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Canterbury Tale, AR1

     As stated above, it would appear that the transfer on our Madman release is the same as that used on the Region 2 Carlton release. I cannot establish if there are any extras on the U.K. release, but it sells on Amazon UK at just over three pounds, after removing tax. However, the $34.95 Australian release does have two very worthwhile "local" extras, the commentary and the booklet. If you are a great fan of the film the only slightly more expensive U.S. Criterion release, apart from the reportedly superior image, has extras which sound wonderful. These are :

  • Commentary by film historian Ian Christie.
  • Scenes from Michael Powell's re-edited American version utilising Kim Hunter.
  • New video interview with actress Sheila Sim - when she was eighty-four.
  • "A Pilgrim's Return", a short documentary (seven minutes) on actor John Sweet's 2001 return to Canterbury.
  • The new documentary "A Canterbury Trail" by David Thompson.
  • "Listen to Britain", a 2001 video-installation piece by artist Victor Burgin, inspired by the film.
  • Humphrey Jennings' landmark 1942 documentary "Listen to Britain", complete.