Yves Boisset’s La Travestie offers a tactically abrasive examination of patriarchy and identity, marking a stark departure from his other works. The film centers on lawyer Nicole (Zabou Breitman), who, driven by frustration with male hypocrisy in her personal and professional spheres, leaves her law firm and hometown to reinvent herself as a man in Paris. This challenging character study delves into female psychosexuality and presents complex gender dynamics rarely seen in mainstream cinema of the late 1980s.

• Limited Edition Blu-ray release from Powerhouse Films.
• 4K restoration from the original negative.
• Original mono audio presentation.
• Includes the video essay "Girls and Boys Come Out to Play" (2026) by Alexandra Heller-Nicholas, exploring themes of gender and power.
• Image gallery featuring promotional and publicity materials.
• Script gallery containing the complete dialogue and continuity script.
• New and improved English translation subtitles.
• Limited edition exclusive booklet featuring a new essay by Georgia Humphreys, press kit excerpts, critical responses overview, and film credits.
• UK and US premiere on Blu-ray.
• Limited edition of 4,000 copies for the US.

Arriving in Paris, Nicole cultivates new friendships that evolve into lovers, and subsequently, enemies. She becomes suffocated by the identities she creates, allowing rejection to transform her into a villain until her insecurities culminate in tragedy. The film utilizes genre tropes to complex ends while remaining focused on the plight of women in contemporary France during the late 1980s.

• Format: Blu-ray
• Edition: Limited Edition
• Director: Yves Boisset
• Actors: Anna Galiena, Christine Pascal, Valerie Steffen, Zabou Breitman
• Run Time: 1 hour and 49 minutes
• Language: English, French
• Release Date: 20 July 2026
• Package Dimensions: 17 x 13.7 x 1.5 cm; 90 g

Experience this challenging and significant piece of French cinema, newly restored and presented with extensive special features in this limited collector's edition.