tolo, Francesca Romana Coluzzi, Jeanne Herviale, Jean Aron

Genre: Comedy

Runtime: 100 min

Rating: Not Rated

Language: French

Studio: Radiance Films

Home Video Release Date: May 20, 2025

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Codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Resolution: 1080p
Aspect Ratio: 1.67:1
Region: Region A/1

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Blu-ray: LPCM 2.0

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Blu-ray: English SDH

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4K RESTORATION from the original negative by StudioCanal
Original uncompressed PCM mono audio
Interview with critic David Thompson (2025)
Interview with actor Michel Piccoli and director Claude Faraldo (1973)
Interview with Manuela Lazic on Michel Piccoli (2025)
Gallery
Trailer
Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Sam Smith
Limited edition booklet featuring new writing by Alison Smith, author of French Cinema in the 1970s The echoes of May
Limited edition of 3000 copies, presented in full-height Scanavo packaging with removable OBI strip leaving packaging free of certificates and markings
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