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UK DVD & Blu-ray Releases: Monday 28th November 2011

Including Mildred Pierce and Sarah’s Key

DVD & BLU-RAY PICKS

Mildred Pierce (Warner Home Video/HBO): Hugely acclaimed HBO miniseries adapted from James M. Cain’s novel about a divorced housewife (Kate Winslet) during the Great Depression trying to support her daughters as a waitress and part-time baker. Directed by Todd Haynes, it co-stars Evan Rachel Wood, Guy Pearce and Melissa Leo. [Buy it on Blu-ray or DVD]

Sarah’s Key (StudioCanal): Drama about an American journalist based in Paris (Kristin Scott Thomas) who slowly uncovers a dark episode of French history which involves a young girl called Sarah (Mélusine Mayance) who we see in flashback as Jewish citizens are deported from their homes during the notorious Vél d’Hiver Roundup. Directed by Gilles Paquet-Brenner, it co-stars Niels Alstrup and Aiden Quinn. [Buy it on Blu-ray or DVD]

ALSO OUT

Dark Star (Fabulous Films) [Blu-ray / Normal]
Guilty of Romance (Eureka) [Blu-ray / Special Edition]
Kill Bill: Volumes 1 and 2 (Miramax) [Blu-ray / Box Set]
La Piscine (Park Circus) [Blu-ray / Normal]
Magic Trip – Ken Kesey’s Search for a Kool Place (StudioCanal) [Blu-ray / Normal]
Poetry (Arrow Films) [Blu-ray / Normal]
The Polar Express (Warner Home Video) [Blu-ray / 3D Edition + 2D Edition + DVD + Digital Copy]
Transformers Movie Set (Paramount Home Entertainment)[Blu-ray / Normal]
Transformers: Dark of the Moon (Paramount Home Entertainment) [Blu-ray / Normal]

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