River of Grass (LE)

River of Grass

In a run-down small-town between Miami and the Everglades, Cozy (Lisa Bowman), a dissatisfied housewife, longs for an adventure. One night, at a nearby bar, she meets Lee Ray (Larry Fessenden), an equally disaffected handyman who’s never left home. As sparks fly between them, a gun accidentally goes off. Thinking they have committed murder, the pair decide to flee, but their naive natures and limited bank balances mean they don't get very far. Cleverly playing on procedural drama tropes, Kelly Reichardt’s remarkably assured debut feature showcases her keen eye for observing the unsaid in this story about the stories we tell ourselves to escape the banality of everyday life. 

LIMITED EDITION BLU-RAY FEATURES

• 2K restoration by Oscilloscope Laboratories

• Uncompressed stereo PCM audio

• Audio commentary by Kelly Reichardt and Larry Fessenden

• Audio interview with writer and curator So Mayer (2024) 

• Larry Fessenden: Invisible Man, Renaissance Man, Monstrous Midwife - a visual essay by critic Anton Bitel on the career of actor and producer Larry Fessenden including his work with Reichardt and other independent filmmakers (2024)

• “Drive-by” outtakes 

• Restoration featurette

• Trailer

• Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing

• Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Time Tomorrow
  

• Limited edition booklet with new writing by Caitlin Quinlan

• Limited edition of 3000 copies, presented in full-height Scanavo packaging with removable OBI strip leaving packaging free of certificates and markings

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Year: 1994
Country: USA
Cert: TBC
Format: Blu-ray
Region: ABC
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EAN: 5060974682096
Release date: 28/04/25

 

Press:

"Incisive and funny… simultaneously subversive and compassionate” - The Boston Globe