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Heat and Dust (+ Autobiography of a Princess) (2-disc Blu-ray)
Directed by James Ivory
Anne (Julie Christie), a young historical researcher, inherits letters written by her great aunt Olivia (Greta Scacchi) and becomes obsessed with their revelations of her past in colonial India. Flitting between the present-day and the 1920s, the film examines their parallel journeys of self-discovery and the eternal, seductive allures of the country.
Adapted by Ruth Prawer Jhabvala from her Booker Prize-winning novel, and winner of Best Screenplay at the 1983 BAFTA’s, Heat and Dust is a sensual and evocative Merchant Ivory classic.
Now beautifully restored in 4K and available on Blu-ray for the first time, the set also features (Autobiography of a Princess, Merchant Ivory’s fictional study of Imperial India starring James Mason and Madhur Jaffrey.
Special Features:
- Autobiography of a Princess (1975, 58 mins): Merchant Ivory’s fictional study of Imperial India starring James Mason and Madhur Jaffrey
- Merchant Ivory’s Royal India (2018): conversation between James Ivory and writer/director Chris Terrio
- Greta Scacchi and Nikolas Grace Remember Heat and Dust (2018): an interview by Claire Monk
- Onstage Q&A with Madhur Jaffrey (2018)
- Original theatrical trailer
- Re-release trailer
- Other extras TBC
- **FIRST PRESSING ONLY** Fully illustrated booklet with new writing on the film and full film credits
Aspect Ratio : 1.78:1
Product Dimensions : 12.2 x 5.91 x 1.97 inches; 3.53 ounces
Media Format : PAL, Dolby
Run time : 2 hours and 10 minutes
Release date : April 15, 2019
Language : English (Dolby Digital 5.1), English (PCM Stereo)
Studio : Bfi
ASIN : B07NBDQYWV
Number of discs : 2
