{"id":14603,"date":"2012-02-28T19:09:26","date_gmt":"2012-02-28T19:09:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/?p=14603"},"modified":"2012-03-05T10:54:51","modified_gmt":"2012-03-05T10:54:51","slug":"uk-dvd-blu-ray-releases-monday-27th-february-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/2012\/02\/28\/uk-dvd-blu-ray-releases-monday-27th-february-2012\/","title":{"rendered":"UK DVD & Blu-ray Releases: Monday 27th February 2012"},"content":{"rendered":"

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DVD & BLU-RAY PICKS<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Conformist<\/a><\/strong> (Arrow Video): Bernardo Bertolucci’s adaptation of Alberto Moravia’s novel is a dazzling exploration of his country’s facist past. When an Italian bureaucrat (Jean-Louis Trintignant<\/a>) becomes an assassin for\u00a0Mussolini<\/a>‘s\u00a0secret police<\/a>, we see his troubled past in flashback, as he attempts to kill a former mentor now living in Paris. A landmark in cinematography, Vittorio Storaro’s compositions and lighting are some of the best of the 1970s and not only proved influential but led to work with directors such as Coppola (Apocalypse Now) and Beatty (Reds). A\u00a0haunting portrait of Europe in the 1930s under the spell of Facism. [Buy the Dual Format DVD\/Blu-ray from Amazon UK<\/a>]<\/p>\n

We Need to Talk About Kevin<\/a><\/strong> (Artificial Eye): Lynne Ramsay’s\u00a0return to films after nine years is a dazzling adaptation of Lionel Shriver\u2019s novel\u00a0is a bold and unsettling drama that borders on horror. Depicting the anxieties of a middle class American mother (Tilda Swinton) it charts her disturbing relationship with her son \u00a0over a number of years:\u00a0the young toddler (Rocky Duer), the creepy 6-8 year old (Jasper Newell) and the malevolent teenager (Ezra Miller). Brilliant audio-visual design and a predictably great performance from Swinton are just some of the highlights, as\u00a0the film homes in with laser-like precision on the darkest fears of motherhood. [Buy the Blu-ray<\/a> or DVD<\/a> from Amazon UK] [Read our full review<\/a>]<\/p>\n

The Mizoguchi Collection<\/a><\/strong> (Artificial Eye): A Blu-ray release a box set with four films by Japanese director Kenji Mizoguchi, renowned for his\u00a0renowned for his carefully constructed takes and emotional purity.\u00a0It contains the following films:<\/p>\n