Radiance Films in post-war WORLD NOIR VOL. 3 (review)

Radiance Films' WORLD NOIR VOL. 3 looks at noir in postwar Europe starting with NOT GUILTY in which a socially-ostracized, alcoholic doctor (Michel Simon) gets a new lease on life when he covers up a fatal accident and sets about committing the perfect murder.  In THE LOST ONE, Peter Lorre writes, directs, and stars as a German doctor living under an assumed name in a refugee camp when a face from the past reappears to collect a favor.  In GIRL WITH HYACINTHS, a writer and his wife attempt to discover the reason that their beautiful young neighbor took her own life.

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WORLD NOIR VOL. 3 Blu-ray specs:

• Disc One - Not Guilty:
• Branching Options for the Film with Original or Alternate Ending
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.37:1 Pillarboxed Fullscreen
• French DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono
• Optional English Subtitles
• "The Perfect Crime: Henri Decoin and NOT GUILTY" visual essay by critic Imogen Sara Smith
• 1947 radio interview with actor Michel Simon
• 1947 behind-the-scenes radio documentary
• Alternate Ending
• Photo Gallery
• Disc Two - The Lost One:
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.37:1 Pillarboxed Fullscreen
• German LPCM 2.0 Mono
• Optional English Subtitles
• Audio Commentary by critic and programmer Tony Rayns
• Iinterview with critic and historian Pamela Hutchinson
• Interview with programmer and historian Margaret Deriaz
• Theatrical Trailer
• Disc Three - Girl with Hyacinths:
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.37:1 Pillarboxed Fullscreen
• Swedish LPCM 2.0 Mono
• Optional English Subtitles
• Audio Commentary by film historian Peter Jilmstad
• "Meeting with Hasse" 1993 TV documentary on filmmaker and actor Hasse Ekman
• "Golden Streaks in My Blood: Seeing and Not Seeing in GIRL WITH HYACINTHS" visual essay by author Julia Armfield
• Limited Edition of 3,000 copies presented in a rigid box with full-height Scanavo cases for each film and removable OBI strip leaving packaging free of certificates and markings, reversible sleeves featuring original and newly commissioned artwork, and an 80-page perfect bound book featuring archival pieces and new writing by critics and experts including Farran Nehme, Martyn Waites, Elena Lazic, Jourdain Searles, and more.