THE PILLOW BOOK - BD

(Peter Greenaway, 1996, 127 mins)
Release date: 29 May 2023
Standard Edition Blu-ray

Inspired by Sei Shōnagon’s first-century diary, Peter Greenaway’s The Pillow Book is an audio-visual tour de force, and a showcase for one of British cinema’s most singular talents.

Starring Vivian Wu (8½ Women), Ewan McGregor (Trainspotting) and Ken Ogata (Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters), the film is among Greenaway’s most daring and adventurous works.

INDICATOR STANDARD EDITION SPECIAL FEATURES

• High Definition remaster
• Original stereo audio
• Selected scenes commentary with Peter Greenaway (2015, 38 mins)
• The Book of the Editor (2020, 27 mins): editor Chris Wyatt recalls his work with Greenaway
• Rosa (1992, 16 mins): performance film by Anne Teresa De Keersmaker’s Rosas dance company, directed by Peter Greenaway and shot by Sacha Vierny, newly restored from the original negative by Belgium’s Cinematek
• Image gallery: on-set and promotional photography
• Original theatrical trailer
• Original theatrical calligraphic subtitle presentation
• New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing

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BBFC cert: 18
REGION FREE
EAN: 5060697923308