Cinema Retro has received the following press announcement from the BFI relating to this UK video release :
A
mature treatment of sex and class, Jack Clayton’s Room at the Top is a landmark
of the British New Wave. Winner of two Academy Awards®, from six nominations,
including Best Actress for Simone Signoret and Best Adapted Screenplay (from
John Braine’s novel), this kitchen-sink classic is made available on Blu-ray
for the first time in the UK to mark the film’s 60th anniversary this year. Released
by the BFI in a Dual Format Edition (Blu-ray & DVD) and on iTunes on 20 May
2019, it is packaged with numerous extras including a new feature commentary
and a selection of archive films of West Riding, Yorkshire, where the film is
set.
In
1950s industrial Yorkshire, social climber Joe Lampton (Laurence Harvey) woos
the boss’s daughter as he sets out to reach the top of his profession. But when
his working-class background hampers his efforts, Joe seeks solace with the
unhappily married Alice (Simone Signoret) – an affair that will have dire
consequences.
Special
features
Presented
in High Definition and Standard Definition
The
Visit (1959, 35 mins): Jack Gold’s quietly devastating drama portraying the
everyday life of a working-class single woman
The
West Riding in Archive Film: Bradford Town Hall Square (1896, 2 mins); Bailey's
Royal Buxton Punch and Judy Show in Halifax (1901, 3 mins); Tram Ride into
Halifax (1902, 4 mins); Halifax Day by Day (1910, 2 mins); We of the West Riding
(1945, 22 mins); This Town (1969, 8 mins): everyday Yorkshire life captured
across a century of dramatic change
Original
trailer
Feature
commentary by Neil Sinyard (2009)
Feature
commentary by Dr Josephine Botting (2019)
Image
galleries
Product
details
RRP:
£19.99/ Cat. no. BFIB1343 / 12
UK
/ 1959 / black and white / 117 mins / English language, with optional
hard-of-hearing subtitles / original aspect ratio 1.66:1 // BD50: 1080p, 24fps,
1.0 PCM mono audio (48kHz/24-bit) / DVD9: PAL, 25fps, Dolby Digital 1.0 mono
audio (48kHz/16-bit)