International Secret Ceremony (1968) - November 18, 2019 (1 Viewer)

[Andrew Budgell]

Secret Ceremony will be released in the UK on November 18th. Kino will release it on this side of the pond next year.

(Joseph Losey, 1968)
Release date: 18 November 2019
Limited Blu-ray Edition (World Blu-ray premiere)

Joseph Losey’s lurid and often misunderstood drama stars the great Elizabeth Taylor (Suddenly, Last Summer) as an ageing London prostitute who befriends a young woman (Mia Farrow, See No Evil) that reminds her of her long-dead daughter. As the bizarre relationship between the two evolves, the appearance of Robert Mitchum (Cape Fear), as Farrow’s abusive stepfather, ignites deep emotions and dark passions.

With its exquisite production design, stylish cinematography and elegant score, Joseph Losey’s lost masterpiece finally makes its long-overdue premiere on Blu-ray.

INDICATOR LIMITED BLU-RAY EDITION SPECIAL FEATURES:

• High Definition remaster
• Original mono audio
• Audio commentary with authors and critics Dean Brandum and Alexandra Heller-Nicholas (2019)
• Interview with Joseph Losey (1968): the celebrated director promotes Secret Ceremony in this archival interview from French TV
• The Beholder’s Share (2019): interview with filmmaker Gavrik Losey, son of director Joseph Losey
• Original theatrical trailer
• Trailer commentary (2015): short critical appreciation by Larry Karaszewski
• Image gallery: on-set and promotional photography
• New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing
• Limited edition exclusive booklet containing a newly commissioned essay by Neil Sinyard, archival interviews, historic articles, an overview of contemporary critical responses and full film credits
• World premiere on Blu-ray
• Limited edition of 3,000 copies
• All extras subject to change

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BBFC cert: 15
REGION B
EAN: 5037899084038

 

[Andrew Budgell]

DVDBeaver review is now up: http://www.dvdbeaver.com/film6/blu-ray_review_81/secret_ceremony_blu-ray.htm

 

[marcco00]

watched this film for the first time today and thoroughly enjoyed it!

i'd rank this with "reflections" and "woolf" as taylor's best work from that period.

also love the indicator label, just finished viewing their "torture garden" disc

yesterday, now working my way thru the extras on this disc today!

 

[Andrew Budgell]

I'm pleased to hear that you enjoyed Secret Ceremony, Marc! It's an interesting film, and I'm really appreciative that it's been such great treatment on Blu-ray.

I said it a few weeks ago in a different thread, but I'm really astonished that we have so much of Elizabeth's output from this later period in her career on Blu-ray, especially as so much of it was dismissed or under-performed (usually both!) at the time... Boom!, Secret Ceremony, The Only Game in Town and X, Y and Zee.

If someone had told me we'd get those films at all, let alone before National Velvet, A Place in the Sun and The Taming of the Shrew, I never would have believed it! I'm still hoping those films make their Blu-ray debut in the near future.

 

[marcco00]

when i have friends over for my next "movie night"- hopefully in the not-to-

distant-future - i'm going to pair this film with BLOW - UP '66.

swinging sixties mystery movies!