“Extraordinary. A timeless tale of lost love and innocence.”
–Ethan Anderton, /Film
The Captivating Drama Arrives on Digital HD on October 25 and Blu-rayTM & DVD on November 8
SANTA MONICA, CA (September 13, 2016) –Based on PhilipRoth’s best-selling novel, Logan Lerman (The Perks of Being a Wallflower) and Sarah Gadon (upcoming The 9th Life of Louis Drax) star in the sizzlingperiod drama Indignation, arriving on Digital HD on October 25 and on Blu-ray (plus Digital HD), DVD (plus Digital), and On Demand November 8 from Lionsgate’s Summit Entertainment label. Rotten Tomatoes Certified Fresh, the film is directed and writtenfor the screen by Oscar®-nominated producer James Schamus (Best Picture, Brokeback Mountain, 2005) in his directorial debut. Hailed by The New York Times as “easily the best film made of a Roth novel,”Indignation is a compelling coming-of-age story about forbidden obsessionsleading to tragic consequences, set in a vividly evoked mid-century America. The film also stars Tracy Letts (The Big Short, TV’s “Homeland”)and Ben Rosenfield (6 Years, HBO’s “Boardwalk Empire”).
Passions ignite and cultures clash in this provocative coming-of-age story based on the best-selling novel by PhilipRoth. After Marcus (Logan Lerman), a brilliant working-class Jewish student from New Jersey, arrives at a small, conservative college in Ohio, he becomes infatuated with a beautiful classmate, Olivia (Sarah Gadon). Their mutual attraction sparks a torrid encounter with consequences Marcusnever imagined, putting his family’s best-laid plans—and his own beliefs—to the ultimate test.
The Blu-ray and DVD releases both include two all-new featurettes: “Perceptions: Bringing Philip Roth to the Screen” features interviews with the cast on the film’s themes and their resonance today, and “Timeless: Connecting the Past to the Present” takes viewers behind the scenes of the film. Indignation will be available on Blu-ray and DVD for $24.99 and $19.98, respectively.
BLU-RAY/DVD/DIGITAL HD SPECIAL FEATURES
- “Timeless: Connecting the Past to the Present” Featurette
- “Perceptions: Bringing Philip Roth to the Screen” Featurette
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PROGRAM INFORMATION
Year of Production: 2015
Title Copyright:Indignation © 2015 Winesburg Productions, LLC. All Rights Reserved. Artwork & Supplementary Materials © 2016 Summit Entertainment, LLC. All Rights Reserved.
Type: Theatrical Release
Rating:R for Sexual Content and Some Language
Genre:Drama
Closed-Captioned:NA
DVD Subtitles: Spanish and English SDH
Feature Run Time:111minutes
Blu-ray Format: 1080P High Definition16x9 Widescreen (1.85:1)
DVD Format:16x9 Widescreen (1.85:1)
Blu-ray Audio:English 5.1 DTS-HDMaster AudioTM
DVD Audio:English 5.1Dolby Digital Audio
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