Post by captainofbeef on Feb 19, 2009 15:49:44 GMT -5
In this acclaimed adaptation of the first novel by legendary Southern writer Flannery O’Connor, John Huston brings to life a world of vivid, poetic American eccentricity. Brad Dourif, in an impassioned performance, is Hazel Motes, who, fresh out of the army, attempts to open the first Church Without Christ in the small town of Taulkinham. Populated with inspired performances that seem to spring right from O’Connor’s pages, Huston’s Wise Blood is an incisive portrait of spirituality and evangelicalism, as well as a faithful, loving evocation of one writer’s vision.
* New, restored high-definition digital transfer
* New interviews with actor Brad Dourif, writer Benedict Fitzgerald, and writer-producer Michael Fitzgerald
* Rare archival audio recording of author Flannery O’Connor reading her short story “A Good Man Is Hard to Find”
* Creativity with Bill Moyers: “John Huston,” a 28-minute television program from 1982 in which the director discusses his life and work
* Theatrical trailer
* PLUS: A booklet featuring an essay by author Francine Prose
