{"product_id":"piccadilly-blu-ray","title":"PICCADILLY - BLU-RAY","description":"\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eProduct Description\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ePiccadilly (Blu-ray)\u003cbr\u003eDirected by E A Dupont\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOne of the pinnacles of British silent cinema, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003ePiccadilly\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a sumptuous showbusiness melodrama seething with sexual and racial tension. Chinese American screen goddess Anna May Wong stars as Shosho, a scullery maid in a fashionable London nightclub whose sensuous tabletop dance catches the eye of suave club owner Valentine Wilmot. She rises to become the toast of London and the object of Wilmot's erotic obsession – prompting the bitter jealousy of Mabel, his former lover and star dancer (played by Ziegfeld Follies star Gilda Gray). Contemporary fears and temptations of miscegenation are played out through Shosho as the subject of fatal passions.\u003cbr\u003eThis stylish evocation of Jazz Age London, directed by German émigré E A Dupont, boasts the dazzlingly fluid cinematography of Werner Brandes and atmospheric sets by Alfred Junge - ranging from the opulent West End nightclub to seedy Limehouse. Beautifully restored by the BFI National Archive, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003ePiccadilly\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is accompanied by Neil Brand's evocative score, performed by some of the UK's leading jazz players.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSpecial Features:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"a-unordered-list a-vertical\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePresented in High Definition, featuring Neil Brand’s jazz-influenced score\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003ePrologue to Piccadilly\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e(1929, 5 mins): sound prologue screened in US cinemas\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eReturn to Piccadilly\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (2021, 17 mins): a newly recorded video essay on the film by silent-film expert Bryony Dixon\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eTalk of the Town\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (2021, 53 mins): a new, in-depth video biography of Anna May Wong by author and film critic Jasper Sharp\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eScoring Piccadilly\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (2004, 20 mins): composer Neil Brand reflects on his approach to creating music for the film\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eCosmopolitan London\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1924, 10 mins): the cultural melting pot that was London in the 1920s is captured on camera in this fascinating period piece, with a score by John Sweeney\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eImage gallery\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e**FIRST PRESSING ONLY** Fully illustrated booklet with new writing on the film by BFI curator Bryony Dixon and an essay on the core by Neil Brand\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUK | 1929 | black and white | 109 minutes | original aspect ratio 1.33:1 | Cert PG (Contains mild violence) | BD50: 1080p, 24fps, LPCM 2.0 stereo audio (48kHz\/24-bit)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eReview\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e'It's a bold, beautifully crafted, modern picture... one of the truly great films of the silent era' --Martin Scorsese\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BFI","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46600843034798,"sku":"BFIB1426","price":21.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0583\/4614\/3918\/files\/piccadilly_Lime_Light_Front_BD_2.png?v=1751295295","url":"https:\/\/limelightcollection.co.uk\/en-us\/products\/piccadilly-blu-ray","provider":"Limelight Collection","version":"1.0","type":"link"}