DVD Spotlight By Tim Lucas John Moulder-Brown and Jane Asher star as two London bathhouse attendants involved in an unhealthy relationship in DEEP END, Jerzy Skolimowski’s unique psychological drama.


Roughly a decade ago, writer-director Jerzy Skolimowski was the special guest at a rare American Cinematheque screening


of his film DEEP END where the 35mm print shown was reportedly badly scratched and faded. Skolimowski admitted during the Q&A that, at that time, he was not aware of the whereabouts of the British/German co-production’s original negative, nor indeed whether or not it had survived. Less than two years ago, DEEP END had its first Ameri- can broadcast since the early days of network cable on Turner Classic Movies, in a somewhat dark, dupey-looking print that, likewise, led viewers to fear that the film would never again be seen in optimal condition.


These background stories are offered to un- derscore how fortunate we are that the British Film


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Institute undertook the preservation of this impor- tant film as a cause and worked with Bavaria Me- dia to produce this extraordinary two-disc Blu-ray/ DVD set, which was briefly available as a limited three-disc edition adding a bonus disc of further documentary content.


Originally released in the States by Paramount, the British-German co-production stars John Moulder-Brown—the almost impossibly handsome


DEEP END 1970, BFI Flipside,


£12.99 (SD PAL DVD-0, 2 discs), £59.98 (BR+SD PAL DVD-0, 3 discs), 91m 9s

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