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In Bordeaux, a married police inspector investigating a murder connected to a queer club begins a dangerous affair with a handsome young musician who is himself a suspect. As the case deepens, the relationship strains his marriage and blurs the line between his professional and private life. Yannick Bellon's film blends noir tension with a portrait of identity and obsession, newly restored in HD for its first major U.S. release.

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Andrei Tarkovsky's final film unfolds on a remote Baltic island, where a wealthy Swedish family is celebrating the birthday of its patriarch, Alexander (Erland Josephson), when news arrives that World War III has broken out. As the family descends into dread, Alexander — a philosopher troubled by humanity's spiritual emptiness — strikes a Faustian bargain with God, offering everything he has and everyone he loves if the catastrophe can be averted. Shot by Ingmar Bergman's cinematographer Sven Nykvist and made while Tarkovsky was dying of cancer, it is a profoundly moving, redemptive tragedy of unforgettable imagery.