Hardboiled: Three Pulp Thrillers by Alain Corneau (Blu-ray)(1976)

Three-disc set includes: Police Python 357 (1976)Veteran loose cannon Orleans cop Marc Ferrot (Yves Montand) embarked on an affair with mysterious photographer Sylvia Leopardi (Stefania Sandrelli), and when she turned up murdered, he swore he'd deliver justice. Unfortunately, the side lover who killed her in a jealous rage happens to be Ferrot's supervisor Ganay (François Périer)... and he's determined to make Ferrot the fall guy. Alain Corneau's gritty police story take on "The Big Clock" also stars Simone Signoret, Mathieu Carrière. 126 min. In French with English subtitles. C/Rtg: NR Série Noire (1979)Based on the novel "A Hell of a Woman" by Jim Thompson, this gripping, downbeat French crime drama focuses on Franck (Patrick Dewaere), a Paris door-to-door salesman whose life is on a downward spiral after his wife (Myriam Boyer) leaves him and he's hit with an embezzlement charge by his boss. Franck soon finds himself mixed up with Mona (Marie Trintignant), a teenage prostitute who convinces him to help her rob and murder her aunt. With Bernard Blier, Jeanne Herviale, Andreas Katsulas. 111 min. In French with English subtitles. C/Rtg: NR Choice Of Arms (1981)Former Paris ganglord Noël Durieux (Yves Montand) just sought a quiet retirement with lovely wife Nicole (Catherine Deneuve) at his rural estate. That ended when a fatally shot old crony was brought there by unbalanced young sidekick Mickey (Gérard Depardieu)... and as the kid's continuing encroachment into their lives brings unwanted police attention, Durieux might have to lean back into old habits. Alain Corneau's complex crime drama co-stars Gérard Lanvin, Michel Galabru, Richard Anconina. 114 min. In French with English subtitles. C/Rtg: NR Widescreen; Soundtracks: French; Subtitles: English; featurettes; theatrical trailers; more. In French with English subtitles.