(Dick Clement, 1971)Release date: 22 April 2024Standard Edition Blu-ray
Dick Clement followed the success of his first feature
Otley with this wry adaptation of Iris Murdoch’s celebrated 1961 satirical novel, a harbinger of the sexual liberation that was to blossom in the mid-60s.
A Severed Head chronicles the sexual and amoral escapades of a group of middle-class, middle-aged London couples, portrayed by a wonderful cast which includes Ian Holm (
Alien,
The Lord of the Rings), Lee Remick (
Days of Wine and Roses,
The Omen), Claire Bloom (
The Haunting,
The King’s Speech) and Richard Attenborough (
10 Rillington Place,
Young Winston). Absurdist and delightfully funny,
A Severed Head is a dark satire staged with wit and intelligence.
INDICATOR STANDARD EDITION SPECIAL FEATURES
- High Definition remaster
- Original mono audio
- Audio commentary with director Dick Clement and film historian Sam Dunn (2018)
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Guise and Dolls (2019, 8 mins): artist and sculptor Saskia de Boer discusses the figurines she created for the film’s arresting title sequence
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Slightly Saucy (2019, 7 mins): production manager Timothy Burrill recalls the making of A Severed Head
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What Happened Just Then? (2019, 19 mins): an appreciation by comedian, musician, and writer Rob Deering
- Original theatrical trailer
- Image gallery: original promotional materials
- New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
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BBFC cert: 15
REGION FREEEAN: 5060697924442
