One for the Road (US Limited Edition) (Blu-ray)

Four men with little in common, other than their attendance of an alcohol rehabilitation course, bond over their love of booze at a nearby pub between sessions. Between pints and bouts of delusion and depression, three of the men hatch a plan to get money out of the fourth – a mansion-dwelling millionaire played by the great Hywel Bennett (Endless Night) in his final feature-film role.

A darkly comic satire on male fragility, Chris Cooke’s One for the Road is one of the great, unsung British films of the twenty-first century. Made in Nottingham using early digital cameras – utilising a beer-soaked, cigarette-stained palette – it avoids the clichés associated with British cinema and embraces the do-anything nature of its chosen format to become its own, distinct work. The film also showcases a fine ensemble of acting talent in not only Bennett, but also Rupert Procter, Greg Chisholm, Mark Devenport, Micaiah Dring and Johann Myers

INDICATOR LIMITED EDITION BLU-RAY SPECIAL FEATURES

• New restoration from a 2K scan of an original preservation print by Powerhouse Films
• Limited edition exclusive booklet with a new essay by Thirza Wakefield, archival interviews, an overview of contemporary critical responses, new writing on the short films, and film credits
• Authentic cinema presentation of this digital video-originated production
• Original 5.1 surround sound and 2.0 stereo audio tracks
• Audio commentary with writer-director Chris Cooke, producer Kate Ogborn and co-producer Helen Solomon (2003)
• Audio commentary with actors Greg Chisholm, Mark Devenport and Rupert Procter (2003)
• Brand new retrospective documentary featuring interviews with Cooke, actors Chisholm, Devenport, Procter and Johann Myers, composer Steve Blackman, and camera operator Steven Sheil (2022)
• Video diaries with Chris Cooke and Steven Sheil (2003)
• Original theatrical trailer
• Website ‘virals’ (2003): promotional videos featuring improvised, in-character footage of Devenport and Procter
• Image gallery: promotional and publicity material
• Map of the Scars (1998): short film written and directed by Chris Cooke, starring Andrew Tiernan
• Map of the Scars audio commentary with Cooke (2003)
• Shifting Units (2001): short film written and directed by Cooke, about an alcoholic salesman, that served as the inspiration for One for the Road
• Why I Hate Parties (But Pretend to Love Them) (2003): short film co-written and directed by Devenport, with photography by Cooke, and featuring cast members from One for the Road
• Gary the Rapper vs Stefan Blix (2014): short film co-written and directed by Devenport, with photography by Cooke, starring One for the Road composer Steve Blackman
• Whiskers and Jane (2017): short film written by Devenport and Blackman, directed by Devenport, and starring Procter
• Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
• World premiere on Blu-ray
• Limited edition of 4,000 copies for the UK and US

Starring: Hywel Bennett, Julie Legrand, Mark Devenport, Rupert Procter

Rating: NR