Pink Narcissus Blu-ray
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Posted May 7, 2026 02:37 PM by Webmaster
The British Film Institute has detailed its upcoming Blu-ray release of James Bidgood's Pink Narcissus (1971). The release is scheduled to arrive on the market on June 15.
Description: With its highly charged hallucinogenic quality and its mesmerising atmosphere of lush decadence, Pink Narcissus is a landmark of gay and experimental cinema. It has now been newly restored in 4K by the UCLA Film & Television Archive from a 35mm internegative, 35mm print and 35mm track negative and comes to BFI Blu-ray on 15 June, following its premiere at BFI Flare: London LGBTQIA+ Film Festival in March and its release in selected cinemas on 12 June to mark Pride Month. Special features include a filmed introduction to the BFI Flare screening by UCLA's Motion Picture Curator, Todd Wiener.
The work of artist and photographer James Bidgood, Pink Narcissus is a breathtaking and outrageous erotic visual poem focusing on the daydreams of a beautiful male sex worker who, from the seclusion of his ultra-kitsch apartment, conceives a series of interlinked narcissistic fantasies populated by matadors, dancing boys, slaves and leatherclad bikers.
Special features and Technical Specs:
Description: With its highly charged hallucinogenic quality and its mesmerising atmosphere of lush decadence, Pink Narcissus is a landmark of gay and experimental cinema. It has now been newly restored in 4K by the UCLA Film & Television Archive from a 35mm internegative, 35mm print and 35mm track negative and comes to BFI Blu-ray on 15 June, following its premiere at BFI Flare: London LGBTQIA+ Film Festival in March and its release in selected cinemas on 12 June to mark Pride Month. Special features include a filmed introduction to the BFI Flare screening by UCLA's Motion Picture Curator, Todd Wiener.
The work of artist and photographer James Bidgood, Pink Narcissus is a breathtaking and outrageous erotic visual poem focusing on the daydreams of a beautiful male sex worker who, from the seclusion of his ultra-kitsch apartment, conceives a series of interlinked narcissistic fantasies populated by matadors, dancing boys, slaves and leatherclad bikers.
Special features and Technical Specs:
- NEW 4K RESTORATION by the UCLA Film & Television Archive
- Interview with James Bidgood (2007, 33 mins): Brian Robinson interviews the writer/director at The National Arts Club, New York
- Q&A with John Waters and Kelly McKaig (2025, 8 mins): filmed after a screening of the new restoration, courtesy of Strand Releasing
- Pink Narcissus with Jonathan D Katz (2011, 38 mins): Q&A hosted by the curator and art historian, with an introduction from Ira Sachs
- Introduction by Todd Wiener (2026, 24 mins): UCLA's Motion Picture Curator, Todd Wiener, introduces the restoration of Pink Narcissus at BFI Flare: London LGBTQIA+ Film Festival
- Restoration trailer
- Image gallery featuring photography by James Bidgood, courtesy of CLAMP Gallery, New York
- First pressing only: Illustrated booklet featuring a new essay by Alex Davidson, an archival essay by Rupert Smith, 2010 interview with James Bidgood by Michael Kowalinkski, notes on the special features and film credits
