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Gothic (Blu-ray) (1986)
Conjure up your deepest, darkest fear... now call that fear to life.Director: Ken Russell
Year of Copyright: 1986
Year of Production: 1986
OVERALL: Draw-
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Commentaries:Audio Commentary by director Ken Russell's wife Lisi Russell, moderated by film historian Matthew J. Melia (2017)
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Extras:Isolated Score Selections and Audio Interview with composer Thomas Dolby (as an alternate audio track for the feature)
"The Soul of Shelley with Julian Sands" 2017 interview (17:53)
"Fear Itself" 2017 interview with screenwriter Stephen Volk (17:26)
"One Rainy Night" 2017 interview with director of photography Mike Southon (23:09)
Still Gallery (4:08)
Theatrical Trailer (2:17)
TV Spot (0:34) -
Subtitles:English HoH, Spanish
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Comes with a slipcover.
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Commentaries:Audio Commentary by director Ken Russell's wife Lisi Russell, moderated by film historian Matthew J. Melia (2017)
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Extras:Isolated Score Selections and Audio Interview with composer Thomas Dolby (as an alternate audio track for the feature)
"The Soul of Shelley with Julian Sands" 2017 interview (17:53)
"Fear Itself" 2017 interview with screenwriter Stephen Volk (17:26)
"One Rainy Night" 2017 interview with director of photography Mike Southon (23:09)
Still Gallery (4:08)
Theatrical Trailer (2:17)
TV Spot (0:34) -
Subtitles:English HoH, Spanish
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Comes with a slipcover.
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Extras:DISC ONE (Blu-ray)
* The Film
(1.) Audio Commentary by director Ken Russell's wife Lisi Russell, moderated by film historian Matthew J. Melia (2017; in English only)
(2.) Audio Commentary by film historians Dr. Rolf Giesen and Dr. Gerd Naumann (2019; in German)
Isolated Score Selections featuring an audio interview with composer Thomas Dolby (as an alternate audio track for the feature, in English only)
"Fear Itself" 2017 interview with screenwriter Stephen Volk (17:26, in English with German subtitles)
"One Rainy Night" 2017 interview with cinematographer Mike Southon (23:09, in English with German subtitles)
"The Soul of Shelley with Julian Sands" 2017 interview (17:53, in English with German subtitles)
German Theatrical Trailer (2:41)
U.S. Theatrical Trailer (2:17)
TV Spot (0:34)
Still Gallery (4:08)
DISC TWO (DVD Copy) -
Subtitles:English, German
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono
German DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Stereo (DVD dub)
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Case type:Mediabook
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Notes:
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Extras:2022 presentation by Justin Kwedi (47:38)
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Subtitles:French
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):English LPCM 2.0 Mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Commentaries:(1.) Audio Commentary by director Ken Russell's wife Lisi Russell, moderated by film historian Matthew J. Melia (2017; in English only)
(2.) Audio Commentary by film historians Dr. Rolf Giesen and Dr. Gerd Naumann (2019; in German) -
Extras:Isolated Score Selections featuring an audio interview with composer Thomas Dolby (as an alternate audio track for the feature, in English only)
"Fear Itself" 2017 interview with screenwriter Stephen Volk (17:26, in English with German subtitles)
"One Rainy Night" 2017 interview with cinematographer Mike Southon (23:09, in English with German subtitles)
"The Soul of Shelley with Julian Sands" 2017 interview (17:53, in English with German subtitles)
German Theatrical Trailer (2:41)
U.S. Theatrical Trailer (2:17)
TV Spot (0:34)
Still Gallery (4:08) -
Subtitles:English, German
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono
German DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Stereo (DVD dub)
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Distributed by Al!ve.
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Extras:* The Film
* "The Fall of the Louse of Usher: A Gothic Tale for the 21st Century" (82:39)
Audio Commentary on Gothic by director Ken Russell's wife Lisi Russell, moderated by film historian Matthew J. Melia (2017)
"A Haunted Evening: Writer Stephen Volk Discusses Gothic" 2023 interview (34:30)
"Amelia and the Angel" 1958 short film by Ken Russell (26:49)
"The Soul of Shelley with Julian Sands" 2017 interview (17:53)
The Guardian Lecture: Ken Russell in Conversation with Derek Malcolm (1987, audio only) (87:32)
Original Trailer (2:42) -
Subtitles:English HoH
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo (48kHz, 320Kbps)
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Includes, in the first pressing, a 28-page liner notes booklet "Gothic? It Might Not be Your Cup of Tea ..." by Ellen Cheshire and "Serpents and Rainbows --- Ken Russell in the '80s" by Jon Dear. Also includes cast and crew information, information on the extras and the presentation and acknowledgements.
The packaging and menus do not state the inclusion of the stereo audio track. It can only be accessed via audio key while playing the film. -
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OVERALL: Draw
The German and Austrian releases have all the extras from the Lionsgate releases and add a German language commentary.
The French release has an exclusive French presentation.
The UK release has some of its own exclusive extras. Note the stereo audio track is lossy while the mono track is uncompressed.
GENERAL NOTES:
US prints begin with a text scroll which Vestron requested of screenwriter Stephen Volk (approximately 30 seconds) providing historical context about the events depicted.
Due to a lawsuit filed against Thomas Dolby by Dolby Labs, the Dolby Stereo logo appears nowhere on the film or the original U.S. theatrical posters which advertise the film as being "Presented in 4 Track Stereo" while the theatrical trailer erroneously stated "Presented in 6-Track Stereo". The Dolby Stereo logo did appear on the subsequent video ads, videotape and Laserdisc artwork. -
CUTS:
- Blu-ray A America- Lionsgate Home Entertainment - No cuts - Original British version without the text prologue (86:53)
- Blu-ray A Canada- Lionsgate Home Entertainment - No cuts - original British version without the text prologue (86:53)
- Blu-ray B Limited Edition Austria- NSM Records - No cuts - British version without U.S. theatrical opening text crawl (87:31)
- Blu-ray B France- BQHL Éditions - No cuts - British version without U.S. theatrical opening text crawl (87:31)
- Blu-ray B Germany- NSM Records - No cuts - British version without U.S. theatrical opening text crawl (87:31)
- Blu-ray B United Kingdom- British Film Institute - No cuts - Original British version without the text prologue (87:32)
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Comparison added by James-Masaki_Ryan on 26/01/18
Comparison last updated by James-Masaki_Ryan on 25/09/23UPDATE LOG:
26/01/18: Initial entry.
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26/03/20: Added Germany.
06/01/22: Dates, Canada, Germany.
25/01/23: Added France.
10/09/23: Added UK.
25/09/23: Updated US, Canada, Austria, France, Germany with English audio as mono.
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