Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #28215 in DVD
• Released on: 2003-11-24
• Rating: Suitable for 15 years and over
• Aspect ratio: 1.77:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Formats: Anamorphic, PAL, Widescreen
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 106 minutes

DVD Description
An adaptation of Thomas Middleton’s celebrated play from 1607, Revengers Tragedy tells the story of a man whose wife is murdered on their wedding day and his desire to exact revenge on the murderer. In a post-apocalyptic Liverpool of the future, Christopher Eccleston (Elizabeth, 28 Days Later) returns from a self-imposed exile to bring down those responsible for his wife’s murder. While Vindici’s family have fallen on hard times, the murderer – known as The Duke (Derek Jacobi - Gosford Park) – has become rich, powerful and virtually untouchable. Employing all his wit and cunning, Vindici sets out to gain the Duke’s confidence and get close enough to kill him.

Vibrant and pulsating with colour and style, Revengers Tragedy is a masterpiece of reinvention set to astound and astonish.

Special Features

• Seeking Revenge - on-set documentary
  
• Rehearsal footage
  
• Star and director filmographies
  
• Scene selection
  
• Steven Paul Davies film notes
  
• World Cinema trailer reel

DVD Technical Information:

• Aspect Ratio: Ananmorphic 1.77:1
  
• Running Time: 106 minutes approx.
  
• Language: English
  
• Closed captions for the Hard of Hearing
  
• PAL
  
• Disc Format: DVD-5
  
• Region Code: 0 (All)

Synopsis
Based on play by Thomas Middleton from the year 1607, writer/director Alex Cox (REPO MAN) gives us a comic horror story. Marrying 17th Century theatrical verse with some contemporary references and expletives, the story is dragged 400 years to modern day Liverpool where a man is seeking revenge after his wife is murdered.

Customer Reviews

Revenge Tragedy and Jacobean Drama
Anyone who is studying or merely interested in Jacobean tragedy should see this movie. Christopher Eccleston's emotive performance really puts meaning to the essence of revenge tragedy. This film has echoes of Baz Luhrmann's Romeo and Juliet, fast and modern, it does for Middleton what Baz did for Shakespeare. A play brought to life. A definate must!

Brilliant
Dont let the idea of the language put you off, its brilliant.
The music was so good I actually bought the soundtrack!
You really cant fault this anywhere.Christopher Eccleston is brilliant, as are they all
Stand with yer `ats off.
dont miss this one.

Dazzling
There's more offbeat brilliance in a scene of this film than in an average year of Hollywood pap. Alex Cox (if you haven't heard of him, you're missing a lot) directs a splendidly anarchic adaptation of Middleton's play; it's perfectly cast, directed with deft wackiness, and altogether a must-see. One of the best films of the last few years.