Brideshead Revisited: 30th Anniversary Edition Blu-ray (Updated)
Posted August 22, 2011 09:55 AM by Josh Katz
In an early announcement to retailers, Acorn Media has indicated that it will release Brideshead Revisited in a special 30th Anniversary Edition Blu-ray this November. The acclaimed adaptation of Evelyn Waugh's novel, this 11-part miniseries contains a star-making performance from Jeremy Irons (Appaloosa) as Charles Ryder, a young man deeply affected by his relationship with the aristocratic Flyte family.
Update: Acorn's Blu-ray set will present the film in its original broadcast aspect ratio of 1.33:1. A number of supplementary materials accompany the miniseries, including:
Revisiting Brideshead retrospective documentary
Commentary on four episodes
Brideshead Remembered with director Michael Lindsay-Hogg
Photo galleries
Outtakes
20-page viewer's guide
Brideshead Revisited is expected to street on November 1st.