The Brood (1979) (4K + Blu-ray Limited Edition) (Second Sight Films) [UK]

[paulboland]

Release date: March 31, 2025
Purchase links: Second Sight - Amazon UK - Zavvi - HMV
Price: £39.99 (Second Sight - HMV) - TBA (Amazon) - £41.99 (Zavvi)

 

[paulboland]

Special Features

• A new 4K restoration approved by Director David Cronenberg
• Dual format edition including both UHD and Blu-ray with main feature and bonus features on both discs
• UHD presented in HDR with Dolby Vision
• New audio commentary by Martyn Conterio and Kat Ellinger
• Audio commentary by William Beard
• Meet the Carveths: an interview with Actors Art Hindle & Cindy Hinds by Fangoria Editor Chris Alexander
• Producing the Brood: an interview with Executive Producer Pierre David
• Look of Rage: an interview with Cinematographer Mark Irwin
• Scoring the Brood: an interview with Composer Howard Shore
• Character for Cronenberg: an interview with Actor Robert A Silverman
• Anger Management: Cronenberg's Brood and the Shapes of Cinematic Rage - a video essay by Leigh Singer
• Cronenberg - The Early Years: an archival interview with David Cronenberg

Limited Edition Contents

• Rigid slipcase with new artwork by Krishna Shenoi
• 120-page book with new essays by Jenn Adams, William Beard, Craig Ian Mann, Carolyn Mauricette, Shelagh Rowan-Legg, Amber T, Alexandra West and Scott Wilson
• 6 collectors' art cards

Catalogue number: 2NDBR4238

Certificate: 18

Region: UHD Region Free / Blu-ray Region B

Language: English

Subtitles: English

Audio: DTS-HD Master Audio Stereo 2.0

 

[Daubt]

 

[Lenny Nero]

Never heard of this, is it any good?
Oh, and I am serious, as I rarely watch anything older than 1981

 

[TheWildEye]

Never heard of this, is it any good?
Oh, and I am serious, as I rarely watch anything older than 1981

It's extremely weird. One of Cronenburgs strangest in my opinion. I liked it. Not enough to buy it.
Oliver Reed is excellent as always.
Its more like his early films in quality. Canadian only production from the 70s.
Like Rabid and Shivers.

 

[PracticingPat]

Would love to have more of his early stuff in 4K. Arrow did great with Videodrome, Naked Lunch, and Crash. Hope The Fly will follow. Will certainly go for this.

 

[Noodles]