{"product_id":"bluebeards-castle-blu-ray","title":"BLUEBEARD'S CASTLE [BLU-RAY]","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eMichael Powell directs this stunning adaptation of Bartok’s opera, painstakingly restored and available on Blu-ray for the very first time.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eDiscover a ‘lost’ masterpiece from acclaimed director\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMichael Powell\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e(\u003cem\u003eThe Red Shoes\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003ePeeping Tom\u003c\/em\u003e), with this stunning adaptation of Béla Bartok’s expressionist opera.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eStarring Norman Foster as the murderous Bluebeard and Ana Raquel Satre as his doomed wife, Judith, this boldly original production was made for West German television in 1963. Combining outstanding performances with spectacular production designs (by Academy Award-winner Hein Heckroth), Powell concocts a daring and inventive interpretation of this haunting work, equal to the creative innovation of the iconic\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Tales of Hoffmann\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eUnavailable for many years,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBluebeard’s Castle\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003ehas been painstakingly restored by the BFI National Archive and The Film Foundation, and is presented here – on its 60\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eanniversary - in its original 1963 version and the revised 1978 edition featuring limited English subtitles added by 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