British distributors Artificial Eye have informed us that they are planning to release three films on Blu-ray in July: Bernardo Bertolucci's Me and You (2012), and Atom Egoyan's Speaking Parts (1989) and The Adjuster (1991).
Italian adolescent drama directed by legendary Italian director Bernardo Bertolucci. Introverted oddball Lorenzo (Jacopo Olmo Antinori) enjoys nothing more than his own company and using the excuse of a week-long skiing trip to hide out in his basement seems like the perfect opportunity to spend some time alone. But when his heroin-addicted half-sister Olivia (Tea Falco) arrives at his sacred refuge, his dreams of isolation are quickly shattered. Street date: July 8th.
Haunting images and obsessive sexuality merge in the film which confirmed Atom Egoyan's status as one of the most talented directors of his generation. This disquieting and enthralling postmodern thriller entwines its characters in a dangerous web of psycho-sexual desire. Lance is a movie extra looking for his first speaking film role, and when the alluring Clara, an idealistic television writer, checks into the hotel where Lance works, he seduces her into casting him in the film she is working on. Meanwhile, Lisa prowls video stores, only interested in viewing and reviewing the movies in which Lance appears as an extra. Both the look and impact of video on our lives vibrate in this richly photographed film, so penetrating and original that it begs to be watched again and again. Street date: July 8th.
Tense drama about alienation in the electronic age, directed by Canadian film-maker Atom Egoyan. Elias Koteas plays Noah Render, an insurance adjuster whose attempts to help others masks a deeper malaise in his own life. His wife Hera (Arsineé Khanjian) is a disillusioned film censor who obsessively copies the most explicit scenes in the films she is supposed to review. After Noah helps a rich young woman whose house has burned down, Hera invites a young film-maker into their home to shoot a movie, and as their elaborate sexual fantasies are acted out on video, they begin to explore a world where voyeurism and exhibitionism are all-consuming. Street date: July 22.