Veröffentlichungen vom BFI im Oktober 2008

Das British Film Institute (BFI) veröffentlicht am 20. Oktober 2008 die von mir bereits genannten Titel und einen Film von Jean Cocteau.

20. Oktober 2008

red-desert-blu-ray-rc-b-gb-bfiDie rote Wüste / Il deserto rosso / Red Desert” [I / F 1964, Michelangelo Antonioni] Blu-ray

- 1080p 1.85:1 Widescreen
- Italian PCM Mono (48k/16bit)
- Brand new restoration with new improved English subtitle translation
- New full-feature commentary by Italian film scholar David Forgacs (with subtitles for the hearing impaired)
- Original trailer
- Illustrated colour booklet containing newly commissioned essays, notes, and Antonioni’s recollections of making Red Desert


20. Oktober 2008

red-desert-rc2-gb-bfiDie rote Wüste / Il deserto rosso / Red Desert” [I / F 1964, Michelangelo Antonioni]

- 1.85:1 Anamorphic Widescreen
- Italian Dolby Digital Mono (320kbps)
- Brand new restoration with new improved English subtitle translation
- New full-feature commentary by Italian film scholar David Forgacs
- Original trailer
- Illustrated colour booklet containing newly commissioned essays, notes, and Antonioni’s recollections of making Red Desert

20. Oktober 2008

orphee-rc2-gb-bfiOrphée” [F 1950, Jean Cocteau]

- 1.33:1
- French language with English subtitles
- Feature commentary by French film expert Dr Roland-François Lack
- Original trailer
- Illustrated booklet containing posters, stills and an extensive interview with Cocteau

20. Oktober 2008

killer-of-sheep-rc2-gb-bfiKiller of Sheep” [USA 1977, Charles Burnett]

- 1.33:1 Full Frame
- PCM Mono audio
- Optional English HOH subtitles (except for feature commentary)
- Exclusive new interview with Charles Burnett
- Feature commentary with Charles Burnett and Richard Peña
- Several Friends (1969), Burnett’s early short. Friends of the director talk, smoke and drink in South Central LA in this stylistic precursor to Killer of Sheep
- The Horse (1973), Burnett’s haunting short film set around a decaying farmhouse where four wealthy white men await to fate of a black horse
- Illustrated booklet containing essays, director biography, cast and credits

20. Oktober 2008

my-brothers-wedding-rc2-gb-bfiMy Brothers Wedding” [USA 1983, Charles Burnett]

- 1.33:1 Full Frame
- PCM Mono audio
- Optional English HOH subtitles
- Exclusive new interview with Charles Burnett
- When it Rains (1995), Burnett’s short film celebrating the value of community, as a benevolent man helps a neighbour who faces eviction
- Quiet as Kept (2007), Burnett’s short documentary concerning a former New Orleans family relocated after Hurricane Katrina
- Illustrated booklet containing essays, director biography, cast and credits

Schreib doch was!