Withnail and I (1988) (Ultra HD Blu-ray)

Camden Town, the arse-end of the sixties. Two struggling, unemployed actors decide some respite is in order and so depart their miserable flat for a week in the Lake District – one that will involve rain, booze, minimal supplies, a randy bull and an even randier Uncle Monty. Based on the real-life experiences of former actor turned writer/director Bruce Robinson, Withnail & I has become one of British cinema’s most fondly remembered comedies. A cult film in the truest sense that has also become a classic.

Perfectly cast – with career-defining roles for Richard E. Grant, Paul McGann, Richard Griffiths and Ralph Brown – and crammed with irresistibly quotable dialogue, Withnail & I is a sheer delight, even on the umpteenth viewing.

4k Ultra HD Blu-ray Limited Edition Contents

Brand new 4K restoration from the original negative by Arrow Films, supervised and approved by director of photography Peter Hannan
4K (2160p) Ultra HD Blu-rayTM presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible)
Original lossless mono soundtrack
Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing
Audio commentary by writer-director Bruce Robinson
Audio commentary by critic and writer Kevin Jackson, author of the BFI Modern Classic on Withnail & I
All four original Withnail Weekend documentaries, first screened on Channel 4 in 1999, including The Peculiar Memories of Bruce Robinson, which looks at the director’s career, Withnail & Us, which focuses on the film’s making, and two shorter documentaries, I Demand to Have Some Booze and Withnail on the Pier
Interview with production designer Michael Pickwoad
An appreciation of Withnail & I by Sam Bain, co-creator of Peep Show and Fresh Meat
Archival interview with Bruce Robinson
Theatrical trailer
Limited edition packaging with reversible sleeve featuring two choices of original artwork
Limited edition 60-page perfect bound book featuring writing on the film by Vic Pratt, Anthony Nield, Martin Jones, Neil Mitchell and Mike Sutton

Rezensionen

Zoom: "Eigenwilliger Regieerstling.​ Durch seine exzentrischen Charaktere und deren schlagfertigen Witz lebt, wenngleich überdreht, der Geist der typisch britischen 'Ealing'-Komödien wieder auf.​"