74 The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds

[MichaelB]

THE EFFECT OF GAMMA RAYS ON MAN-IN-THE-MOON MARIGOLDS
(Paul Newman, 1972)
Release date: 22 April 2018
Limited Blu-ray Edition (UK Blu-ray premiere) - pre-order here

Based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning play by Paul Zindel, Paul Newman’s second film as director stars his wife Joanne Woodward (Three Faces of Eve, Sybil) as an abusive, over-bearing mother raising her two daughters (Nell Potts and Roberta Wallach) in an atmosphere of bitterness and hatred. The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds is a powerful, searingly unsentimental and ultimately transformative drama, with a trio of towering performances from the three female leads at its core.

INDICATOR LIMITED EDITION SPECIAL FEATURES:
• 4K restoration from the original negative
• Original mono audio
• Audio commentary with film historian Adrian Martin
• The John Player Lecture with Paul Newman (1972): archival audio recording of an interview conducted by Joan Bakewell at London’s National Film Theatre
• The Guardian Interview with Joanne Woodward (1984, 65 mins): archival audio recording of an interview conducted by Tony Bilbow at the National Film Theatre
• Cannes Film Festival Press Conference (1973, 2 mins): archival footage in which Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward discuss their approach to making the film
• Isolated music and effects track
• Original TV spot
• Image gallery: on-set and promotional photography
• New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing
• Limited edition exclusive 40-page booklet with new essays by Johnny Mains and Bethan Roberts, a profile of writer Paul Zindel, an overview of contemporary critical responses, and film credits
• UK premiere on Blu-ray
• Limited Edition of 3,000 copies

#PHILTD074
BBFC cert: 12 tbc
REGION B
EAN: 5037899071434

[mistakaninja]

Also of note, Suddenly, Last Summer and two of the other three title will be 4k restorations.

Newman's The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds is also a new 4K scan.

[MichaelB]

Blueprint Review.

[MichaelB]

Beaver.

[MichaelB]

Unfortunately, because Indicator's Fox licenses all compulsorily expire on 30 June 2023 with no possibility of renewal, the standard edition of this film, provisionally scheduled for August, has unavoidably had to be cancelled.

[Drucker]

I enjoyed this film a lot more than I was expecting to. The film is incredibly tender in its portrayal of Beatrice's daughters, dealing with a very difficult mother. There's an incredible scene in the middle of the film where the eldest daughter performs a bit of a skit mocking her mother, and I was completely bowled over with how well it was done. The tagline in on the back of the case made me think this would be a loud, piercing film. I was really surprised how sympathetic and almost gentle it was with the characters.