‘The Souvenir’ Finds Romance on Digital, Disc August 6
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
Experience the 2019 Sundance Grand Jury Prize-winning coming-of-age drama The Souvenir, arriving on Blu-ray™ and DVD August 6 from Lionsgate. Written and directed by Joanna Hogg (Archipelago, Exhibition) and executive produced by Martin Scorsese (Taxi Driver, The Wolf of Wall Street, The Departed), the Rotten Tomatoes Certified Fresh™ film stars Academy Award® winner Tilda Swinton (2007, Best Supporting Actress, Michael Clayton), her daughter Honor Swinton Byrne (The Atlantic calls her “a revelation” in her feature-film debut), and Tom Burke. The Souvenir Blu-ray and DVD will include an audio commentary with writer/director Joanna Hogg in addition to an insightful making-of featurette, and will be available for the suggested retail price of $24.99 and $19.98, respectively.
OFFICIAL SYNOPSIS
In this lush, dreamlike story of young adulthood and first love, a shy but ambitious film student (Honor Swinton Byrne) begins to find her voice as an artist while navigating a turbulent courtship with a charismatic but untrustworthy man (Tom Burke). She defies her protective mother (Tilda Swinton) and concerned friends as she slips deeper and deeper into an intense, emotionally fraught relationship that comes dangerously close to destroying her dreams.
BLU-RAY™ / DVD SPECIAL FEATURES
- Audio Commentary with Writer-Director Joanna Hogg
- “Making of The Souvenir” Featurette
CAST
Honor Swinton Byrne Feature-film debut
Tom Burke Only God Forgives, TV’s “C.B. Strike,” TV’s “War & Peace”
and Tilda Swinton Suspiria, Okja, Doctor Strange
Trailer: https://youtu.be/lbWIsHvZN7A
PROGRAM INFORMATION
Year of Production: 2018
Title Copyright: © 2018 British Film Institute, British Broadcasting Corporation & The Souvenir Film Limited 2018.
Type: Theatrical Release
Rating: R for some sexuality, graphic nudity, drug material and language.
Genre: Romance, Drama, Mystery
Closed-Captioned: N/A
Subtitles: Spanish, English SDH
Feature Run Time: 120 minutes
Blu-ray Format: 16×9 1.66:1 Presentation
DVD Format: 16×9 1.66:1 Presentation
Blu-ray Audio: English 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio™
DVD Audio: English 5.1 Dolby Digital Audio
