Entertaining Mr. Sloane (1970) (Severin Films) Blu-ray Review

From the legendary pen of Joe Orton – hailed by The Guardian as “the first rock star playwright” – comes the “sophisticated and devastating” (New York Magazine) film version of the tale that has shocked and delighted audiences for over half a century: When voracious middle-aged Kath (Beryl Reid of THE KILLING OF SISTER GEORGE) invites a strapping young stranger named Sloane (Peter McEnery of NEGATIVES) to move in, the arrival of her upper-crust brother Ed (Harry Andrews of THE RULING CLASS) will lead to a most unexpected triangle of lust, murder and pickled onions. Alan Webb (WOMEN IN LOVE) co-stars in this “sharp, wild and effervescent comedy” (Cinevue) adapted by BAFTA nominee Clive Exton (Jeeves & Wooster) and directed by Douglas Hickox (ZULU DAWN, THEATRE OF BLOOD), now scanned in 2K from the original camera negative with 4+ hours of new and archival Special Features.

Special Features

• Audio Commentary With Film Historian Nathaniel Thompson And Orton Scholar Dr. Emma Parker

• Archival Interview With Actor Peter McEnery

• All My Sloanes – 60 Years Of Joe Orton’s Mr. Sloane, Featuring Malcolm McDowell And Maxwell Caulfield

• Archival Interview With John Lahr, Author Of Prick Up Your Ears: The Biography Of Joe Orton

• Archival Interview With Leonie Orton Remembering Her Brother Joe

• Ortonesque – Screenwriter David McGillivray On The Lasting Influence Of Joe Orton

• Act Of Character – Rosie White On The Inimitable Identities Of Beryl Reid

• Archival Locations Featurette With Richard Dacre

• Threads Of Desire: Costuming And Sexuality In ENTERTAINING MR. SLOANE – Video Essay By Costume Historian Elissa Rose

• Trailer

Bonus Materials

• Audio Commentary With Film Historian Nathaniel Thompson And Orton Scholar Dr. Emma Parker
• Archival Interview With Actor Peter McEnery
• All My Sloanes – 60 Years Of Joe Orton’s Mr. Sloane, Featuring Malcolm McDowell And Maxwell Caulfield
• Archival Interview With John Lahr, Author Of Prick Up Your Ears: The Biography Of Joe Orton
• Archival Interview With Leonie Orton Remembering Her Brother Joe
• Ortonesque – Screenwriter David McGillivray On The Lasting Influence Of Joe Orton
• Act Of Character – Rosie White On The Inimitable Identities Of Beryl Reid
• Archival Locations Featurette With Richard Dacre
• Threads Of Desire: Costuming And Sexuality In ENTERTAINING MR. SLOANE – Video Essay By Costume Historian Elissa Rose
• Trailer

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