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| PASSPORT TO PIMLICO arrives on Blu-ray for the First Time in North America Dec. 31 from Film Movement | ||||||
 During the worst heat wave in years, the sleepy district of Pimlico dozes...at least until London's last unexploded WWII-era bomb goes off with a deafening roar, flinging its citizens headlong into a fantastic adventure. Directed by Henry Cornelius (The Galloping Major) and written by the talented T.E.B Clarke, (responsible for another comedy classic, 1951's The Lavender Hill Mob), the whimsically charming PASSPORT TO PIMLICO has been hailed by Time Out as "perhaps the most Ealingish of the Ealing comedies." Nominated for both an Academy Award® for Best Writing, Story & Screenplay and a BAFTA Award, Film Movement Classics brings this Official Selection at Cannes to North America for the very first time on Blu-ray, digitally restored for optimal viewing and loaded with extras.Investigating the crater caused by the explosion, Arthur Pemberton and his daughter Shirley unearth a buried cellar containing both fabulous riches and an unknown 15th Century royal charter from King Edward IV that decrees that Pimlico can be recognized in perpetuity as Burgundian soil. Since the charter has never been rescinded, Pimlico is now legally the long-lost Duchy of Burgundy, and therefore no longer subject to British law, including postwar rationing and pub closure hours. The locals, quick to see the opportunities, do their best to take full advantage of the situation, while the British government push back with all the authority they can muster in this newly restored classic starring comedy stalwarts including Stanley Holloway, Hermione Baddeley, Margaret Rutherford and Paul Dupuis. BONUS FEATURES - Interview with BFI Curator Mark Duguid - Locations Featurette with Film Historian Richard Dacre - Restoration Comparison - Stills Gallery For more information, visit: * Amazon: https://amzn.to/2Lw461D * Trailer: youtube.com * Website: filmmovement.com |
