Fritz Lang’s Noir Classic Scarlet Street Set For A 4K UHD Release!
We love Film Noir and this November, Eureka Entertainment will release one of greats, Scarlet Street. For the first time in the UK 4K UHD and Blu-ray, one of the darkest and most psychologically compelling masterpieces of American film noir. Releasing as part of the acclaimed Masters of Cinema Series, essential viewing for any Film Noir fan.
Perhaps the greatest American production by an undisputed master of cinema, Fritz Lang’s Scarlet Street is the quintessential example of film noir and the perfect follow-up to his previous crime thriller 
The Woman in the Window. It also features the same stellar cast, as Edward G. Robinson (Double Indemnity), Joan Bennett (Man Hunt) and Dan Duryea (Criss Cross) reunite for a heart-wrenching, tragic story of a man driven to the edge by love.
In a loveless marriage and having spent 25 years as a retail cashier, Christopher “Chris” Cross (Robinson) is deeply dissatisfied with his lot in life. One night, he experiences excitement for the first time in years: he intervenes when he witnesses Johnny Prince (Duryea) attacking Katherine “Kitty” March (Bennett), becoming instantly enamoured with the woman he has rescued. When she comes to believe that he is a wealthy artist, he doesn’t correct her – and soon Johnny, Kitty’s boyfriend, comes up with a scheme to swindle a man who is as naive as he is lovestruck. But Johnny and Kitty’s con can’t possibly last forever.
Based on Georges de La Fouchardière’s novel La Chienne (previously adapted for the screen in its native France by Jean Renoir), Scarlet Street was a box-office hit – albeit a controversial one that was banned in three states for its dark subject matter and its complex exploration of criminal behaviour.
Get a taster of this fantastic film in the shape of the official Trailer…
“Scarlet Street is a superb film. It’s a pulpy noir and an experiment in expressionism. It can also be read as a postwar parable of moral collapse. Yet what lingers is its tragedy.” – The Guardian
LIMITED EDITION DUAL FORMAT (4K ULTRA HD + BLU-RAY) SPECIAL FEATURES:
Limited edition O-card slipcase and interior packaging designed by Nick Wrigley | Limited edition booklet featuring a new essay on the relationship between Scarlet Street, its French source novel and Jean Renoir’s La Chienne by film scholar Barry Nevin, plus select archival material | Scarlet Street presented from a 4K restoration of the 35mm nitrate composite fine grain | 4K (2160p) presentation on the UHD disc and an HD (1080p) presentation on the Blu-ray | Original mono audio | Optional English subtitles | Audio commentary by noir expert Imogen Sara Smith, author of In Lonely Places: Film Noir Beyond the City | All Your Fears Are Foolish Fancy Maybe – new video essay on Fritz Lang and Scarlet Street by David Cairns, featuring the voice of director Alexander Payne as Darryl F. Zanuck | Hello, Lazy Legs – a new appreciation of Fritz Lang’s Scarlet Street by film historian Sheldon Hall | Femme Fatale – new interview on the life and career of Joan Bennett with film historian and critic Pamela Hutchinson | Suspense – three episodes of the classic thriller radio anthology starring Edward G. Robinson, “My Wife Geraldine,” “The Man Who Wanted to Be Edward G. Robinson” and “You Can’t Die Twice” | All extras subject to change
1945 | 101 mins | ENGLISH | 1.37:1 OAR | FILM NOIR / CRIME / DRAMA | REGION FREE UHD / B | PG
Scarlet Street will be released as a 2 Disc (4K UHD & Blu-ray) as part of The Masters Of Cinema collection from 23rd November.
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