Directed and co-written by two-time Academy Award winner Billy Wilder, THE LOST WEEKEND is to be released in the UK as part of Eureka’s MASTERS OF CINEMA Series on Blu-ray (Standard and SteelBook editions) on 25 June 2012
- Released the same month as Billy Wilder's Double Indemnity – also on Blu-ray for the first time.
- Starring Ray Milland and Jane Wyman (All That Heaven Allows, Magnificent Obsession)
- Directed and co-written by two-time Academy Award winner Billy Wilder (Double Indemnity, Sunset Boulevard, The Apartment, Some Like It Hot)
- Won the Grand Prix and Best Actor (Ray Milland) at the first ever Cannes Film Festival
- Won four Oscars for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Screenplay, and Best Actor, and was nominated for Best Editing, Best Cinematography (Black & White), and Best Score
- Features new and exclusive video introduction by cult director Alex Cox
SYNOPSIS:
Directed by Billy Wilder (Double Indemnity, Sunset Boulevard, Some Like It Hot), this gut-wrenching adaptation of Charles Jackson's The Lost Weekend horrified its studio, was rejected by test audiences, and was lobbied by temperance groups, yet went on to huge success and became the awards sensation of its year.
Ray Milland stars as Don Birnam, a New York author struggling with years of alcoholism and writer's block. Trying to keep him on the path to rehabilitation are his straight-laced brother Wick (Philip Terry) and devoted long-time girlfriend Helen (Jane Wyman). When Don absconds from a country excursion, he embarks on a four-day binge, spiralling towards rock bottom.
Winner of the Grand Prix at the first ever Cannes Film Festival, as well as Oscars for Best Picture, Director, Actor, and Screenplay, this brutal noir provided one of cinema's first in-depth studies of addiction. Crackling with rapier dialogue, vivid performances, and Wilder's superlative direction, The Masters of Cinema Series is proud to present The Lost Weekend for the first time anywhere in the world on Blu-ray. Released in the UK in a standard edition & limited edition SteelBook on 25 June 2012.
Available to pre-order from:
Amazon (Blu-ray) http://amzn.to/
HMV (Blu-ray) http://tidd.ly/998572fe (SteelBook) http://tidd.ly/eae00b19
Play (Blu-ray) http://tidd.ly/
Hut (Blu-ray) http://tidd.ly/
TRAILER:
Original Theatrical Trailer http://bit.ly/Lbh2CT
SPECIAL BLU-RAY FEATURES
• New high-definition master, officially licensed from Universal Pictures
• Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hearing impaired
• Exclusive new video introduction by director Alex Cox
• The three-part 1992 BBC Arena programme Billy, How Did You Do It? directed by Gisela Grischow and Volker Schlöndorff, featuring Schlöndorff in conversation with Billy Wilder
• The 1946 Screen Guild Theater radio adaptation of The Lost Weekend – starring Ray Milland, Jane Wyman, and Frankie Faylen
• The original theatrical trailer
• PLUS: A 36-page booklet featuring rare archival imagery, and more!
REVIEWS:
"A scarifyingly grim and grimy account… Gripping." - Tom Milne, Time Out
"…ranks with the best and most disturbing character studies ever put on the screen. The Lost Weekend is truly a chef d'oeuvre of motion-picture art." - The New York Times
"Painfully sincere and uncompromising look at alcoholism … with a superb central performance. ★★★★★" - Kim Newman, Empire
DETAILS:
Label: Eureka Entertainment Ltd
Cat. No: EKA70073
Barcode: 5060000700732
RRP: £20.42
Steelbook Cat. No: EKA70075
Steelbook Barcode: 5060000700756
Steelbook RRP: £30.63
Release Date: 25 June 2012
Certificate: PG
Run Time: 102 min.
Format: 1.37:1 OAR/ B&W
Genre: Movie Classic
Director: Billy WILDER
Year: 1945
Country: USA
Language: English
Subtitles: English SDH (Optional)
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