Here’s some home entertainment news that will delight fans of David Lynch as it has been revealed that one of his best is getting a stunning 4K release in December. The release comes 20 years after the film got its premiere at the Cannes Film Festival in 2001 with Lynch picking up the BEst Director award. The 4K restoration premiered on the Croisette this year. Check out this stunning new artwork by Krzysztof Domaradzki
This 20th Anniversary Collector’s Edition includes 4K restoration (approved by David Lynch) on UHD and Blu-ray in inner digipack, 2 posters and set of 5 artcards, booklet including essays from Anna Smith and David Jenkins packaged in an outer clamshell box featuring all new artwork.
Full special features include:
- Back to Mulholland Drive
- On the Road to Mulholland Drive
- Interview with Laura Harring
- Interview with Mary Sweeney
- Interview with Angelo Badalamenti
- Introduction by Thierry Jousse
- In the Blue Box
A first restoration of Mulholland Drive was undertaken by Criterion back in 2016. The original 35 mm negative was scanned and graded in 4K. The 4K graded scan was converted to 2K before doing the restoration. At the time, there was no 4K UHD available, so the film was only released in 2K (Blu-Ray).
For this latest restoration, STUDIOCANAL and Criterion decided to mark the 20th Anniversary by restoring the film in 4K and premiering the film in Cannes. A process that often takes two years was condensed into several months with the help of David Lynch, who supported the restoration team. As the 2016 restoration was already approved by Mr. Lynch, it was possible to use these grading parameters and apply them to the 4K scan of the original negatives. Then a new and exclusive HDR grading was supervised by Mr. Lynch, with the unique objective to offer to the public all the detail of the theatrical version on the new 4K Dolby Vision edition. This new version will therefore offer much more detail than ever before. The sound was also remastered from the original 5.1 audio tracks through the director and his team’s supervision. The 4K release will be available to watch in cinemas, along with UHD BD and Digital editions.
The release date for the 4K has been set as 6th December.