LIGHT SLEEPER - LE
THIS ITEM WAS A LIMITED EDITIONĀ AND IS NOW OUT-OF-PRINT.
STANDARD EDITIONSĀ ARE HERE.
Release date: 25 January 2021Ā (OOP date: 7 October 2022)
Limited Edition Blu-ray (UK Blu-ray premiere)
An impressive neo-noir, which sees writer/director Paul Schrader (Taxi Driver, Hardcore, Blue Collar) revisit rainswept New York, Light Sleeper tells of John LeTour (Willem Dafoe, Auto Focus), a drug dealer servicing a high-society clientele of Manhattan professionals. When his boss (Susan Sarandon, The Hunger) announces she is going straight and John encounters an old flame he still loves, his life is thrown into crisis. As he becomes involved in a police investigation surrounding a mysterious drug death, John prowls the night-time streets in search of redemption.
INDICATOR LIMITED EDITION BLU-RAY SPECIAL FEATURES
- High Definition remaster
- Original mono audio
- Audio commentary with writer and director Paul Schrader (2002)
- Selected scenes commentary with actors Willem Dafoe and Susan Sarandon (2002, 18 mins)
- The Guardian Interview with Willem DafoeĀ (1998, 66 mins): archival audio recording of the actor in conversation with critic Jonathan Romney, recorded at Londonās National Film Theatre
- The Midlife MovieĀ (2021, 18 mins): Paul Schrader remembers the production ofĀ Light Sleeper
- The BAM Interview with Ed Lachman and Paul SchraderĀ (2008, 31 mins): the cinematographer and director in conversation on-stage at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, New York, after a screening ofĀ Light Sleeper
- Dear Paul Schrader, Thank You for āLight SleeperāĀ (2021, 11 mins): a personal meditation on Schraderās film from the critic and filmmaker Mark Cousins
- Original theatrical trailer
- Image gallery: promotional and publicity materials
- New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing
- Limited edition exclusive 36-page booklet with a new essay by Christina Newland, an archival on-set report forĀ Sight and SoundĀ by Kevin Jackson, an overview of contemporary critical responses, and film credits
- UK premiere on Blu-ray
- Limited edition of 3,000 copies
#PHILTD188
BBFC cert: 15
REGION B
EAN: 5060697920475
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THIS ITEM WAS A LIMITED EDITIONĀ AND IS NOW OUT-OF-PRINT.
STANDARD EDITIONSĀ ARE HERE.
Release date: 25 January 2021Ā (OOP date: 7 October 2022)
Limited Edition Blu-ray (UK Blu-ray premiere)
An impressive neo-noir, which sees writer/director Paul Schrader (Taxi Driver, Hardcore, Blue Collar) revisit rainswept New York, Light Sleeper tells of John LeTour (Willem Dafoe, Auto Focus), a drug dealer servicing a high-society clientele of Manhattan professionals. When his boss (Susan Sarandon, The Hunger) announces she is going straight and John encounters an old flame he still loves, his life is thrown into crisis. As he becomes involved in a police investigation surrounding a mysterious drug death, John prowls the night-time streets in search of redemption.
INDICATOR LIMITED EDITION BLU-RAY SPECIAL FEATURES
- High Definition remaster
- Original mono audio
- Audio commentary with writer and director Paul Schrader (2002)
- Selected scenes commentary with actors Willem Dafoe and Susan Sarandon (2002, 18 mins)
- The Guardian Interview with Willem DafoeĀ (1998, 66 mins): archival audio recording of the actor in conversation with critic Jonathan Romney, recorded at Londonās National Film Theatre
- The Midlife MovieĀ (2021, 18 mins): Paul Schrader remembers the production ofĀ Light Sleeper
- The BAM Interview with Ed Lachman and Paul SchraderĀ (2008, 31 mins): the cinematographer and director in conversation on-stage at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, New York, after a screening ofĀ Light Sleeper
- Dear Paul Schrader, Thank You for āLight SleeperāĀ (2021, 11 mins): a personal meditation on Schraderās film from the critic and filmmaker Mark Cousins
- Original theatrical trailer
- Image gallery: promotional and publicity materials
- New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing
- Limited edition exclusive 36-page booklet with a new essay by Christina Newland, an archival on-set report forĀ Sight and SoundĀ by Kevin Jackson, an overview of contemporary critical responses, and film credits
- UK premiere on Blu-ray
- Limited edition of 3,000 copies
#PHILTD188
BBFC cert: 15
REGION B
EAN: 5060697920475
