' The People Next Door' (1985) - Pre-order available at PowerHouse Films direct - £15:99
Release date: August 16 "Limited Edition Blu-ray (UK Blu-ray premiere)
The People Next Door is an unflinching portrayal of a New York family torn asunder by drug abuse. Eli Wallach (Winter Kills) and Julie Harris (The Haunting) give compelling performances as parents whose marriage is pushed to the brink when their daughter Maxie (Deborah Winters) experiments with LSD and heroin, before experiencing a mental breakdown. Assuredly directed by David Greene (I Start Counting, Gray Lady Down), making his first American feature, and beautifully shot by Gordon Willis (Little Murders, The Godfather), The People Next Door is an unjustly forgotten melodrama, returning to UK screens for the first time since the days of VHS."
Special features: - 4K restoration from the original negative
- Original mono audio
- Audio commentary with actor Rutanya Alda and film historian Lee Gambin (2021)
- Vic Pratt on David Greene (2021): appreciation of the British filmmaker’s eclectic career
- Original theatrical trailer
- Image gallery: promotional and publicity material
- New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing
- Limited edition exclusive booklet with a new essay by Peter Tonguette, an overview of the reception of the controversial television play on which the film is based, an archival interview with star Eli Wallach, a look at the film’s soundtrack album, an overview of contemporary critical responses, and full film credits
- UK Blu-ray premiere
- Limited edition of 3,000 copies
Extras subject to change
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