If like me you are a fan of Luc Beeson‘s brilliant 1990 thriller Nikita then you will be happy with the news today that the movie will be available for the first time in stunning 4K, in this definitive and strictly limited edition 3-disc SteelBook.
STUDIOCANAL and GAUMONT announce a superb brand-new restoration, supervised by Luc Besson himself, of the must-see classic thriller about a vicious street punk turned sexy, sophisticated and lethally dangerous assassin. Starring Anne Parillaud (Innocent Blood), Jeanne Moreau (BAFTA-winner for Viva Maria!) and Jean Reno (star of Besson’s Leon), the beautifully designed collectable 4K SteelBook also includes a Blu-ray, as well as a whole disc of new bonus material and interviews.
Written and directed by Besson (The Fifth Element), and produced by Gaumont, the film was a smash hit that spawned an American remake, a TV series, not to mention numerous imitations, and turned Parillaud (who won the César Award for Best Actress) into an iconic cult action heroine.
With a mesmerising score by longtime Besson collaborator Éric Serra (The Big Blue), and stunningly shot by Thierry Arbogast (Cannes Technical Grand Prize winner for The Fifth Element), NIKITA was described by Roger Ebert as a “smart, hard-edged, psycho-romantic thriller.”
It’s breathless, brilliant offbeat action cinema packed with jaw-dropping set pieces and ferocious gunplay.
SYNOPSIS
Rescued from death row by a top-secret agency, Nikita is slowly transformed from a cop-killing junkie into a cold-blooded bombshell with a licence to kill. But when she begins the deadliest mission of her career, only to fall for a man who knows nothing of her true identity, Nikita discovers that in the dark and ruthless world of espionage, the greatest casualty of all… is true love.
The release is packed with special features:
- At the heart of Nikita – Making Of
- Nikita Tour
- Interview with actress Anne Parillaud
- Interview with actor Tchéky Karyo
- Interview with actor Jean-Hugues Anglade
- Interview with assistant director Christophe Vassort
- Interview with restoration supervisor André Labbouz
NIKITA is available to buy on 4K from 23rd September 2024, and available to pre-order from Amazon.
Karen Woodham is the founder and owner of the Blazing Minds. She is also a Cinema reviewer and works with RealD 3D reviewing the latest 3D releases and IMAX, she has also had several articles published in various publications including the first edition of SFW Magazine. In 2015 she became an Award Winning Blogger and also has her website listed as one of the UK’s Top 10 Film Blogs.
