373 Single White Female

[MichaelB]

SINGLE WHITE FEMALE
(Barbet Schroeder, 1992)
Release date: 22 July 2024
Limited Edition Blu-ray (UK premiere)

Pre-order here

Bridget Fonda (Jackie Brown, A Simple Plan) and Jennifer Jason Leigh (The Hitcher, The Hateful Eight) star in Barbet Schroeder’s (Reversal of Fortune, Mad Men) erotic psychological thriller Single White Female.

When Allie (Fonda) breaks off her engagement, she is delighted to find a supportive new roommate in Hedy (Leigh). But when Hedy's behaviour becomes increasingly obsessive, and a series of violent events begin to occur, Allie fears that Hedy is not all she claims to be.

Beautifully photographed by Luciano Tovoli (The Passenger, Suspiria), and with a powerful score by Howard Shore (The Silence of the Lambs, Videodrome), Single White Female is one of the most stylish suspense thrillers of the nineties.


INDICATOR LIMITED EDITION BLU-RAY SPECIAL FEATURES

• High Definition remaster
• Original English stereo audio
• Audio commentary with director Barbet Schroeder, editor Lee Percy, and associate producer Susan Hoffman (2018)
• New York Interview: Barbet Schroeder (2018): the director discusses the production and release of Single White Female
• Upstairs with Graham Knox (2018): actor Peter Friedman recalls his casting and relates some anecdotes from the set
• The Fiancé Sam Rawson (2018): in-depth interview with actor Steven Weber
• SWF Seeks Writer (2018): screenwriter Don Ross looks back on his adaptation of John Lutz’s novel and working with Schroeder
• She’ll Follow You Anywhere (2024): the critic, broadcaster, and author of Unlikeable Female Characters Anna Bogutskaya dissects and contextualises the film within the context of the erotic thriller
• Original theatrical trailer
• Image gallery: promotional and publicity material
• New and improved English translation subtitles
• Limited edition exclusive book with a new essay by Georgia Humphreys, archival essays, a contemporary article on the making of the film, and full film credits
• UK premiere on Blu-ray
• Limited edition of 3,000 copies for the UK
• All extras subject to change

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BBFC cert: 18
REGION B
EAN: 5060697923803

[domino harvey]

I love this movie, but almost all of these extras were on Shout Factory's Blu-ray, so this is unfortunately a pass

[colinr0380]

It's OK, I'll pick up domino's slack on this one as I had not picked this up before now, and mainly want to do so because its one of the trifecta of erotically charged thrillers from that time that featured the music of Enigma on its soundtrack! (The big one being Sliver of course, which has songs written especially for the film, but as with Single White Female, Boxing Helena also used Sadeness Part 1)

[domino harvey]

Sliver discussion moved here

[colinr0380]

Jay Harangue (the master of recapping TV movies in a manner reminiscent of overhearing someone gossiping into their mobile phone behind you on the bus) has pointed out that Lifetime recently did a remake of this film with Single Black Female! And there was apparently a sequel!

[Aunt Peg]

This was great fun to revisit after nearly 30 years. Forgotten just how violent the film was, not to mention lots of casual nudity - they certainly don't make them like this anymore. Fonda & Leigh rock in it.

[MichaelB]

Per the latest Indicator newsletter, the limited edition is very close to selling out.

There will of course be a standard edition, but without the booklet - and I personally thought that Georgia Humphreys' essay was outstandingly good.

[Paul Moran]

Per the latest Indicator newsletter, the limited edition is very close to selling out.

There will of course be a standard edition, but without the booklet - and I personally thought that Georgia Humphreys' essay was outstandingly good.

Thanks for the recommendation - I decided not to wait for the standard edition.
It's still available on amazon.co.uk at £9.99.