Sunday Bloody Sunday [Criterion Collection] [Blu-ray]

Sunday Bloody Sunday [Criterion Collection] [Blu-ray]

Director: John Schlesinger Cast: Peter Finch
Peter Finch
, Glenda Jackson
Glenda Jackson
, Peggy Ashcroft
Peggy Ashcroft
, Tony Britton
Tony Britton
John Schlesinger
Sunday Bloody Sunday [Criterion Collection] [Blu-ray]

Sunday Bloody Sunday [Criterion Collection] [Blu-ray]

Director: John Schlesinger Cast: Peter Finch
Peter Finch
, Glenda Jackson
Glenda Jackson
, Peggy Ashcroft
Peggy Ashcroft
, Tony Britton
Tony Britton
John Schlesinger

Blu-ray (Color / Wide Screen)

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Overview

This British film examines the choices individuals must make when confronted with a romantic relationship which is rewarding but does not offer them everything they want. In this sympathetic and psychologically precise drama, Alexandra Greville (Glenda Jackson), "Alex" to her friends, has a younger man as her sometime lover, the young sculptor Bob Elkin (Murray Head). Elkin is completely open about the fact that he is also the lover of her acquaintance, Dr. Daniel Hirsch (Peter Finch). These relationships continue in some kind of equilibrium until Alex and Bob agree to house-sit the children of a couple known to the three of them. In their roles, neither Head nor Finch "swished," or otherwise catered to homosexual stereotypes, and theirs was considered to be a groundbreaking, sympathetic portrayal of this kind of relationship, not condescending in any way. One highlight of the film is a scene in which Dr. Hirsch attends the Bar Mitzvah of his nephew. This critically well-received movie was unexpectedly successful at the box office. The film's director and screenwriter, as well as Jackson and Finch, were nominated for Academy Awards.

Product Details

Release Date: 10/23/2012
UPC: 0715515099516
Original Release: 1971
Rating: R
Source: Criterion Collection
Region Code: A
Presentation: [Wide Screen]
Sound: [Dolby Digital Mono]
Language: English
Time: 1:50:00
Sales rank: 12,532

Special Features

New, restored high-definition digital transfer, supervised by director of photography Billy Williams, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack; New interviews with Williams, actor Murray Head, production designer Luciana Arrighi, John Schlesinger biographer William J. Mann, and Schlesinger's longtme partner, photographer Michael Childers; Illustrated 1975 audio interview with Schlesinger; Plus - a booklet featuring an essay by cultural historian Ian Buruma and Penelope Gilliatt's 1971 introduction to her published screenplay

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits
Peter Finch Dr. Daniel Hirsh,Scotsman
Glenda Jackson Alex Greville
Peggy Ashcroft Mrs. Greville
Tony Britton George Harding
Maurice Denham Mr. Greville
Bessie Love Answering Service Lady
Vivian Pickles Alva Hodson
Frank Windsor Bill Hodson
Thomas Baptiste Prof. Johns
Harold Goldblatt Daniel's Father
Hannah Norbert Daniel's Mother
Richard Pearson Middle-Aged Patient
June Brown Woman Patient
Caroline Blakiston Rowing Woman
Peter Halliday Rowing Husband
Douglas Lambert Man at Party
Marie Burke Aunt Astrid
Richard Loncraine Tony
Cindy Burrows Alex as a Child
Kimi Tallmadge Lucy Hodson
Emma Schlesinger Tess Hodson
Patrick Thornberry Baby John Stuart Hodson
Robert Rietty Daniel's Brother
Ann Firbank Party Guest
Carl Ferber Hodson Child
Henry Danziger Cantor
Robin Presky Daniel's Nephew
Gabrielle Daye Wife at Hospital
Royce Mills Bob's Partner
John Rae Airline Doctor
Joe Wadham Lorry Driver
Liane Aukin Daniel's Sister-in-Law
Edward Evans Husband at Hospital
George Belbin Next-Door Neighbor
Ellis Dale Chemist
Monica Vasilliou Travel Agent
Daniel Day-Lewis Child Vandal
Murray Head Bob Elkin
Russell Lewis Timothy Hodson
Ron Geesin Composer

Technical Credits
Joseph Janni Producer
John Schlesinger Director
Penelope Gilliatt Screenwriter
Simon Kaye Sound/Sound Designer
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