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The Passion of Darkly Noon
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Directed by: Philip Ridley
Described by critic Mark Kermode as an "extraordinary filmmaker" and "one of the UK's most imaginative talents", visionary British director Philip Ridley followed his sensational debut The Reflecting Skin with another surreal incursion into the dark heart of the 'American dream' in The Passion of Darkly Noon. Darkly Noon (Brendan Fraser) is the sole survivor of a military-style attack on an isolated religious community. Stumbling through a forest in a daze, he is rescued by the free-spirited and enigmatic Callie (Ashley Judd). Darkly finds himself feeling strange new desires for Callie as she nurses him back to health... only to watch her jump into the arms of her returning mute lover Clay (Viggo Mortensen). Lost in the woods with only his fundamentalist upbringing to make sense of his unrequited passions, Darkly soon descends into an explosive and lethal rage. Now available for the first time worldwide on Blu-ray™, Ridley's talent for spellbinding, hallucinogenic dream imagery is on full display in a glittering new transfer of his most formally inventive and electrifying film. The mesmerising soundtrack includes two songs co-written by Ridley for the film, "Look What You've Done (To My Skin)" performed by Gavin Friday and "Who Will Love Me Now?" performed by PJ Harvey.
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Technical Specifications
Format:
Blu-ray
Disc:
BD-50 (1 Disc)
Total: 1 Disc
Regions:
A/B/C (Blu-ray)
Aspect Ratio:
2.35:1
Audio Options:
English PCM Stereo 2.0
English DTS-HD MA Surround 5.1
Resolution:
1080p/24
Subtitles:
English
Supplements
Types of Supplements Included: Audio Commentary, Alternate Score, Video Essay, Interview, Theatrical Trailer, Gallery, Packaging, Booklet
- New audio commentary by writer/director Philip Ridley
- Isolated score track in lossless stereo, including never-before-heard extended and unused cues, and the two songs from the film
- American Dreams, a new visual essay by James Flower on Philip Ridley's first two films
- Interview with cinematographer John de Borman
- Sharp Cuts, a newly filmed interview with editor Leslie Healey
- Forest Songs, a newly filmed interview with composer Nick Bicât
- Dreaming Darkly, an archive featurette from 2015 featuring interviews with Philip Ridley, Nick Bicât and star Viggo Mortensen
- Previously unreleased demos of the music score, written and performed by Nick Bicât before filming started
- Theatrical trailer
- Image gallery
- Reversible sleeve featuring new and original artwork
- FIRST PRESSING ONLY: Illustrated collector's booklet featuring a new Philip Ridley career retrospective written by Alexandra Heller-Nicholas
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Restoration Information
The Passion of Darkly Noon
Restoration by:
Arrow Films
Year: 2019
Scanned at: 2K Digital
Restored at: 2K Digital
Sources:
35mm Original camera negative
Release Notes on Restoration
The Passion of Darkly Noon
The Passion of Darkly Noon has been exclusively restored by Arrow Films and is presented in its original aspect ratio of 2.35:1 with 5.1 and 2.0 audio. This new restoration was fully supervised by director Philip Ridley.
The film was restored at Pinewood Studios, London. The original 35mm camera negative was scanned in 2K resolution on an Arriscan. Color grading was completed on a DaVinci Resolve and picture restoration was completed using PFClean software.
Additional grading and image processing was completed under Philip Ridley's supervision at Silver Salt Restoration.
Audio remastering was completed at Pinewood.
All materials for this restoration were made available by AMBI Distribution and Lionsgate/Summit via Technicolor.
The film was restored at Pinewood Studios, London. The original 35mm camera negative was scanned in 2K resolution on an Arriscan. Color grading was completed on a DaVinci Resolve and picture restoration was completed using PFClean software.
Additional grading and image processing was completed under Philip Ridley's supervision at Silver Salt Restoration.
Audio remastering was completed at Pinewood.
All materials for this restoration were made available by AMBI Distribution and Lionsgate/Summit via Technicolor.