Empire of Light Blu-ray
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Posted January 25, 2023 06:17 PM by Webmaster
Searchlight Pictures and Disney will bring to Blu-ray Sam Mendes' Empire of Light (2022), starring Olivia Colman, Colin Firth, Toby Jones, Tanya Moodie, and Crystal Clarke. The release will be available for purchase on February 21.
Official description: From director and writer Sam Mendes ("1917" and "Skyfall"), "Empire of Light" is a moving drama about the power of human connection during turbulent times. Set in and around a faded old cinema in an English coastal town in the early 1980s, it follows Hilary (Olivia Colman), a cinema manager struggling with her mental health, and Stephen (Micheal Ward), a new employee who longs to escape this provincial town in which he faces daily adversity. Both Hilary and Stephen find a sense of belonging through their unlikely and tender relationship and come to experience the healing power of music, cinema, and community.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
Official description: From director and writer Sam Mendes ("1917" and "Skyfall"), "Empire of Light" is a moving drama about the power of human connection during turbulent times. Set in and around a faded old cinema in an English coastal town in the early 1980s, it follows Hilary (Olivia Colman), a cinema manager struggling with her mental health, and Stephen (Micheal Ward), a new employee who longs to escape this provincial town in which he faces daily adversity. Both Hilary and Stephen find a sense of belonging through their unlikely and tender relationship and come to experience the healing power of music, cinema, and community.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- Creating Empire of Light – Go behind the scenes of this personal film with writer-director Sam Mendes, and uncover the story's origins and the director's love of cinema. See how the perfect location was found to rebuild a classic movie theater that had the cast in awe.
- Optional English SDH, Spanish, and French subtitles for the main feature