Promising Young Woman en Blu-ray et DVD prochainement

Universal Pictures Home Entertainment annonce pour le 16 mars 2021, le film Promising Young Woman (Une jeune femme pleine de promesses) en Blu-ray et DVD. Réalisé par Emerald Fennell, il met en vedette Carey Mulligan, Bo Burnham, Laverne Cox, Clancy Brown, Jennifer Coolidge, Alison Brie, Christopher Lowell et Max Greenfield.

Des pistes sonores anglaise et française seront disponibles.

Synopsis :

Cassandra Thomas était l’une des meilleures étudiantes de sa classe en médecine. On lui prévoyait un avenir glorieux, mais du jour au lendemain, suite à un traumatisme, elle a abandonné les cours. La jeune femme est retournée vivre chez ses parents et travaille désormais dans un café. Elle est devenue cynique et antipathique. Le soir, elle se tient dans les bars et donne des leçons aux hommes ayant des comportements déplacés envers les femmes. Elle est prête à tout pour assouvir son besoin de vengeance.

Voici le communiqué (en anglais) :

NOW AVAILABLE TO OWN FOR THE FIRST TIME
ON DIGITAL MARCH 2, 2021
BLU-RAY^TM AND DVD MARCH 16, 2021

Universal City, California, February 23, 2021 –  Driven by a mysterious and tragic event in her past, a young woman seeks out vengeance in this thrilling and wildly entertaining story about a delicious new take on revenge in PROMISING YOUNG WOMAN, available to own for the first time on Digital on March 2, 2021 and Blu-ray^™, DVD and On Demand on March 16, 2021 from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment. Proclaimed as “absolutely brilliant” (Matt Goldberg, Collider) PROMISING YOUNG WOMAN is the riveting, genre-bending must-own dark comedy of the year that combines masterful filmmaking with an unapologetic look at female empowerment and social justice with a deeply powerful twist. Hailed as “a game-changing masterpiece,” (Scott Menzel, We Live Entertainment) and “revenge, served red hot” (Peter Travers, Rolling Stone), the edgy thriller is the directorial debut of groundbreaking filmmaker Emerald Fennell (“Killing Eve,” “The Crown”) who wrote the vibrant, twisted and suspenseful story. Showcasing an incredible ensemble cast lead by Academy Award^® nominee Carey Mulligan (An Education, Drive) and with an iconic soundtrack, fans can now go behind-the-scenes of the provocative and sensational film with exclusive bonus content on the Blu-ray^™, DVD and Digital including featurettes with the cast and crew taking fans deeper into the edge-of-your-seat story that has everyone talking.

Dazzling critics and audiences alike, PROMISING YOUNG WOMAN offers a gripping and foreboding comedic look at toxic culture norms that permeate throughout society and has earned an extraordinary 91% “Certified Fresh” rating on Rotten Tomatoes^®. Hailed as “the best film of the year” (Mara Reinstein, US Weekly), the captivating film has won over an impressive 48 awards to date and has racked up over an astonishing 165 award nominations to date. Garnering four Golden Globe^® nominations including Best Motion Picture – Drama, Best Director, Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama and Best Screenplay, the film has also earned six Critics Choice Award nominations including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actress, and Best Screenplay, BAFTA longlisted in 13 Categories including Best Film Outstanding British Film, Director and Original Screenplay, a 2021 SAG Award^® nomination for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role, a 2021 Writers Guild Award nomination for Best Original Screenplay, nine Hollywood Critics Association Award nominations and was named one of the Top Ten Films of the year by the National Board of Review.

Everyone said Cassie (Mulligan) was a promising young woman…until a mysterious event abruptly derailed her future. But nothing in Cassie’s life is what it appears to be: she’s wickedly smart, tantalizingly cunning, and she’s living a secret double life by night. Now, an unexpected encounter is about to give Cassie a chance to right the wrongs of the past in this thrilling and wildly entertaining story. Featuring incredible must-see performances from the entire cast, the bold and gritty PROMISING YOUNG WOMAN is led by critically acclaimed Mulligan who received the Los Angeles Film Critics Best Actress award for her role and has a phenomenal supporting cast including Bo Burnham (Eight Grade, The Big Sick), Alison Brie (Sleeping With Other People, “GLOW”), Clancy Brown (The Shawshank Redemption, Thor: Ragnarok), Jennifer Coolidge (Legally Blonde, American Pie), Laverne Cox (“Orange Is the New Black,” Grandma), Connie Britton (“Dirty John,” “Friday Night Lights”), Alfred Molina (Frida, Spider-Man 2), Adam Brody (Shazam!, “The OC”), Max Greenfield (“New Girl,” The Big Short), Christopher Mintz-Plasse (Superbad, Kick-Ass), Chris Lowell (The Help, Up in the Air), Sam Richardson (“Veep,” “New Girl”), and Molly Shannon (“Divorce,” Superstar).

