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The Bed Sitting Room (DVD + Blu-ray)

Richard Lester    Parental Guidance   Blu-ray
4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (22 customer reviews)
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Product details

  • Directors: Richard Lester
  • Format: Dolby, HiFi Sound, PAL, Widescreen
  • Subtitles: English
  • Region: Region B/2 (Read more about DVD/Blu-ray formats.)
  • Number of discs: 2
  • Classification: PG
  • Studio: BFI Video
  • DVD Release Date: 24 Oct 2011
  • Run Time: 88 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (22 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B005QW2S20
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 9,360 in Film & TV (See Top 100 in Film & TV)

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Product Description

The Bed Sitting Room

A film by Richard Lester

In the hazy aftermath of World War III, the fallout from a 'nuclear misunderstanding' (which lasted two minutes and twenty eight seconds, including the signing of the peace treaty) is producing strange mutations amongst the survivors, and the noble Lord Fortnum finds himself transforming into a bed-sitting room.This vividly imagined, darkly satirical filmic version of a post apocalyptic England, directed by Richard Lester (A Hard Days Night, How I Won the War, The Knack) is based on the highly regarded play by Spike Milligan and John Antrobus.

It also boasts great performances by the cream of 60s British comedy and acting talent: Rita Tushingham, Ralph Richardson, Peter Cook, Harry Secombe, Dudley Moore, Spike Milligan, Michael Horden, Roy Kinnear, Arthur Lowe, Dandy Nichols and Marty Feldman.

Special Features:

  • Dual Format Edition: includes both the Blu-ray and the DVD of the film and the extras
  • Archival interviews with Richard Lester (1967, 17 minutes), Spike Milligan (1967, 40 minutes) and Peter Cook (1967, 30 minutes)
  • Original Trailer
  • Illustrated booklet with essay by Michael Brooke (BFI Sight and Sound contributor) and original review and promotional material.

Product Description

United Kingdom released, Blu-Ray/Region B DVD: LANGUAGES: English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 ), English ( Dolby Linear PCM ), English ( Subtitles ), WIDESCREEN (1.85:1), SPECIAL FEATURES: Biographies, Blu-Ray & DVD Combo, Booklet, Cast/Crew Interview(s), Interactive Menu, Production Notes, Scene Access, Trailer(s), SYNOPSIS: In the hazy aftermath of World War III, the fallout from a 'nuclear misunderstanding' (which lasted two minutes and twenty eight seconds, including the signing of the peace treaty) is producing strange mutations amongst the survivors, and the noble Lord Fortnum finds himself transforming into a bed-sitting room. This vividly imagined, darkly satirical filmic version of a post apocalyptic England, directed by Richard Lester (A Hard Days Night, How I Won the War, The Knack) is based on the highly regarded play by Spike Milligan and John Antrobus. It also boasts great performances by the cream of 60s British comedy and acting talent: Rita Tushingham, Ralph Richardson, Peter Cook, Harry Secombe, Dudley Moore, Spike Milligan, Michael Horden, Roy Kinnear, Arthur Lowe, Dandy Nichols and Marty Feldman. SCREENED/AWARDED AT: Berlin International Film Festival, ...The Bed Sitting Room (Blu-Ray & DVD Combo) (Blu-Ray)

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36 of 39 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Keep Moving 11 Jun 2009
By Room For A View VINE™ VOICE
Format:DVD
Thankfully the BFI have resurrected this long neglected British classic and I hope it attracts a wide audience. For me the feel of this film reminded me of a WWII poster that simply said "Keep Calm & Carry On" because the characters that inhabit a post-apocalyptic England (caused by a nuclear misunderstanding!) react to their predicament with a stiff upper lip and ironic detachment. For instance the police (I adore the contraption they use for transport) continue to politely patrol the land requesting anyone they encounter to `keep moving', whilst the few remaining survivors deal with the prospect of metamorphosing into a domestic dwelling or an item of furniture with varying degrees of stoicism. Spike Milligan's magical surrealism haunts the butchered landscape and peppers the narrative in a manner that evokes the best of Monty Python or some of Terry Gilliam's films. I can watch this film again because there is so much to enjoy, principally the incredible art direction and the hilarious script, confidently directed by Richard Lester and performed by a magnificent cast. This edition includes some priceless archive footage of interviews with Peter Cook, Spike Milligan and Richard Lester.
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39 of 44 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Who Knew Nuclear War Could Be Such Fun? 16 April 2009
By Brady Orme VINE™ VOICE
Format:DVD
There are a few movies out there which can be considered "lost" classics, movies unavailable in any format for years and worthy of great praise at the same time (hence, you couldn't call something like a Frank Stallone film a "Lost" classic, obviously). Ken Russell's "The Devils" is one, and Richard Lester's "The Bed-Sitting Room" is another. But the wait is over, as that indispensible institution the BFI are preparing to release this seminal film as part of their new "Flipside" range of little-known classics.

