Secret Ceremony (1968) - 18 November 2019

[abudgell]

(Joseph Losey, 1968)
Release date: 18 November 2019
Limited Blu-ray Edition (World Blu-ray premiere)

Joseph Losey’s lurid and often misunderstood drama stars the great Elizabeth Taylor (Suddenly, Last Summer) as an ageing London prostitute who befriends a young woman (Mia Farrow, See No Evil) that reminds her of her long-dead daughter. As the bizarre relationship between the two evolves, the appearance of Robert Mitchum (Cape Fear), as Farrow’s abusive stepfather, ignites deep emotions and dark passions.

With its exquisite production design, stylish cinematography and elegant score, Joseph Losey’s lost masterpiece finally makes its long-overdue premiere on Blu-ray.



INDICATOR LIMITED BLU-RAY EDITION SPECIAL FEATURES:

High Definition remaster
Original mono audio
Audio commentary with authors and critics Dean Brandum and Alexandra Heller-Nicholas (2019)
Interview with Joseph Losey (1968): the celebrated director promotes Secret Ceremony in this archival interview from French TV
The Beholder’s Share (2019): interview with filmmaker Gavrik Losey, son of director Joseph Losey
Original theatrical trailer
Trailer commentary (2015): short critical appreciation by Larry Karaszewski
Image gallery: on-set and promotional photography
New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing
Limited edition exclusive booklet containing a newly commissioned essay by Neil Sinyard, archival interviews, historic articles, an overview of contemporary critical responses and full film credits
World premiere on Blu-ray
Limited edition of 3,000 copies
All extras subject to change
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BBFC cert: 15
REGION B
EAN: 5037899084038

[abudgell]

DVDBeaver review is now up: http://www.dvdbeaver.com/film6/blu-r...ny_blu-ray.htm

[chas speed]

I would like to get this just for the stupid "new" footage that was added to the TV broadcast. Networks used to do weird stuff back then to movies. What ABC-TV did to "On Her Majesty's Secret Service" was truly bizarre. They made the whole movie a flashback and had George Lazenby doing narration. It was kind of a strange forgotten part of movie history back in the late 60's and early 70's.

[Dailyan]

Originally Posted by abudgell

DVDBeaver review is now up: http://www.dvdbeaver.com/film6/blu-r...ny_blu-ray.htm

Wow, for a Uni-supplied master that looks quite good!

[Tomko]

I am watching the Kino Lorber release of this movie and the image shake, up and down, is beyond the pale. It turns up about halfway through the feature beginning most prominently during the meeting in the antique shop and continuing from there.

There’s no way that this motion picture was ever presented in the cinema in this manner.

[Trueblue63]

Watched this today. I enjoy going into these films with no idea what I'm going to see. The Indicator release looks and sounds great. This is a strange movie covering a sensitive topic and it took me a while to understand what is going on. There are good performances from the main characters. I enjoyed watching the scenes added for TV in an attempt to make more sense of the main story. Loads of extras as usual from Powerhouse / Indicator.

[UnionJackMix]

I watched it dubbed in German when it was aired on tv probably 20 years ago, was very very young, had no clue what was going on! I'm actually surprised I watched it until the end. I have the Indicator release, not watched it yet.