A Banquet (Limited Edition, Region B)

Director:Ruth Paxton

Starring: Sienna Guillory, Lindsay Duncan, Jessica Alexander, Ruby Stokes

Widowed mother Holly is pushed to breaking point when her daughter Betsey claims she has experienced a profound enlightenment. She believes she has been chosen to serve a higher power and that a new dawn is coming. Refusing to eat, yet losing no weight, Betsey’s behaviour becomes increasingly erratic and her family are torn between love and fear.

Special Features

• Deformity of the Flesh: an Interview with Ruth Paxton
• Improvised Exorcism: an interview with Jessica Alexander
• Producing a Feast: an interview with Leonora Darby
• Dark Edges: An interview with David Liddell
• Glasgow Film Festival Q&A with Ruth Paxton, Jessica Alexander & Sienna Guillory
• Family Disorder: The Making of A Banquet

Limited Edition Contents

• Rigid slipcase with new artwork byJen Davies
• Soft cover book with new essays by Alexandra Heller-Nicholas, Jennie Kermode & Anya Stanley
• 6 collectors’ art cards