By turns darkly hilarious and heart-wrenching, the astonishing film is packed with daring and thought-provoking moments from beginning to end by writer-director Fennell delivering a “delicately-wrapped bonbon laced with arsenic” (Keaton Bell, VOGUE). From Academy Award^®-winning production company FilmNation Entertainment and the filmmakers behind The King’s Speech, Arrival and The Big Sick and alongside LuckyChap Entertainment producers Margot Robbie (I, Tonya, Dreamland), Tom Ackerley (Dreamland, Terminal) and Josey McNamara (Dreamland, Terminal) the “funny, sexy, smart and absolutely terrifying” (Kate Erbland, IndieWire) PROMISING YOUNG WOMAN is a must-own film with a profound message for all.

BLU-RAY^TM, DVD & DIGITAL BONUS FEATURES:

• A Promising Vision – Writer/Director Emerald Fennell discusses her inspirations for writing this bold, genre-bending film.
• Two-Sided Transformation – A look at why Carey Mulligan was the perfect choice to play « Cassie » and how filmmakers used wardrobe, hair, and makeup to express the balance between light and dark.
• Balancing Act – Cast members discuss their unexpected reactions to the careful balance of levity and tragedy in director Emerald Fennell’s take on female revenge.
• Feature Commentary with Writer/Director Emerald Fennell

PROMISING YOUNG WOMAN will be available on Blu-ray^TM, DVD and Digital.

• Blu-ray^TM unleashes the power of your HDTV and is the best way to watch movies at home, featuring 6X the picture resolution of DVD, exclusive extras and theatre-quality surround sound.
• Digital lets fans watch movies anywhere on their favorite devices. Users can instantly stream or download.

FILMMAKERS:
Cast: Carey Mulligan, Bo Burnham, Alison Brie, Clancy Brown, Jennifer Coolidge, Laverne Cox and Connie Britton
Casting By: Mary Vernieu, _CSA and Lindsay Graham-Ahanonu, _CSA
Music By: Anthony Willis
Music Supervisor: Susan Jacobs
Costume Designer: Nancy Steiner
Editor: Frédéric Thoraval
Production Designer: Michael T. Perry
Directory of Photography: Benjamin Kračun
Co-Producer: Fiona Walsh Heinz
Executive Producers: Carey Mulligan, Glen Basner, Alison Cohen, Milan Popelka
Produced By: Margot Robbie, Josey McNamara, Tom Ackerley, Ben Browning, Ashley Fox, Emerald Fennell
Written & Directed By: Emerald Fennell

TECHNICAL INFORMATION BLU-RAY^TM:
Street Date: March 16, 2021
Layers: BD-50
Aspect Ratio: 16:9 2.39:1 Widescreen
Rating: Rated R for strong violence including sexual assault, language throughout, some sexual material and drug use
Languages/Sound: English DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1, English Dolby Digital 2.0, French Canadian DTS Digital Surround 5.1, Latin American Spanish DTS-HD Resolution Audio 7.1
Subtitles: English SDH, French Canadian and Latin American Spanish Subtitles
Run Time: 1:53:29

TECHNICAL INFORMATION DVD:
Street Date: March 16, 2021
Layers: DVD-9
Aspect Ratio: 16:9 2.39:1 Anamorphic Widescreen
Rating: Rated R for strong violence including sexual assault, language throughout, some sexual material and drug use
Languages/Sound: English, French Canadian and Latin American Spanish Dolby Digital 5.1, English Dolby Digital 2.0
Subtitles: English SDH, French Canadian and Latin American Spanish Subtitles
Run Time: 1:53:29