{"product_id":"drivers-seat-the-aka-identikit-region-b-blu-ray","title":"Driver's Seat, The (aka: Identikit) (Region B BLU-RAY)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUK Import. Blu-Ray is Region B Locked. Will only play on Multi Region Blu-Ray players.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eElizabeth Taylor stars as a troubled woman who, upon arriving in Rome, finds a city fragmented by autocratic law, leftist violence and her own increasingly unhinged mission to find the most dangerous liaison of all.\u003cbr\u003eNever before released in the UK, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Driver’s Seat\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (aka \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eIdentikit\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e) remains the most obscure, bizarre and wildly misunderstood film of Taylor’s illustrious career. Adapted from an unnerving novella by Muriel Spark (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Prime of Miss Jean Brodie\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e), the film marked a wild step into the unknown for the screen icon, as she cast off the shackles of the US studio system in the shadow of her tumultuous personal life. Co-starring Ian Bannen, Mona Washbourne and Andy Warhol, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Driver’s Seat\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e stunned critics and audiences alike upon its premiere in 1974 but failed to secure a UK release – until now.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDirected by Giuseppe Patroni Griffi (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e'Tis Pity She's a Whore\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e) and featuring cinematography by three-time Oscar® winner Vittorio Storaro (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eApocalypse Now\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e), this much-sought after cult classic is presented in a new 4K restoration by Cineteca di Bologna and Severin Films.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eSpecial Features\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"a-unordered-list a-vertical\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRestored in 4K by Cineteca di Bologna and Severin Films and presented in High Definition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIntroduction By Kier-La Janisse, author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eHouse of Psychotic Women\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (2022, 6 mins)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAudio Commentary with TCM Underground curator Millie De Chirico (2022)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eA Lack of Absence\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (2022, 22 mins): writer and literary historian Chandra Mayor on Muriel Spark and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Driver's Seat\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Driver’s Seat\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (credit sequences) (1974, 4 mins)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e**FIRST PRESSING ONLY** Illustrated booklet featuring new writing on the film by the BFI’s Simon McCallum and Canadian artist, writer and filmmaker Bruce LaBruce. Also includes Kier-La Janisse’s piece on \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Driver’s Seat,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e previously published in her acclaimed book, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eHouse of Psychotic Women\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOther extras TBC\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"BFI","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42665913778376,"sku":"BFIB1489","price":35.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0598\/8486\/3688\/files\/driversseatbd.jpg?v=1682899487","url":"https:\/\/videomatica.com\/es\/products\/drivers-seat-the-aka-identikit-region-b-blu-ray","provider":"Videomatica Ltd (since 1983)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}