{"product_id":"cars-that-ate-paris-blu-ray","title":"Cars That Ate Paris Blu-ray","description":"\u003cp\u003e'\u003cstrong\u003eThe Cars That Ate Paris\u003c\/strong\u003e' + '\u003cstrong\u003eThe Plumber\u003c\/strong\u003e' Director: Peter Weir (1974 + 1979) BFI 2-Disc Blu-ray | 4K restoration + 2K remaster\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePeter Weir's (\u003cem\u003ePicnic at Hanging Rock\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eWitness\u003c\/em\u003e) debut feature is a biting satire of small-town life. It was also one of Stanley Kubrick's favourite films and a direct inspiration for George Miller's \u003cem\u003eMad Max\u003c\/em\u003e series.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhile travelling across Australia in search of work, two brothers are involved in a car accident. The sole survivor is taken in by the residents of the nearby town of Paris, but the inhabitants' strange behaviour - and the alarming number of road accidents in the area - quickly unsettles him. It becomes clear that the town's feral youth rule the streets at night in souped-up cars, and the local hospital is overflowing with brain-damaged crash victims.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW62674914 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW62674914 BCX0\"\u003eAlso included is Peter Weir’s made-for-television psychological thriller that \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW62674914 BCX0\"\u003efollows an anthropology student and her husband whose lives are disrupted when an over-familiar plumber begins intrusive ‘repairs’.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSpecial features include:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW62674914 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW62674914 BCX0\"\u003e- Illustrated booklet featuring a new written interview with Peter Weir, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW62674914 BCX0\"\u003ean original \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW62674914 BCX0\"\u003ereview\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW62674914 BCX0\"\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW62674914 BCX0\"\u003eessay\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW62674914 BCX0\"\u003es\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW62674914 BCX0\"\u003e on \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW62674914 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003eThe Cars That Ate Paris\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW62674914 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW62674914 BCX0\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW62674914 BCX0\"\u003eby Dr Stephen Morgan and on \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW62674914 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003eThe Plumber\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW62674914 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW62674914 BCX0\"\u003e by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW62674914 BCX0\"\u003eTara Judah and\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW62674914 BCX0\"\u003e writing about his short films by Peter Weir\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e- A\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW62674914 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW62674914 BCX0\"\u003eudio \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW62674914 BCX0\"\u003ecommentary on \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW62674914 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003eThe Cars That Ate Paris\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW62674914 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003e by Dr Stephen Morgan\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-props=\"{\" class=\"EOP SCXW62674914 BCX0\"\u003e \u003cbr\u003e- Interview with actor Terry Camilleri\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW62674914 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW62674914 BCX0\"\u003e- Archive interview with the director\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW62674914 BCX0\"\u003e Peter Weir\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-props=\"{\" class=\"EOP SCXW62674914 BCX0\"\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW62674914 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW62674914 BCX0\"\u003e- Extensive 1985 Guardian interview with director Peter Weir\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW62674914 BCX0\"\u003e, recorded around the release of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW62674914 BCX0\"\u003ehis \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW62674914 BCX0\"\u003eOscar\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW62674914 BCX0\"\u003e-winning film \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW62674914 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003eWitness\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-props=\"{\" class=\"EOP SCXW62674914 BCX0\"\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW62674914 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW62674914 BCX0\"\u003e- \u003cem\u003e3 T\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW62674914 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eo Go: Michael\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW62674914 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW62674914 BCX0\"\u003e(197\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW62674914 BCX0\"\u003e0\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW62674914 BCX0\"\u003e, 3\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW62674914 BCX0\"\u003e1\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW62674914 BCX0\"\u003e mins): \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW62674914 BCX0\"\u003ethree young filmmakers, of whom Peter Weir was one, were commissioned by the Australian Commonwealth Film Unit to each \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW62674914 BCX0\"\u003ewrite and\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW62674914 BCX0\"\u003e direct a half-hour fiction drama on the theme of ‘Youth’. 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