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IFC Films
Directed by: Barry Jenkins
One of the great debut features of the twenty-first century, Barry Jenkins’s captivating, lo-fi romance Medicine for Melancholy unfolds against the backdrop of a rapidly gentrifying San Francisco, where a one-night stand between two young bohemians, Micah (Wyatt Cenac) and Jo’ (Tracey Heggins), spins off into a woozy daylong affair marked by moments of tenderness, friction, joy, and intellectual sparring as they explore their relationships to each other, the city, and their own Blackness. Shooting on desaturated video, Jenkins crafts an intimate exploration of alienation and connection graced with the evocative visual palette and empathetic emotional charge that has come to define his work.
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Technical Specifications
Format:
Blu-ray
Disc:
BD-50 (1 Disc)
Total: 1 Disc
Regions:
A (Blu-ray)
Aspect Ratio:
1.78:1
Audio Options:
English DTS-HD MA Surround 5.1
Resolution:
1080p/24
Subtitles:
English
Supplements
Types of Supplements Included: Audio Commentary, Featurette, Archival Footage, Outtakes, Theatrical Trailer, Insert
- New audio commentary featuring Barry Jenkins
- Audio commentary from 2008 featuring Barry Jenkins, producers Justin Barber and Cherie Saulter, and editor Nat Sanders
- New program about the making of the film, featuring Nat Sanders and actor Wyatt Cenac
- Camera test footage
- Blooper reel
- Trailer
- An essay by critic Danielle Amir Jackson
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Release Notes on Restoration
Medicine for Melancholy is presented in its original aspect ratio of 1.78:1. The film was shot with a Panasonic AG-HVX200, and the entire production was completed in a fully digital workflow. This new digital master features additional color grading performed and approved by director of photography James Laxton and director Barry Jenkins. The film features a fully digital 5.1 surround soundtrack.