Celia (Blu-ray)

CeliaGenre: DramaLabel: Second RunDescription: Set in mid 1950s Australia with the fear of communism in the air Ann Turner's refreshingly unsentimental debut feature depicts a long hot summer seen through the eyes and over-active imagination of nine-year-old Celia. Shaken by the death of her beloved Grandmother Celia finds herself adrift between the cruel games and rituals of childhood and the incomprehensible world of grown-ups. With monstrous creatures stalking her dreams by night those imagined terrors blur by day with the banal brutality of the adult world and lead to tragic and shocking consequences.Presented from a stunning new 2K restoration this dark fable of childhood's end ranks alongside Lord of the Flies The 400 Blows Stand By Me and Pan’s Labyrinth.BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION CONTENTS * Celia (1988) presented from a new 2K restoration by the National Film and Sound Archive of Australia. * Celia's World (2021): a new exclusive and expansive hour-long documentary on the film's background and legacy made by specially for this release by Ann Turner. * A filmed interview with director Ann Turner. * There's Something About ‘Celia’ (2021): Alexander Heller-Nicholas author of 1000 Women in Horror in conversation with Maria Lewis at the Australian Centre for Moving Image Melbourne. * Extensive photo gallery. * Booklet featuring essays by film historian Michael Brooke and professor Joy Damousi and ‘The Hobyahs’ a traditional folktale featured in the film. * Region free Blu-ray (A/B/C) * World premiere on Blu-ray. * MORE TBC