British Film Institute (BFI) has announced that they will release Michelangelo Antonioni's '
Red Desert' (Il deserto rosso) for Blu-ray on October 20th in the UK. Coming on a BD-25, this Golden Lion Award-winner (Venice Film Festival) will be presented in 1.85:1 1080p accompanied by a PCM mono soundtrack.
Extras for this release include:
- Brand new restoration with new improved English subtitle translation
- New full-feature commentary by Italian film scholar David Forgacs
- Original trailer
- Illustrated color booklet containing newly commissioned essays, notes, and Antonioni's recollections of making Red Desert.