Lunch Hour (Region B)

Telling the story of an illicit lunchtime rendezvous in real time,Lunch Houris presented here in a stunning, digitally remastered transfer

In this inventive and gripping drama, written by John Mortimer (Rumpole of the Bailey) and directed by James Hill (Black Beauty, Born Free), Shirley Anne Field (Saturday Night and Sunday Morning,Alfie) gives an unforgettable, fiery performance as a young designer on the brink of an affair with a married male executive (Robert Stephens The Shout,Comrades).

With its tightly-focused plot, telling the story of an illicit rendezvous in real time,Lunch Houris presented here in a stunning, digitally remastered transfer and is accompanied by a selection of James Hills colourful award-winning shorts.

Extras

• Skyhook(James Hill, 1958, 17 minutes): Sumptuous colour documentary film
• Giuseppina(James Hill, 199, 32 minutes): Academy Award winner for Best Documentary Short Subject
• The Home-Made Car(James Hill, 1963,28 minutes): Fondly-remembered and hugely entertaining short film.
• Fully illustrated booklet.