Criterion has announced its titles for April release, and a history of violence is on its mind. From the bloodiest struggles of World War II to a cutthroat
battle of wills behind bars to the high racial tension of contemporary
the consummate boutique DVD label surveys war and aggression in its many forms with its latest trio of films, all set to bow on April 17. Joining the collection
are Stuart Cooper’s blistering evocation of D-day, 1975’s Overlord, which mixes newsreel footage with its fictionalized story; Jules Dassin’s
raw, ruthless 1947 prison melodrama Brute Force; and Mathieu Kassovitz’s gritty, in-your-face La Haine, a notable early effort for actor Vincent Cassel