The Gold Diggers (BFI) in December

BFI have announced the UK DVD release of The Gold Diggers on 28th December 2009 priced at £19.99 RRP. A key film of early Eighties feminist cinema, Sally Potter’s debut feature The Gold Diggers is released on DVD for the first time and includes five early works by the director. Made with an all-woman crew, featuring stunning photography by Babette Magolte and a score by Lindsay Cooper, the film stars Julie Christie and Colette Laffont.

Features include:

• 1.78:1 Anamorphic Widescreen
• Optional English HOH subtitles
• Five early works by Sally Potter: Thriller (1979, 32 mins); The London Story (1986, 16 mins); Jerk (1969, 2 mins); Play (1970, 5 mins); hors d'oeuvres (1971, 10 mins)
• Fully illustrated booklet featuring newly commissioned essays by Jonathan Rosenbaum, Sophie Mayer and Jacky Lansley
• Downloadable PDF files featuring letters, script extracts and more
• PCM dual mono audio (48k/16bit)

The DVD release coincides with a Sally Potter retrospective at BFI Southbank that runs throughout December. More details can be found here.