New Arrival Cul-De-Sac (#577)

Roman Polanski orchestrates a mental mnage trois in this slyly absurd tale of paranoia from the directors golden 1960s period. Donald Pleasence and Franoise Dorlac star as a withdrawn couple whose isolated house is invaded by a rude, burly American gangster on the run, played by Lionel Stander. The three engage in role-playing games of sexual and emotional humiliation.Cul-de-sacis an evocative, claustrophobic, and morbidly funny tale of the modern world in chaos.

FILM INFO

• United Kingdom
• 1966
• 112 minutes
• Black & White
• 1.66:1
• English
• Spine #577

DIRECTOR-APPROVED SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES

• New, restored high-definition digital transfer, approved by director Roman Polanski, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack on the Blu-ray
• Two Gangsters and an Island,a 2003 documentary about the making ofCul-de-sac,featuring interviews with Polanski, producer Gene Gutowski, and cinematographer Gilbert Taylor
• Television interview with Polanski from 1967
• Theatrical trailers
• English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
• PLUS: A new essay by film critic David Thompson

  New cover by Eric Skillman