One of the things I love about Boutique Blu-ray companies like Arrow, Criterion, and Radiance is that they fill their discs with lots of cool extras. There will be behind-the-scenes featurettes, interviews, and audio commentaries. I can’t say that I always watch and listen to all of these things, but I love that they exist. If you do dig into them through many films, you can get quite a cinematic education.

On one of the extras to The Facts of Murder, I learned that American Film Noir led to Italian Neorealism, which influenced Italian Crime Dramas which ultimately led to the Giallo. That’s one of those things that makes perfect sense when you think about it but that through line is not something I had previously thought about.

The film is a good one. It is an interesting mix of traditional film noir elements with Neorealism. It reminded me a little of a Maigret adaption with its investigation as slice-of-life feel. You can read my full review here.