Blood Simple Director's Cut 4K Restoration Trailer and Blu-ray
Posted September 7, 2017 01:47 PM by Webmaster
Studio Canal have provided us with the official theatrical trailer for the recent 4K restoration of Joel and Ethan Coen's film Blood Simple (1984), starring Dan Hedaya, Frances McDormand, John Getz, M. Emmet Walsh, and Samm-Art Williams. The 4K restoration will open theaters across the United Kingdom on October 6.
A Blu-ray release will be available for purchase on October 30.
Blood Simple was recently restored by the Criterion Collection under the supervision of Joel Coen, Ethan Coen, David Diliberto, and Barry Sonnenfeld. A remixed 5.1 track was also supervised by sound editor Skip Lievsay.
Synopsis: The directorial debut from brothers Joel and Ethan Coen, 1984 neo noir thriller, Blood Simple is a masterclass in filmmaking. Abby (Frances Mcdormand) is cheating on her bar owner husband, Marty (Dan Hedaya) with Ray (John Getz) one of the bartenders. Marty uncovers their sordid affair and is so enraged by their deceit that he hires Visser (M. Emmet Walsh), an unscrupulous detective, to kill both of them. Unbeknown to Marty, Visser had other, more lucrative plans of his own. So begins a calculating round of lies round of lies and deceit that build to a chilling, suspense filled climax.