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After the splendid feature Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005), they have returned to the short form and this story sees Wallace and Gromit starting a new bakery business amidst the backdrop of bakers who have been mysteriously disappearing.
The extras include:
- When Wallace Met Harvey, A Day In The Life of Nick Park (Sunday Times Piece)
- Tell Tale Games – Half hour game
- Making Of A Matter Of Loaf And Death
Directed by Tony Richardson, it was a key film of the British New Wave in the 1960s and also stars Michael Redgrave.
This BFI re-release has several interesting extras which include:
- 1.78:1 aspect ratio (see DVD Beaver for more details)
- Subtitles for the hearing impaired
- Commentary by film historian Robert Murphy, with lead actor Tom Courtenay and writer Alan Sillitoe
- Video essay by cinematographer Walter Lassally (19mins)
- Momma Don’t Allow (1956), Tony Richardson’s Free Cinema documentary shot by Walter Lassally (22mins)
- Illustrated booklet including essays and biographies
The highlights include Jeffrey Archer appearing on Mastermind, Neil Kinnock being sent on a Mission Impossible, Prince Edward’s attempts at guiding the year’s Royal Variety Show and Pavarotti giving a star turn at The Last Night of the Yobs.
There are no extras.
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