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Where can I find the Higgins / Suzman interviews on this film?

posted 12 years ago by SJCass
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There is footage posted on You Tube of Anthony Higgins, Janet Suzman and Peter Greenaway talking about the film. But they are dubbed so loudly with Russian (?) that I cannot hear what they are saying.

I thought all this might appear on the DVD but, it appears that the DVD features just Greenaway talking and some deleted scenes. Am I correct?

Would love to see AND HEAR in English these elusive interviews.

Also, while on the subject, I understand that the film was originally 3 to 4 hours long. Is there any chance that any of the deleted footage will be made available in years to come? (a la Lawrence of Arabia).

Thanks for your time.

[–] garp-26 8 years ago

The BFI DVD (BFIVD563), region 2, release contains these additional features: spoken introduction and commentary by Greenaway; a behind the scenes sequence of the preparation for filming the pomegranate scene; on set interviews with Greenaway, Suzman and Higgins; a feature on the technological history behind the restoration for this DVD release; a brief snippet of The Guardian interview with composer Michael Nyman; deleted scenes, etc.
Janet Suzman says the script of the Draughtsman's Contract was the thickest she'd ever received so a much longer director's cut may be in the archive. I've never heard anything to suggest Greenaway was unhappy with the final edited down cut that was eventually released.