All or Nothing and Vera Drake on Blu-ray [read more]
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Critically acclaimed films by BAFTA-winning director Mike Leigh to be released for the first time on Blu-Ray.
Releases will include exclusive bonus features with brand new interviews from regular Leigh collaborators.
ALL OR NOTHING newly restored in 4K by STUDIOCANAL, overseen by cinematographer Dick Pope.
Both films will receive a limited theatrical release, starting with inclusion in a Mike Leigh season at BFI Southbank taking place 18 October - 30 November.
BFI season to include Q & A screenings with Mike Leigh: ALL OR NOTHING on Sunday 21st November and VERA DRAKE on Friday 26th November at BFI Southbank.
ALL OR NOTHING, Leigh's Palme d'Or-nominated depiction of intertwining family lives on a London housing estate, was released in 2002 and won Best British Film of the Year as voted by the London Film Critics' Circle.
Starring many Mike Leigh regulars such as Timothy Spall, Lesley Manville, Ruth Sheen and Marion Bailey, ALL OR NOTHING also gave several of a new generation of British actors their first lead roles on the big screen including: Sally Hawkins, James Corden and Daniel Mays.
The film has been lovingly restored in 4K by STUDIOCANAL, with the new version approved by Leigh's cinematographer on the film, Dick Pope.
Also to be released is VERA DRAKE, the 2005 BAFTA and Oscar-nominated drama starring Imelda Staunton as an unassuming cleaner harbouring a secret that, when revealed, threatens to derail her life and those of her family around her.
The film won three BAFTA Awards, including Best Director for Leigh and Best Actress for Staunton in the titular role.
