MERCI LA VIE - Blu-ray LE

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(Bertrand Blier, 1991, 118 mins)
Release date: 17 August 2026
Limited Edition Blu-ray (UK premiere)

Charlotte Gainsbourg (Nymphomaniac) and Anouk Grinberg (The Night of the 12th) take a surreal road trip in Merci la vie, an outrageous, absurdist satire from acclaimed auteur Bertrand Blier (Femmes fatales).

When naïve Camille (Gainsbourg) meets the carefree and promiscuous Joëlle (Grinberg), the pair undertake a journey of self-discovery across time and space, encountering the German wartime occupation, the AIDS crisis, and Camille’s own conception along the way.

With cameos from French screen legends Gérard Depardieu (Stavisky…) and Jean-Louis Trintignant (Crime Thief), and an eclectic soundtrack that ranges from David Bryne to Beethoven, Merci la vie is a provocative classic from one of France’s most controversial filmmakers.

INDICATOR LIMITED EDITION BLU-RAY SPECIAL FEATURES

• 4K restoration from the original negative
  
• Original stereo audio
  
• Bertrand Blier on ‘Merci la vie’ (2020): the writer-director takes an in-depth look back at his award-winning film
  
• Location report (1990): extract from the French television programme 12-13, featuring footage of a night shoot and an interview with Blier
  
• Image gallery: promotional and publicity materials
  
• Script gallery: complete dialogue and continuity script
  
• New and improved English translation subtitles
  
• Limited edition exclusive booklet with new writing on the film by Sue Harris, archival interviews with writer-director Bertrand Blier, an overview of contemporary critical responses, and film credits
  
• UK premiere on Blu-ray
  
• Limited edition of 6,000 copies (4,000 4K UHDs and 2,000 Blu-rays) for the UK and US

All features subject to change

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BBFC cert: 18
REGION A/B
EAN: 5060697925494