Two decades since she her magnificent debut (Orlando), Potter has fallen off the radar with what panned out to be further films experimenting with the form. We haven't cared much for her recent slate, but with a Ban the Bomb movement and the sexual revolution serving as the backdrop, this counterculture item with a possible Lolita situation germinating makes this a rare Sally Potter film to look forward to.
Before releasing what I imagine is a cleaned up, DVD extra filled Blu-ray edition of Orlando, Sony Pictures Classics will re-release the pic in the art-house circuit starting July 23rd in NYC and Los Angeles. I've liked what they've down with re-releases for Pedro Almodóvar's films and Michelangelo Antonioni's The Passenger -- so this is on my must see for a 2nd time list.
A little bit of fluff (Harald Zwart’s Pink Panther II), an Oscar hopeful (Stephen Daldry’s The Reader) and some prestige titles from master filmmakers who might have lost their touch and offerings from less-seasoned directors are among the world preems that have been announced in the Berlin Film Festival’s Competition and Out of Competition section).
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