Academy
Award® Winner for Best Foreign Language Film of the Year
Certified “Fresh” ~ Rotten Tomatoes
“A Fantastic Movie.” ~ A.O. Scott, THE NEW YORK TIMES
“A Knockout. Extraordinary.” ~ David Rooney, THE HOLLYWOOD
REPORTER
A FANTASTIC WOMAN
A Film by Sebastián Lelio,
Starring Daniela Vega, Francisco Reyes & Luis Gnecco
On Blu-ray™ & Digital May 22 and Includes an
Exclusive Making-of Featurette and Director Commentary
CULVER
CITY, Calif.
Starring Daniela Vega, the first transgendered Oscar® presenter
in history, comes A FANTASTIC WOMAN, the Academy
Award® winner for Best Foreign Language Film and the first Chilean
movie to win an Oscar®, debuting on Blu-ray™ and digital
May 22 from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. From the producers
of Jackie, Spotlight and Toni Erdmann,
the acclaimed drama stars acclaimed newcomer Daniela Vega, in
the story of a young transgender aspiring singer who must confront
society and her older lover’s family when he dies unexpectedly.
Directed by Sebastián Lelio (Disobedience, now filming
Gloria with Julianne Moore), A FANTASTIC WOMAN
also stars Francisco Reyes (Neruda) and Luis Gnecco (Neruda,
No).
In “The Making of A Fantastic Woman” featurette, available
on the Blu-ray release, fans will delve into the passionate
storytelling and incredible artistry of the film with this in-depth
profile highlighting the extraordinary performances, stunning
visuals and flawlessly crafted direction. Also included is an
audio commentary with director Sebastián Lelio.
A FANTASTIC WOMAN also won Best International
Film at the 33rd Independent Spirit Awards, won Best Feature
Film at the Berlin International Film Festival and was named
one of the Top Five Foreign Language Films by the National Board
of Review.
Synopsis:
Marina is a young transgender waitress and aspiring singer.
A story of Marina and Orlando, an older man, who are in love
and planning for the future. After Orlando suddenly falls ill
and dies, Marina is forced to confront his family and society,
and to fight again to show them who she is: complex, strong,
forthright, fantastic. A FANTASTIC WOMAN was directed
by Sebastián Lelio from a screenplay by Sebastián Lelio and
Gonzalo Maza. The film was produced by Juan de Dios Larraín
and Pablo Larraín, with Jeff Skoll, Jonathan King, Rocío Jadue,
Mariane Hartard and Ben von Dobeneck serving as executive producers.
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Blu-ray
Bonus Materials Include:
• “The Making of A Fantastic Woman” Featurette
• Commentary with director Sebastián Lelio
A
FANTASTIC WOMAN is in Spanish with English subtitles,
has a run time of approximately 104 minutes and is rated R for
language, sexual content, nudity and a disturbing assault.
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