Sunday Bloody Sunday: The Criterion Collection
CriterionJohn Schlesinger followed his iconic Midnight Cowboy with this deeply personal take on love and sex. Sunday Bloody Sunday depicts the romantic lives of two Londoners, a middle-aged doctor and a prickly thirtysomething divorcée - played with great sensitivity by Peter Finch and Glenda Jackson - who are with the same handsome young artist (Murray Head). A revelation in its day, this may be the seventies' most intelligent, multitextured film about the complexities of romantic relationships.
Reasons to Buy
- An essential landmark film from acclaimed gay director John Schlesinger - who said that United Artists let him make this personal passion project as a way of saying thanks for the success of Midnight Cowboy.
- An intelligent drama, Sunday, Bloody Sunday is still a film that needs to be seen - even 40 years after it's ultra-controversial release.
- The film has been digitally remastered by the prestigious Criterion Collection. This gorgeous new special edition will look great at the top of your DVD shelves.
DVD Features
New Interviews With Williams, Actor Murray Head, Production Designer Luciana Arrighi, John Schlesinger Biographer William J. Mann, and Schlesinger's Longtime Partner, Photographer Michael ChildersIllustrated 1975 Audio Interview With Schlesinger
Booklet Featuring An Essay By Cultural Historian Ian Buruma and Penelope Gilliantt's 1971 Interduction To Her Published Screenplay
Information
- Director: John Schlesinger
- Producer: Joseph Janni
- Writer: Penelope Gilliatt
- Length: 1 hrs. 50 mins.
- Rating: NR
- Released: Oct 23 2012
- Production Year: 1971
- TLA SKU: 1621693
- Number of Discs: 1
- UPC Code: 715515099516
- Catalog #: DB11837606
Reviews
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3 Reviews for Sunday Bloody Sunday: The Criterion Collection
Write a ReviewReview by Raymond Murray
By: Raymond Murray
In-House Review - Sep 10 2012
In-House Review - Sep 10 2012
Peter Finch and Glenda Jackson give sparkling performances in this landmark work, a cause cèlébre in its depiction of homosexuality and bisexuality in a mainstream film.
This quietly moving drama centers around the troubled participants ... Read More
This quietly moving drama centers around the troubled participants ... Read More
4.50 out of 5
Review by gbelly
By: gbelly
A landmark in gay cinema, not to be missed!
Review by Amos Lassen
By: Amos Lassen
"SUNDAY BLOODY SUNDAY"
That Kiss
Amos Lassen
"Sunday Bloody Sunday" directed by John Schlesinger, a gay English director, now dead is a sociologically astute drama about bisexual love during the early sexual revolution of 1970 and was... Read More
That Kiss
Amos Lassen
"Sunday Bloody Sunday" directed by John Schlesinger, a gay English director, now dead is a sociologically astute drama about bisexual love during the early sexual revolution of 1970 and was... Read More