Opening Night (Import) (Blu-ray + Dvd)

Import. Engels gesproken, niet Nederlands ondertiteld!!!OPENING NIGHT (DVD + Blu-ray), a film by John Cassavetes.Broadway actress Myrtle Gordon (Gena Rowlands) rehearses for her latest play about a woman in denial at the onset of her autumn years. When Myrtle witnesses the accidental death of an adoring young fan, it leads to a crisis of confidence in both her professional and her personal life which threatens to undermine the whole production.Featuring a startling and compelling performance by Gena Rowlands, which won her the Silver Bear for Best Actress in 1978, Opening Night is arguably one of John Cassavetes' most self-reflexive works and offers an insightful and intriguing evocation of the theatrical experience from both sides of the proscenium.Special Features:*Presented in both High Definition and Standard Definition.*Audio commentary by Tom Charity, Mike Ferris and Bo Harwood.*Memories of John (29 mins, DVD only).*Falk on Cassavetes: The later years (14 mins, DVD only).*Fully illustrated booklet featuring interviews and essays from Tom Charity, Al *Ruban and Peter Bogdanovich.*USA | 1977 | colour | English language, with optional English hard-of-hearing subtitles | 144 minutes | Original aspect ratio 1.85:1.*Disc 1: BD50 | 1080p | 24fps | PCM mono audio (48k/16-bit). *Disc 2: DVD9 | PAL | Dolby Digital mono audio (320kbps).

Opening Night - Dual Format Editie

John Cassavetes' emotioneel geladen film Opening Night uit 1977, die zijn langverwachte wereldpremière in High Definition krijgt als onderdeel van deze BFI Dual Format Edition, staat bekend als een van de grote Amerikaanse films over theater en de kunst van het optreden, en werd genomineerd voor 2 Golden Globe Awards.Met de grote Gena Rowlands (A Woman under the Influence) in een bekroonde rol als de Broadway-legende Myrtle Gordon. Wanneer een jonge fan bij een ongeluk om het leven komt terwijl hij haar probeert te ontmoeten, moet Gordon haar persoonlijke demonen onder ogen zien in de aanloop naar de opening van haar nieuwste toneelstuk.Opening Night is ook de ster van John Cassavetes in een zeldzame acteerrol in een van zijn eigen films, naast vaste medewerker Ben Gazzara (Husbands, The Big Liebowski, The Killing of a Chinese Bookie).Speciale kenmerken:Audiocommentaar (speelfilmlengte)Herinneringen aan John (alleen dvd)Falk over Cassavetes deel 3: de latere jaren (alleen dvd)

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Opening Night (Import) (Blu-ray + Dvd)

Import. Engels gesproken, niet Nederlands ondertiteld!!!OPENING NIGHT (DVD + Blu-ray), a film by John Cassavetes.Broadway actress Myrtle Gordon (Gena Rowlands) rehearses for her latest play about a woman in denial at the onset of her autumn years. When Myrtle witnesses the accidental death of an adoring young fan, it leads to a crisis of confidence in both her professional and her personal life which threatens to undermine the whole production.Featuring a startling and compelling performance by Gena Rowlands, which won her the Silver Bear for Best Actress in 1978, Opening Night is arguably one of John Cassavetes' most self-reflexive works and offers an insightful and intriguing evocation of the theatrical experience from both sides of the proscenium.Special Features:*Presented in both High Definition and Standard Definition.*Audio commentary by Tom Charity, Mike Ferris and Bo Harwood.*Memories of John (29 mins, DVD only).*Falk on Cassavetes: The later years (14 mins, DVD only).*Fully illustrated booklet featuring interviews and essays from Tom Charity, Al *Ruban and Peter Bogdanovich.*USA | 1977 | colour | English language, with optional English hard-of-hearing subtitles | 144 minutes | Original aspect ratio 1.85:1.*Disc 1: BD50 | 1080p | 24fps | PCM mono audio (48k/16-bit). *Disc 2: DVD9 | PAL | Dolby Digital mono audio (320kbps).

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