Spring Night Summer Night - Limited Edition

With its non-professional cast, this sensitive drama, which explores the intimate relationship between a coal-miner's daughter and her half-brother, is American independent cinema's closest relation to Italian Neorealism. Presented by Nicolas Winding Refn in a beautiful new restoration, Joseph L Anderson's film played international festivals in 2019 to great acclaim.ExtrasNew 4K restoration Original mono audio'Spring Night Summer Night': 50 Years Later (2020): retrospective documentary by Glenn Litton featuring interviews with writer-director Joseph L Anderson, writer-producer Franklin Miller, actors John Crawford, Ted Heimerdinger and Larue Hall, and sound editor Tom PetersonI'm Goin' to Straitsville (2020): documentary revisiting the Columbus, Ohio locations with Franklin and Judy Miller, and archivist and restoration supervisor Peter ConheimCleveland Cinematheque Q&A (2016): cast and crew panel discussion16mm On-set Footage (1967, silent): rare and previously unseen material from the film's productionIn the Middle of the Nights (2020): video essay by restoration supervisor Ross Lipman comparing Spring Night Summer Night to its 'sexploitation' recut, Miss Jessica Is PregnantThree short films by Anderson, comprising the 'Bluegrass Trilogy': Football as It Is Played Today (1961), How Swived (1962), and Cheers (1963) New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearingLimited edition exclusive booklet with a new essay by Ian Mantgani, Glenn Litton's memories of director Joseph L Anderson, Peter Conheim on the film's restoration, a look at the career of distributor Joseph L Brenner, an overview of critical responses, and film creditsUK premiere on Blu-rayLimited edition of 3,000 copies