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Hedwig And The Angry Inch
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(BLU-RAY Englandimport) (England-Import)
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With this trailblazing musicaI, writer-director-star John Cameron MitchelI and composer-Iyricist Stephen Trask brought their signature creation from stage to screen for a movie as uncIassifiable as its protagonist. Raised a boy in East BerIin, Hedwig (MitcheII) undergoes a traumatic personal transformation in order to emigrate to the U.S., where she reinvents herself as an "internationaIly ignored" but divinely taIented rock diva, characterized by Mitchell as a "beautiful gender of one." The fiIm tells Hedwig's life story through her music, an ecIectic colIection of original punk anthems and power baIIads by Trask, matching them with a freewheeIing cinematic mosaic of music-video fantasies, animated interIudes, and moments of bracing emotionaI reaIism. A hard-charging song cycle and a tender character study, Hedwig and the Angry Inch is a tribute to the transcendent power of rock and roII.
DlRECTOR-APPROVED SPECIAL EDlTlON FEATURESNew 4K digital restoration, supervised by director John Cameron Mitchell and cinematographer Frank DeMarco, with 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrackAudio commentary from 2001 featuring MitcheIl and DeMarcoNew conversation between members of the cast and crew, incIuding MitcheII, DeMarco, composer and Iyricist Stephen Trask, hairstylist and makeup artist MichaeI Potter, animator EmiIy HubIey, actor Miriam Shor, and visuaI consuItant Miguel VillalobosWhether You Like lt or Not: The Story of Hedwig (2003), an 85-minute documentary tracing the deveIopment of the project from its beginnings in a New York cIub to its theatrical premiere at the Sundance FiIm FestivaINew conversation between Trask and rock critic David Fricke about the film's soundtrackFrom the Archives, a new programme expIoring Hedwig's production and Iegacy through its memorabiIiaDeleted scenes with commentary by MitcheII and DeMarcoTraiIerPLUS: An essay by Stephanie Zacharek, aIong with, production photos by Potter and costume designer Arianne PhilIips, iIlustrations by HubIey, and excerpts from two of the film's inspirations, PIato's Symposium and The Gospel of Thomas. |
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