Working as an usherette at an adult move theater, Simone (Ingrid Bourgoin, Knife + Heart) squabbles with her colleague as they welcome their peculiar clientele. After her shift, she waits for her girlfriend at a lesbian nightclub full of eccentric characters, before sharing a slow drive home with a stranger.
Produced by Paul Vecchiali's Diagonale (Rosa la Rose, Fille Publique), Marie-Claude Treilhou (Le Jour de Rois)'s mercurial triptych is rich in style, funny detail, and heady atmosphere. Queer for the marginal stories it tells and for its offbeat, aesthetic blend of irony and sincerity, Simone Barbès or Virtue is a gem of the post-post-New Wave, capturing both the thrilling possibilities and compelling absurdities of nighttime Paris.
Bonus Materials
4K scan and restoration by Cosmodigital
Uncompressed mono PCM audio
Lourdes l’hiver - short film by Marie-Claude Treilhou (1981, 9 mins)
New visual essay by film critic Lillian Crawford (2026)
Archival French TV interview with star Ingrid Bourgoin (1980)
New interview with film scholar Dr. Elena Gorfinkel (2026)
Newly improved English subtitle translation
Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Time Tomorrow
Limited edition booklet featuring writing by Erika Balsom and archival writing
More to be confirmed
Limited edition of 3000 copies, presented in full-height Scanavo packaging with removable OBI strip leaving packaging free of certificates and markings