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Directed by: Joseph L. Anderson
With its non-professional cast, this sensitive drama, which explores the intimate relationship between a coal-miner’s daughter and her half-brother, is American independent cinema’s closest relation to Italian Neorealism. Presented by Nicolas Winding Refn in a beautiful new restoration by Peter Conheim and Ross Lipman, Joseph L Anderson’s film played international festivals in 2019 to great acclaim.
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Format:
Blu-ray
Disc:
BD-50 (1 Disc)
Total: 1 Disc
Regions:
A/B/C (Blu-ray)
Aspect Ratio:
1.66:1
Audio Options:
English PCM Mono 1.0
Resolution:
1080p/24
Subtitles:
English
Supplements
Types of Supplements Included: Short Film, Video Essay, Featurette, Behind the Scenes Footage, Interview, Q&A, Gallery, Booklet
- ‘Spring Night Summer Night’: 50 Years Later (2020, 25 mins): retrospective documentary by Glenn Litton featuring interviews with writer-director Joseph L. Anderson, writer-producer Franklin Miller, actors John Crawford, Ted Heimerdinger and Larue Hall, and sound mixer Tom Peterson
- I’m Goin’ to Straitsville (2020, 14 mins): documentary revisiting the Columbus, Ohio locations with Franklin and Judy Miller, and archivist and restoration supervisor Peter Conheim
- In the Middle of the Nights: From Arthouse to Grindhouse and Back Again (2020, 13 mins): video essay by restoration supervisor Ross Lipman comparing Spring Night Summer Night to its ‘sexploitation’ recut, Miss Jessica Is Pregnant
- Cleveland Cinematheque Q&A (2016, 48 mins): cast and crew panel discussion
- 16mm Behind-the-Scenes Footage (1967, silent): rare and previously unseen material from the film’s production, with optional commentary by Franklin Miller and Peter Conheim
- Three short films by Anderson, comprising the ‘Bluegrass Trilogy’: Football As It Is Played Today (1961), How Swived (1962), and Cheers (1963)
- Image gallery: behind-the-scenes photography
- Limited edition exclusive 40-page booklet with a new essay by Ian Mantgani, Glenn Litton’s memories of director Joseph L Anderson, Peter Conheim on the film’s restoration, a look at the career of distributor Joseph L Brenner, Conheim on the ‘Bluegrass Trilogy’, and film credits
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