Film Focus: Jessica Lange (1982 – 1995) – Imprint Collection #243 – 246

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With an incredible career spanning six decades, this limited edition set showcases four incredible performances from beloved actress Jessica Lange. 

The winner of the ‘Triple Crown Of Acting’, Lange has earned three Emmy Awards, two Academy Awards, and a Tony Award for her work, among leagues of nominations and a Golden Globe.

This collection is packed with special features including brand new audio commentaries, interviews and more, and features the worldwide debut on Blu-ray for Losing Isaiah (1995).

• Frances (1982)
• Crimes Of The Heart (1986)
• Music Box (1989)
• Losing Isaiah (1995) – worldwide premiere on Blu-ray

Limited Edition 4-Disc Hardbox. 1500 copies only. 

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Frances (1982) – Imprint Collection #243

Despite having a controlling mother and constant disapproval from her father, a 16-year-old girl is swept off her feet into the glory of Hollywood. But with her strong political opinions, a flamboyant love-life and then imprisonment, she falls further into the depths of misfortune.

Frances received two Academy Award nominations – one for Jessica Lange in her leading role as troubled actress Frances Farmer, and one for Kim Stanley (Séance on a Wet Afternoon). This powerful biopic also stars Jonathan Banks (Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul) and the late Sam Shepard (The Right Stuff, August: Osage County). 

Created by the team behind The Elephant Man (1980) – writers Eric Bergren and Christopher De Vore, and producers Jonathan Sanger and Mel Brooks. 

“Jessica Lange is exhilarating… Her performance as the bright, beautiful, emotionally ravaged Hollywood actress of the late 1930’s… is stunning.” – Vincent Canby, New York Times

Special Features & Technical Specs:

• 1080P High-definition presentation on Blu-ray from a 2K scan
• NEW Audio Commentary from film historian & critic Matthew Asprey Gear (2023)
• Audio Commentary by director Graeme Clifford and David Gregory
• NEW Reflecting on ‘Frances’  – Interview with producer Jonathan Sanger (2023)
• NEW Goodnight, ‘Frances’  – Interview with director Graeme Clifford (2023)
• NEW Deco Dreams: The Art and Syle of ‘Frances’  – Interview with art director Ida Random (2023)
• A Hollywood Life: Remembering ‘Frances’ – featurette
• Archival interview with Jessica Lange (1983)
• Theatrical Trailer
• Aspect Ratio 1.85:1
• Audio English LPCM 2.0 Stereo
• Optional English HOH Subtitles

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Crimes Of The Heart (1986) – Imprint Collection #244

Babe has just shot her husband. Lenny worries that men will no longer find her attractive, and Meg returns from Hollywood after a nervous breakdown. The three eccentric sisters reunite and support each other through their exasperating succession of mistakes and misfortunes. 

Revered actresses Jessica Lange, Diane Keaton and Sissy Spacek play the Magrath sisters in this critically acclaimed black comedy.

Nominated for three Academy Awards, and for the Golden Globe for Best Motion Picture. Sissy Spacek (Carrie) won Best Actress at the Golden Globes, the New York Film Critics Circle Awards, and the Kansas City Film Critics Circle for her performance in this film. 

“…that most delicate of undertakings: a comedy about serious matters… The underlying tone … is a deep, abiding comic affection, a love for these characters who survive in the middle of a thicket of Southern Gothic clichés and archetypes.” – Roger Ebert

Special Features & Technical Specs:

• 1080P High-definition presentation on Blu-ray from a 2K scan
• NEW Audio Commentary by Karen Horsley, author of “The American Southern Gothic on Screen” (2023)
• NEW Everyday Life, Well Observed – director Bruce Beresford on Crimes of the Heart (2023)
• NEW Southern Discomfort – playwright Beth Henley on Crimes of the Heart (2023)
• Archival interviews with director Bruce Beresford, and editor / producer Freddie Fields (1986)
• Archival interviews with actors Jessica Lange, Tess Harper & Sissy Spacek (1986)
• Archival Interview with playwright Beth Henely (1986)
• Theatrical Trailer
• Aspect Ratio 1.85:1
• Audio English LPCM 2.0 Stereo
• English HOH Subtitles

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Music Box (1989) – Imprint Collection #245

Chicago attorney Ann Talbot agrees to defend her Hungarian immigrant father against accusations of heinous war crimes committed 50 years earlier. As the trial unfolds, Ann probes for evidence that will not only establish his innocence but also lay to rest her own agonising doubts about his past. 

Music Box is a devastating crime drama based on real life events, starring Jessica Lange as a defence attorney representing her father on trial for war crimes. Lange was nominated for both an Academy Award and a Golden Globe for her leading performance in this film. 

Directed by Academy Award-winner Costa-Gavras, written by Joe Eszterhas (Showgirls), and starring Oscar nominees Armin Mueller-Stahl (Shine, Eastern Promises) and Frederic Forrest (Apocalypse Now, The Rose).

Special Features & Technical Specs:

• 1080P High-definition presentation on Blu-ray from a 2K scan
• NEW Audio Commentary by Gary Crowdus, editor of Cineaste Magazine (2023)
• NEW Life Imidates Tragedy – screenwriter Joe Eszterhas on Music Box (2023)
• NEW Through a Different Doorway – production designer Jeannine Oppewall on Characters and their Environments (2023)
• NEW Folk Dancing and Home Brew Fluency – actor Michael Rooker on the Actor’s Craft (2023)
• NEW Filmstruck – The Early Career of actor Lukas Haas (2023)
• A Time Of Trial – featurette
• Profile: Taking Risks – Costa-Gavras and Irwin Winkler – featurette
• Archival interview with actor Jessica Lange (1989)
• Archival interview with actor Armin Mueller-Stahl (1989)
• Archival interview with director Costa-Gavras (1989)
• Theatrical Trailer
• Aspect Ratio 2.35:1
• Audio English LPCM 2.0 Stereo
• Optional English HOH Subtitles

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Losing Isaiah (1995) – Imprint Collection #246

When a crack-addicted single mother (Halle Berry) accidentally leaves her baby in a dumpster while high, the child is adopted by a warm-hearted social worker (Jessica Lange). Years later, the mother has gone through rehab and holds a steady job, and upon learning that her child is still alive, challenges for custody of the child.

Jessica Lange goes up against Halle Berry in this heartwrenching drama directed by Stephen Gyllenhaal, also starring David Strathairn (Nomadland), Cuba Gooding Jr. (Boyz n the Hood), and Samuel L. Jackson (Pulp Fiction). 

Worldwide Blu-ray debut. 

Special Features & Technical Specs:

• 1080P High-definition presentation on Blu-ray from a 2K scan
• NEW Normal Messy Lives – production designer Jeannine Oppewall on Losing Isiah (2023)
• Archival Interview with Halle Berry (1995)
• Theatrical Trailer
• Aspect Ratio 1.78:1
• Audio English LPCM 2.0 Stereo
• Optional English HOH Subtitles