Family Life (Limited Edition BLU-RAY)
Sandy Ratcliff (Hussy), Bill Dean (Gumshoe), and Malcolm Tierney (McVicar) lead the cast of Family Life, a powerful drama from acclaimed director Ken Loach (Fatherland, Carla’s Song).
When rebellious Janice (Ratcliff) becomes pregnant, her controlling parents insist she has an abortion in order to avoid a scandal, causing Janice to suffer a schizophrenic episode which is exacerbated by the medical treatment she receives.
Produced by Tony Garnett (Prostitute) and adapted by David Mercer (90° in the Shade) from their acclaimed R D Laing-influenced BBC TV drama ‘In Two Minds’, Family Life is a heartbreaking and searing indictment of familial hostility and institutional indifference.
INDICATOR LIMITED EDITION BLU-RAY SPECIAL FEATURES
- High Definition remaster
- Original mono audio
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Interview with Jack Klaff (2024): the stage and screen actor remembers Sandy Ratcliff, the star of Family Life
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The BEHP Interview with Tony Garnett (2007): archival video interview, made as part of the British Entertainment History Project, featuring the producer, director and long-time Ken Loach collaborator in conversation with Darrol Blake and John Sealey
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Looking East (2024): British and central-eastern European film specialist Michael Brooke's video essay on the rare overlaps between those cultures, including links between Ken Loach, Miloš Forman and Krzysztof Kieślowski
- Original theatrical trailer
- Image gallery: promotional and publicity materials
- New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
- Limited edition exclusive booklet with a new essay by Rachel Pronger, archival cast and crew interviews, an in-depth look at Ken Loach and David Mercer’s original television play and Family Life, comparing the differences and developments in the context of R D Laing and the anti-psychiatry movement, and film credits
- World premiere on Blu-ray
- Limited edition of 3,000 units for the US