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SPHE Press Release: The Band's Visit (DVD/Blu-ray)
“A delightful gem of a comedy! Soulful, wise and warmly funny.”
Leah Rozen, People Magazine
“Too good to miss! Delightfully comic and deeply touching!”
Karen Durbin, Elle
“This band swings! Marvelous! A global charmer.”
Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly
THE BAND’S VISIT
Winner of over 35 International Film Awards
Debuts on DVD and Blu-ray™ High-Def on July 29, 2008
Culver City, CA (June 11, 2008) – One of the most acclaimed films of 2007, The Band’s Visit is coming to DVD and Blu-ray™ High-Def from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment on July 29, 2008. Winner of over 35 International Film Awards, including the Un Certain Regard Jury Prize at Cannes and eight Israeli Film Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress and Best Screenplay, this Sony Pictures Classics film, directed by Israeli filmmaker Eran Kolirin, will be available for an SLP of $28.96 for DVD and $38.95 for Blu-ray High-Def. Special features on The Band’s Visit DVD and Blu-ray will include a photo gallery and a making of featurette.
Despite the numerous awards showered on The Band’s Visit, it was the subject of a mini-scandal earlier this year, when this sublime and bittersweet comedy was disqualified as an Academy Award® nominee for Best Foreign Language Film on the grounds that too much of its dialogue was in English.
Synopsis
This heartwarming and poignant winner of the Cannes Film Festival’s Un Certain Regard Prize is the mesmerizing and witty story of strangers in a strange land.
A fading Egyptian police band arrives in Israel to play at the Arab Cultural Center. When they take the wrong bus, the band members find themselves in a desolate Israeli village. With no other option than to spend the night with the local townspeople, the two distinctly different cultures realize the universal bonds of love, music and life. Set against a breathtaking desert landscape, this cross-cultural comedy proves that getting lost is sometimes the best way to find yourself.
DVD AND BLU-RAY BONUS FEATURES INCLUDE:
The Band’s Visit: “Making the Fairy Tale”
Photo Gallery
The Band’s Visit was written and directed by Eran Kolirin. With Sasson Gabai, Ronit Elkabetz, Saleh Bakri and Khalifa Natour.
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THE BAND’S VISIT DVD
DVD Catalog #:
23873
DVD UPC Code:
0-43396-23873-2
DVD Order Date:
6/26/08
DVD SLP:
$28.96
Running Time
89 minutes
Rating
PG-13 For brief strong language
THE BAND’S VISIT Blu-ray™ High-Def
DVD Catalog #:
27553
DVD UPC Code:
0-43396-27553-9
DVD Order Date:
6/26/08
DVD SLP:
$38.95
Running Time
89 minutes
Rating
PG-13 For brief strong language
Language
In Arabic, English and Hebrew with English subtitles
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