That Obscure Object of Desire (1977) Blu-Ray UK - Director: Luis Buñuel

Studiocanal have announced a trio of films to be released on Blu-ray as part of their Studiocanal Collection. Available from 3 September 2012 are The Trial, That Obscure Object of Desire and Le Quai Des Brumes. The first two will also be released on DVD the same day, with the third title already available on DVD.

That Obscure Object of Desire (1977)

Adapted from Pierre Louÿs’ 1898 novel ‘La Femme et le Pantin’, That Obscure Object of Desire marked Buñuel’s final film. Recounted in flashback to a group of railway travellers, the story wryly details the romantic perils of Mathieu (Buñuel favourite Fernando Rey), a wealthy middle-aged French sophisticate who falls desperately in love with his 19-year-old former chambermaid Conchita (Carole Bouquet).

Thus begins a surreal game of sexual cat-and-mouse, with Mathieu obsessively attempting to win the girl’s affections as she manipulates his carnal desires, each vying to gain absolute control of the other.

Extras:

• Arbitrary Desire (Interview with Jean-Claude Carrière)
• Interview with Carlos Saura
• Double Dames (Interview with Carole Bouquet and Angela Molina)
• A portrait of Luis Buñuel (Interview with Pierre Lary and Edmond Richard)
• Booklet on the movie written by Peter William Evans, Author of The Film of Luis Buñuel: Subjectivity and Desire.

Blu-ray Tech Specs:

• Region B
• 1.66:1 Widescreen
• 2.0 Mono DTS-HD Master Audio
• French Language with English Subtitles

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The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (1972) Blu-Ray UK - Director: Luis Buñuel

Studiocanal have announced the UK DVD and Blu-ray release of The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie on 16 July 2012. In this film directed by Luis Buñuel, six pillars of society repeatedly try to have dinner together, their plans interrupted by events both real (scheduling mix-ups, a restaurateur's death) and increasingly surreal (including a series of typically Buñuellian dream sequences).

Jean-Pierre Cassel, Delphine Seyring, Stéphane Audran, Bulle Ogier and long-time Buñuel collaborators Fernando Rey and Paul Frankeur head the extraordinary cast of a film made when Buñuel was 72 years old. It was the 1972 Oscar winner for Best Foreign Film and BAFTA winner for Best Screenplay.

This 40th Anniversary release will be available on DVD and Blu-ray with the following features:

• Region 2 | Region B
• 1.66:1 Anamorphic Widescreen | 1080P 1.66:1 Widescreen
• French DD2.0 | French 2.0 Mono DTS-HD MA
• English subtitles
• Introduction by Peter Evans professor of film studies
• Trailer

In celebration of the 40th Anniversary of the film’s original release, STUDIOCANAL and the ICO will also be releasing the re-mastered digital print of Luis Buñuel’s surreal comedy in cinemas on June 29th, including an Extended Run at BFI Southbank as part of their Jean-Claude Carrière season. The ICO website has full screening details.

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