The film is an Absurdist classic of gargantuan proportions, almost as if Salvador Dali and Philip K. Dick cooked the whole thing up whilst drinking tea in Kings Cross one day. In cinematic history only the works of Luis Bunuel really come close, and Hell, he wasn't funny really, was he? In a post-nuclear British landscape dominated by broken crockery and other bric-a-brac, we soon learn that apparently only 20 people survived the apocalypse, and hence, the next in line to the throne is Mrs Ethel Schroake of 393a High Street, Leytonstone. Otherwise other odd characters such as Lord Fortnum of Alamein (Ralph Richardson) who is metamorphosising into a Bed-Sitting Room, and a mad Postman (Spike Milligan) who spouts mad non-sequiturs at random people populate the landscape. I could go on forever about the characters and their quirks (amd transformations), but that would spoil the film somewhat. Let's just say that you'll be suprised how far a film script can go in terms of insanity.

As per usual, the BFI doesn't skimp on the Extra Features where available, and you can expect a lavish illustrated booklet with an essay on the film by journalist Michael Brooke; and archival interviews with Lester, Milligan and Peter Cook. God bless the BFI - And with releases of other lost classics planned in the near-future, they deserve our respect. Buy and watch in awe!
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars A classic that deserves better 1 Jun 2012
Format:Blu-ray|Amazon Verified Purchase
I've been searching for a decent copy of this film for years, ever since I saw it in my university days on late night TV. Now, finally, it's come to not only DVD but Blu-ray. While the source print might have benefitted from some digital restoration, this edition is still far superior to the bootleg copies that have been floating around for ages. Great to have the period interviews as well.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
3.0 out of 5 stars Becket Meets Python
Richard Lester's critical failure The Bed Sitting Room has the distinction of being one of the strangest films I have ever seen. Read more
Published 3 days ago by Bryan A. Pfleeger
4.0 out of 5 stars a lost classic
Harry Secombe, Arthur Lowe, Spike Milligan, Dudley Moore, Peter Cook and Marty Feldman, all it needs is the two Ronnie's and Monty Python to have the complete set. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Rob Simpson
3.0 out of 5 stars nucleur niceities
quite abstract and unusual story of survivors of
nucleur holocaust
quite star studded with plenty of well known faces
cook and moore heading the cast
Published 12 months ago by angloaust
5.0 out of 5 stars A timeless classic!
While it might not be everyone's cup of tea I still find it hilarious. If you like Spike Milligan-type humour you'll like this (even if he doesn't have the starring role).
Published 15 months ago by Pete Crilly
5.0 out of 5 stars fantastic
wow we have been waiting about 10 years for this to be released on dvd, what an excellent albeit obscure film, you have to watch it again and again just to make sure what you saw... Read more
Published 18 months ago by Tes Simpkins
5.0 out of 5 stars Fine British Surrealist Satire
This neglected treat is based on a stage play by troubled comic genius, Spike Milligan and his friend, John Antrobus, and directed by Richard Lester, best known at the time for... Read more
Published 21 months ago by Greywolf
5.0 out of 5 stars A Great absurd Comedy
This is one of my favorite absurd comedies
beside Beckett, Monthy Phyton, Falty Towers
or Bunuel. I never saw such and great absurd
comedy after it... Read more
Published 21 months ago by Allen Smithee
5.0 out of 5 stars Splendid
Many years ago I read an odd little book called "The Bed Sitting Room", written by Spine Millington (the well known typing error) and have since forgotten all about it. Read more
Published on 16 April 2011 by M. R. N. Shackelford
3.0 out of 5 stars "That's no porridge, that was my wife!"
With a cast which reads like a who's who of British comedy during the `sixties, The Bed-Sitting Room is a big screen adaptation of Spike Milligan's play set in a very different... Read more
Published on 4 Oct 2010 by @GeekZilla9000
5.0 out of 5 stars Comedy and Surrealist Fiilm
Very good history with some great performances by Arthur Lowe and Michael Hordern. One of the best films by Lester.
Published on 6 Oct 2009 by Jesús Martín Pérez
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