READ MY LIPS (2001)

Two outcasts are drawn together by crime and passion in this early tour de force from director Jacques Audiard. Carla (Emmanuelle Devos, who won a César Award for her performance) is an unappreciated, hard-of-hearing employee at a nondescript construction company. Her lonely life gets a jolt of excitement when she hires a new assistant: Paul (Vincent Cassel), an ex-con who soon enlists her (and her lip-reading ability) in a risky scheme. With visceral camera work and sound design, Audiard immerses viewers in the duo’s increasingly turbulent world, blending noir conventions with complex character development for a thriller of unique depth and emotion.

Special Features and Technical Specs:

• NEW 4K RESTORATION, supervised and approved by director Jacques Audiard and director of photography Mathieu Vadepied, with 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack
• New afterword by Audiard
• Audio commentary with actors Vincent Cassel and Emmanuelle Devos
• Program about the making of the film featuring interviews with Audiard, Vadepied, and coscreenwriter Tonino Benacquista
• Interview with composer Alexandre Desplat
• Deleted scenes featuring commentary by Audiard
• Trailer
• New English subtitle translation
• PLUS: An essay by film scholar Ginette Vincendeau