Piccadilly Blu-ray
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Posted July 6, 2023 02:33 PM by Webmaster
Milestone Films will bring to Blu-ray Ewald André Dupont's Piccadilly (1929), starring Anna May Wong, Gilda Gray, Jameson Thomas, and Cyril Ritchard. The release is scheduled to arrive on the market on September 26.
Description: Tired of playing supporting roles in Hollywood, Anna May Wong traveled to Europe in search of better parts. And did she find one! Her electric, sexually charged performance in Piccadilly is a revelation. Wong is mesmerizing as Shosho, the Chinese dishwasher who overnight becomes the toast of the town — and the object of every man's desire. The camera adores Wong — her beauty glows in every frame. Piccadilly was the brilliant apex to director E. A. Dupont's trilogy of theater films (Varieté and Moulin Rouge), showcasing his signature mix of great acting, dazzling imagery and balletic camera movements.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
Description: Tired of playing supporting roles in Hollywood, Anna May Wong traveled to Europe in search of better parts. And did she find one! Her electric, sexually charged performance in Piccadilly is a revelation. Wong is mesmerizing as Shosho, the Chinese dishwasher who overnight becomes the toast of the town — and the object of every man's desire. The camera adores Wong — her beauty glows in every frame. Piccadilly was the brilliant apex to director E. A. Dupont's trilogy of theater films (Varieté and Moulin Rouge), showcasing his signature mix of great acting, dazzling imagery and balletic camera movements.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- RESTORED BY THE BRITISH FILM INSITITUTE
- Audio commentary by critic Farran Smith Nehme
- Introduction to the 1929 sound version
- Neil Brand on the score for Piccadilly
- San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival panel: "Dangerous to Know: The Career and Legacy of Anna May Wong," moderated by B. Ruby Rich
