BFI: First Look at New 4K Restoration of Gregory's Girl
Posted August 2, 2023 09:34 AM by Webmaster
The British Film Institute has provided a promotional video for the new 4K restoration of Bill Forsyth's classic comedy Gregory's Girl (1981), starring John Gordon Sinclair, Dee Hepburn, Clare Grogan, Jake D'Arcy, and Allison Forster. 4K Blu-ray and Blu-ray releases are scheduled to arrive on the market on September 11.
Description: Gregory (John Gordon Sinclair) and his friends are starting to notice girls – particularly Dorothy (Dee Hepburn), not least because she's on the football team and is a better player than all the boys. With counselling from his younger sister, Gregory finally asks Dorothy out, but turns up to the date only to discover that the girls at school have other plans for him.
A huge breakout hit on its original release in 1981, Gregory's Girl was nominated for four Bafta's, winning for Best Original Screenplay. Bill Forsyth's classic comedy remains to this day the ultimate depiction of coming-of-age awkwardness and an enduring favorite of Scottish cinema.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
NEW 4K RESTORATION OF THE FILM FROM THE ORIGINAL CAMERA NEGATIVE
DOLBY VISION/HDR PRESENTATION OF THE FILM
NEW audio commentary with Robert Buchanan, Alan Love, Douglas Sannachan and Caroline Guthrie
Audio commentary with Bill Forsyth and Mark Kermode
Bill Forsyth: The Early Years - an interview with the director
Gregory's Girl Memories - an interview with Clare Grogan
Dee Hepburn, Clare Grogan and John Gordon Sinclair in Conversation (2015, 31 mins): the stars of Gregory's Girl are interviewed on stage by Sue Harris to mark the film's 25th anniversary
Isolated Score – Colin Tully's never previously released score to Gregory's Girl
Alternative US audio soundtrack
Original trailer
Illustrated booklet with new essays on the film and its director