STUDIOCANAL Hitchcock - The Beginning [Blu-ray] [Region B]

Synopsis/Extras: WI T N E S S T H E B I R T H O F A C I N E M A T I C L E G E N D For the first time on Blu-ray, featuring new restorations and scores, experience 10 of Alfred Hitchcock’s early works. From the silent film era to the first talkies, this 11-disc set also contains a newly commissioned, full-length documentary, Becoming Hitchcock, exploring the director’s first sound picture, Blackmail. In 1929, Hitchcock directed Blackmail, the first British sound feature, hailed as a film which “used sound and dialogue with more flair and imagination than any Hollywood or European film of the time.” Hitchcock’s inventive and expressionist use of sound demonstrated that the new technology opened a new realm of possibilities. THE RING (1927) A Knockout Score: Neil Brand on The Ring Hitchcock/Truffaut: Archival Audio Interview Introduction by Director / Film Historian Noël Simsolo Stills Gallery THE FARMER'S WIFE (1928) Hitch in the Countryside: Neil Brand on The Farmer's Wife Extract from BEHP audio interview with Ronald Neame Hitchcock/Truffaut: archival audio interview Introduction by Director / Film Historian Noël Simsolo Stills Gallery CHAMPAGNE (1928) Hitch & Champagne: Neil Brand on music for Silent Film A Heady Cocktail: Charles Barr on Champagne Hitchcock/Truffaut: archival audio interview Audio commentary by film historian Farran Smith Nehme Introduction by Director / Film Historian Noël Simsolo Stills Gallery THE MANXMAN (1929) Melodrama à la Manx: Stephen Horne on scoring Hitchcock Hitch's Leading Ladies by Davina Quinliven Audio commentary by film historian Farran Smith Nehme Hitchcock/Truffaut: archival audio interview Introduction by Director / Film Historian Noël Simsolo Stills Gallery BLACKMAIL (1929) Silent into Sound: Neil Brand on Blackmail Anny Ondra’s Screen Test Extract from BEHP audio interview with Ronald Neame Audio Commentary by Film Historian Tim Lucas Hitchcock/Truffaut: archival audio interview Introduction by Director / Film Historian Noël Simsolo Stills Gallery JUNO & THE PAYCOCK (1930) Hitch & The Irish Players - An Interview with Charles Barr Hitchcock/Truffaut: archival audio interview Stills Gallery MURDER! (1930) MARY: 1931 German version of 'Murder! ' Alternate Ending Audio Commentary by film critic Nick Pinkerton Hitchcock/Truffaut: archival audio interview Introduction by Director / Film Historian Noël Simsolo Stills Gallery THE SKIN GAME (1931) Alma Reville: Jo Botting & Natalie Morris in Conversation Hitchcock/Truffaut: archival audio interview Introduction by Director / Film Historian Noël Simsolo Stills Gallery RICH AND STRANGE (1931) Unexpectedly Personal: Charles Barr on Rich and Strange Audio Commentary by film historian Troy Howarth Hitchcock/Truffaut: archival audio interview Introduction by Director / Film Historian Noël Simsolo Stills Gallery NUMBER SEVENTEEN (1932) From Silent Film Idol to Superman: John Stuart by Jonathan Croall Audio Commentary by film historian and critic Peter Tonguette Hitchcock/Truffaut: archival audio interview Introduction by Director / Film Historian Noël Simsolo Lobby Cards Gallery BRAND-NEW DOCUMENTARY - BECOMING HITCHCOCK THE LEGACY OF BLACKMAIL (2024) Directed by Laurent Bouzereau, Narrated by Elvis Mitchell, Produced by Studiocanal in association with Nedland Films, 72min.BECOMING HITCHCOCK – THE LEGACY OF BLACKMAIL, a brand new 72-minute documentary from award-winning filmmaker Laurent Bouzereau (Faye, Music by John Williams, Five Came Back) and narrated by historian, critic and filmmaker Elvis Mitchell, reflects the development of Alfred Hitchcock’s signature style, through the making of one of his benchmark films, Blackmail (1929). The documentary highlights the birth of the “Hitchcock Touch” at a period when talking pictures first emerged and explores his trademark themes, such as murder, suspense and cool blondes. While focusing on Blackmail, the documentary reveals how this film also foreshadows the director’s later masterpieces, from Psycho to North by Northwest and from The Birds to Frenzy. / runtime: 70 mins