Release date: May 19th, 2015
Order Link: Amazon
United States
1979
134 minutes
Color
1.85:1
English
Spine #757
Bette Midler exploded onto the screen with her take-no-prisoners performance in this quintessential film about fame and addiction from director Mark Rydell. Midler is the rock-and-roll singer Mary Rose Foster (known as the Rose to her legions of fans), whose romantic relationships and mental health are continuously imperiled by the demands of life on the road. Incisively scripted and beautifully shot—by Vilmos Zsigmond, with assistance on the dazzling concert scenes by a host of other world-class cinematographers, including Conrad L. Hall, László Kovács, Owen Roizman, and Haskell Wexler—this is a sensitively drawn and emotionally overwhelming melodrama that made the popular singer into a movie star as well.
Extras:
DIRECTOR-APPROVED EDITION:
New 4K digital restoration, supervised by director of photography Vilmos Zsigmond, with 5.1 surround DTS-HD master audio soundtrack on the Blu-ray
Audio commentary featuring director Mark Rydell
New interviews with Rydell, Zsigmond, and actor Bette Midler
Archival interviews with Midler and Rydell, with on-set footage
PLUS: An essay by critic Paula Mejia
Order Link: Amazon
United States
1979
134 minutes
Color
1.85:1
English
Spine #757
Bette Midler exploded onto the screen with her take-no-prisoners performance in this quintessential film about fame and addiction from director Mark Rydell. Midler is the rock-and-roll singer Mary Rose Foster (known as the Rose to her legions of fans), whose romantic relationships and mental health are continuously imperiled by the demands of life on the road. Incisively scripted and beautifully shot—by Vilmos Zsigmond, with assistance on the dazzling concert scenes by a host of other world-class cinematographers, including Conrad L. Hall, László Kovács, Owen Roizman, and Haskell Wexler—this is a sensitively drawn and emotionally overwhelming melodrama that made the popular singer into a movie star as well.
Extras:
DIRECTOR-APPROVED EDITION:
New 4K digital restoration, supervised by director of photography Vilmos Zsigmond, with 5.1 surround DTS-HD master audio soundtrack on the Blu-ray
Audio commentary featuring director Mark Rydell
New interviews with Rydell, Zsigmond, and actor Bette Midler
Archival interviews with Midler and Rydell, with on-set footage
PLUS: An essay by critic Paula Mejia
