Totalement inconnu en France, l’Américain Joel Potrykus est pourtant l’un des cinéastes indépendants les plus intéressants du moment. Bonne nouvelle, Relaxer, son dernier long-métrage en date, sortira le 24 février en Angleterre sous la forme d’un Blu-ray encore plus complet que celui paru aux USA l’année passée. En effet, le huis clos apocalyptique de Potrykus (présenté dans un transfert 1080p/Dolby Digital 5.1 anglais) sera accompagné d’une salve de bonus bienvenus (commentaire audio, making of, quatre courts-métrages, galerie photo…), à laquelle l’éditeur Anti-Worlds ajoutera un disque supplémentaire proposant une version HD de Buzzard, le formidable second film d’un cinéaste au sens de l’humour très particulier. Difficile de faire plus complet.

Extras LIMITED EDITION 2 x BLU-RAY SPECIAL FEATURES: DISC ONE: RELAXER

• High Definition presentation
• Original stereo soundtrack
• Audio commentary by writer-director Joel Potrykus
• Behind the Scenes (2018, 7 mins): on-set footage featuring Potrykus, and actors Joshua Burge and David Dastmalchian
• Deleted scene (5 mins)
• Rehearsal footage (2018, 10 mins)
• Milk Party (2001, 9 mins): the real-life inspiration behind one of Relaxer's most memorable scenes
• Four short films directed by Potrykus: The Ludivico Treatment (1999, 2 mins), The Ludivico Testament (1999, 4 mins), Coyote (2010, 25 mins) and Test Market 447b (2019, 2 mins)
• Follicle Gang (Green) (2011, 2 mins): music video for Heavier Than Air Flying Machines, directed by Potrykus
• Image gallery: behind-the-scenes photography
• Theatrical trailer
• David Dastmalchian promos
• Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing

DISC TWO: BUZZARD (LIMITED EDITION EXCLUSIVE)

• UK premiere presentation of writer-director Joel Potrykus' 2014 feature
• High Definition presentation
• Original stereo soundtrack
• Audio commentary by writer-director Joel Potrykus
• 'Buzzard': The Rehearsal Cut (2014, 65 mins): alternative version of the complete film comprised entirely of rehearsal footage
• 'Buzzard' at Locarno International Film Festival (2018, 9 mins): short documentary on the filmmakers' trip to Milan, Italy, shot and edited by director of photography Adam J Minnick
• Behind-the-scenes footage (2014, 9 mins): a selection of outtakes and on-set material
• Seven deleted/alternative scenes (9 mins)
• Hidden 'Buzzard' (2014, 1 min): a guide to the 'Easter eggs' within the film
• Image gallery: behind-the-scenes photography
• Theatrical trailer
• Festival trailer
• Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing
• Limited edition booklet containing new writing on Relaxer by Nathan Rabin, Joel Potrykus on the making of Relaxer, Caden Mark Gardner on Buzzard, Alex Ross Perry on Potrykus, and film credits
• Limited edition of 3,000 copies