Billy Liar - 50th Anniversary Edition (Import) [Blu-ray]

Import. Engels gesproken. Geen Nederlandse ondertiteling!!!The late John Schlesinger's Billy Liar benefits from a wonderful 50th birthday present here, as it makes its Blu-ray debut. The movie, which stars Tom Courtenay in the lead role, is based on the novel by Keith Waterhouse. Waterhouse also wrote the screenplay to the film, which follows the title character as his imagination helps build him an escape from his otherwise drab day to day life. The marriage of fantasy and reality proves a tricky one too, and it's to the credit of Schlesinger that the film blends together as well as it does. Not for nothing is Billy Liar regarded as one of the best British films of all time. This new Blu-ray edition not only benefits from a quality restoration of the film, but it's also boasting some impressive extra features. For instance, Tom Courtenay and Helen Fraser are brought together to look back at the movie in one added feature, whilst huge fan of the movie, Richard Ayoada, is interviewed about it too. There's some compelling archive material that's also been brought together for the release, and it's easy to lose yourself in it. It's a substantive collection, for a genuine 1960s British classic. Scripted by Keith Waterhouse from his own novel, and sensitively directed by John Schlesinger (Midnight Cowboy), Billy Liar is one of the few comedies of the British ‘New Wave’, marrying visual and verbal wit with a rather poignant rumination on the futility of dreams.Special Features:• Remembering Billy Liar with Tom Courtenay and Helen Fraser,• Interview with Richard Ayoade,• A look through the Keith Waterhouse Archive with British Library Curator Zoe Wilcox,• Interview with Saint Etienne's Bob Stanley,• Stills Gallery,• Trailer.