FAMILY LIFE - LE [US]

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(Ken Loach, 1971)
Release date: 19 November 2024
Limited Edition Blu-ray (World premiere)

Sandy Ratcliff (Hussy), Bill Dean (Gumshoe), and Malcolm Tierney (McVicar) lead the cast of Family Life, a powerful drama from acclaimed director Ken Loach (Fatherland, Carla’s Song).

When rebellious Janice (Ratcliff) becomes pregnant, her controlling parents insist she has an abortion in order to avoid a scandal, causing Janice to suffer a schizophrenic episode which is exacerbated by the medical treatment she receives.

Produced by Tony Garnett (Prostitute) and adapted by David Mercer (90° in the Shade) from their acclaimed R D Laing-influenced BBC TV drama ‘In Two Minds’, Family Life is a heartbreaking and searing indictment of familial hostility and institutional indifference.

INDICATOR LIMITED EDITION BLU-RAY SPECIAL FEATURES

• High Definiton remaster
• Original mono audio
  
• The Real Deal (2024, 18 mins): stage and screen actor Jack Klaff remembers Sandy Ratcliff, the star of Family Life
  
• The BEHP Interview with Tony Garnett (2007, 98 mins): archival video interview, made as part of the British Entertainment History Project, featuring the producer, director, and long-time Ken Loach collaborator in conversation with Darrol Blake and John Sealey
  
• Looking East (2024, 60 mins): using Family Life as a jumping-off point, film expert Michael Brooke explores the cultural connections between a number of British and East-Central European films and filmmakers
  
• Original theatrical trailer
  
• Image gallery: promotional and publicity materials
  
• New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
  
• Limited edition exclusive 40-page booklet with a new essay by Rachel Pronger, an in-depth look at Ken Loach and David Mercer’s original television play and Family Life, comparing the differences and developments in the context of R D Laing and the anti-psychiatry movement, an archival interview with Loach and Tony Garnett, and film credits
  
• World premiere on Blu-ray
  
• Limited edition of 3,000 units for the US

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