Three Groundbreaking Films Re-Issued In New Dual Format Editions
Posted June 29, 2012 06:57 PM by Webmaster
The BFI will re-issue in Dual Format editions three groundbreaking films by Jane Arden and Jack Bond: Separation (1968), The Other Side of the Underneath (1972), and Anti-Clock (1980). All three films will be available for purchase on August 13th.
The three films, digitally restored and boasting a range of fascinating special features, were initially released in July 2009.
Separation
Scripted by and starring Jane Arden, Separation concerns the inner life of a woman during a period of breakdown – marital, and possibly mental. Her past and (possible?) future are revealed through a fragmented but brilliantly achieved and often humorous narrative in which dreams and desires are as real as the Swinging London of the film's setting. Includes music by Procul Harum and visual effects by leading British artist Mark Boyle.
Special features
Presented in both High Definition and Standard Definition
Feature-length audio commentary with Jack Bond and the BFI's Sam Dunn
Beyond Image (Mark Boyle & Joan Hills, 1969, 14 minutes): a rare liquid light film co-created by British artist Mark Boyle, whose visual effects are used throughout Separation. With music by The Soft Machine
Trailer for Anti-Clock (Jane Arden/Jack Bond, 1979, 3 mins)
Illustrated booklet with essays by William Fowler, Claire Monk, Amy Simmons, Maria Walsh; biographies and credits
Note: See Blu-ray.com's review of the first release here.
The Other Side of the Underneath
Starring Sheila Allen, Jane Arden, Ann Lynn and Penny Slinger
Arden's violent and powerful adaptation of her work with The Holocaust women's theatre troupe looks into the mind of a woman labelled schizophrenic – and finds not madness, but tortured sexual guilt created by the taboos of society. Intense, provocative and challenging, The Other Side of the Underneath is probably the closest that British cinema has ever come to rivalling the wild visions of Alejandro Jodorowsky.
Special features
Presented in both High Definition and Standard Definition
Workprint version of feature (130 mins, Blu-ray only)
Extended workprint sequences (33 mins)
Filmed interview with Sheila Allen (2008, 27 mins)
Filmed interview with Natasha Morgan (2007, 9 mins)
Trailer for Anti-Clock (Jane Arden/Jack Bond, 1979, 3 mins)
Illustrated booklet with essays by Susan Croft, Sophie Mayer, Amy Simmons, Penny Slinger; reviews, biographies and credits
Note: See Blu-ray.com's review of the first release here.
Anti-Clock
Based on Jane Arden's extraordinary writings on the limitations of rational thought, this groundbreaking film mixes pioneering video techniques with pin-sharp colour footage to create a densely woven, dreamlike narrative exploring issues of personal identity and social conformity.
Special features
Presented in both High Definition and Standard Definition
Jack Bond's 2005 re-edit (87 mins, DVD only)
Vibration (1974, 36 minutes): Arden and Bond's experimental Super-8 video/film
Original trailer (3 mins)
Illustrated booklet with contributions by Jack Bond, Chris Darke, and Penny Slinger; reviews, biographies and credits
Note: See Blu-ray.com's review of the first release here.
