Based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning play by Paul Zindel, Paul Newman's second film as director stars his wife Joanne Woodward (Three Faces of Eve, Sybil) as an abusive, over-bearing mother raising her two daughters (Nell Potts and Roberta Wallach) in an atmosphere of bitterness and hatred. The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds is a powerful, searingly unsentimental and ultimately transformative drama, with a trio of towering performances from the three female leads at its core. INDICATOR LIMITED EDITION SPECIAL FEATURES: 4K restoration from the... original negative Original mono audio Audio commentary with film historian Adrian Martin The John Player Lecture with Paul Newman (1972): archival audio recording of an interview conducted by Joan Bakewell at London's National Film Theatre The Guardian Interview with Joanne Woodward (1984, 65 mins): archival audio recording of an interview conducted by Tony Bilbow at the National Film Theatre Cannes Film Festival Press Conference (1973, 2 mins): archival footage in which Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward discuss their approach to making the film Isolated music and effects track Original TV spot Image gallery: on-set and promotional photography New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing Limited edition exclusive 40-page booklet with new essays by Johnny Mains and Bethan Roberts, a profile of writer Paul Zindel, an overview of contemporary critical responses, and film credits UK premiere on Blu-ray Limited Edition of 3,000 copies [show more]
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American drama based on the play by Paul Zindel in which a seemingly downtrodden, despondent mother survives the hardships in life by scouring the classified adverts section in the newspaper and smoking while she blames everyone around her for her misery. Determined that one day luck will fall in her lap and she will fulfil her dreams, Beatrice (Joanne Woodward) meanwhile inflicts her cynicism upon her daughters as she criticises the world around her. Beatrice's daughter Ruth (Roberta Wallach) may be an apple destined not to fall too far from the tree, but Matilda (Nell Potts), on the other hand, shows promise in her intellect and focuses not on her home environment but her school projects instead. Matilda sets up an experiment in which she investigates the effect that gamma rays have on marigolds, and is surprised to find that the results may be a reflection of her family.
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