Kino: The Runner Stumbles and A Sunday in the Country Coming Soon to Blu-ray
HomeKino: The Runner Stumbles and A Sunday in the Country Coming Soon to Blu-ray
Posted October 10, 2019 01:09 PM by Webmaster
Kino Lorber will add two new titles to they Blu-ray catalog: Stanley Kramer's The Runner Stumbles (1979) and Bertrand Tavernier's A Sunday in the Country (1984).
A Sunday in the Country
Synopsis: A Sunday in the Country is a lovingly photographed and exquisitely acted portrait of French family life on the brink of WWI. Monsieur Ladmiral (Louis Ducreux) is a widowed painter in his twilight years who welcomes his bourgeois son Gonzague (Michel Aumont) and free-spirited daughter Irene (Sabine Azema) (and their families) to his home for a lazy afternoon lunch. Over the course of the day buried resentments come to the surface – the passage of time has left no family member unscathed.
Based on the novel by Pierre Bost and directed by Bertrand Tavernier (Coup de Torchon, 'Round Midnight), A Sunday in the Country is a moving picture of the hopes, disappointments, and small joys of family as a father's life reaches its autumn season.
Special Features:
The Runner Stumbles
Synopsis: A small-town priest (Dick Van Dyke) stands trial for killing a nun (Kathleen Quinlan) he had secretly loved.Cinematography by Shot by László Kovács (Easy Rider).
STREET DATE: EARLY 2020.
A Sunday in the Country
Synopsis: A Sunday in the Country is a lovingly photographed and exquisitely acted portrait of French family life on the brink of WWI. Monsieur Ladmiral (Louis Ducreux) is a widowed painter in his twilight years who welcomes his bourgeois son Gonzague (Michel Aumont) and free-spirited daughter Irene (Sabine Azema) (and their families) to his home for a lazy afternoon lunch. Over the course of the day buried resentments come to the surface – the passage of time has left no family member unscathed.
Based on the novel by Pierre Bost and directed by Bertrand Tavernier (Coup de Torchon, 'Round Midnight), A Sunday in the Country is a moving picture of the hopes, disappointments, and small joys of family as a father's life reaches its autumn season.
Special Features:
- NEW audio commentary by director Bertrand Tavernier
- Theatrical trailer
- English subtitles for the main feature
The Runner Stumbles
Synopsis: A small-town priest (Dick Van Dyke) stands trial for killing a nun (Kathleen Quinlan) he had secretly loved.Cinematography by Shot by László Kovács (Easy Rider).
STREET DATE: EARLY 2020.