A Fantastic Woman (Una Mujer Fantástica) On DVD

This years Academy Awards Best Foreign Language Film winner A Fantastic Woman (2017) was just released on DVD and Blu-ray Tuesday and I thought that I'd share a bit about the film with all of you because even though I haven't seen it yet, it seems like a movie I would very much so enjoy.

Academy Award® Winner for Best Foreign Language Film of the Year     

Certified “Fresh” ~ Rotten Tomatoes     

“A Fantastic Movie.” ~ A.O. Scott, THE NEW YORK TIMES     

“A Knockout. Extraordinary.” ~ David Rooney, THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER     

A FANTASTIC WOMAN     

A Film by Sebastián Lelio,  

Starring Daniela Vega, Francisco Reyes & Luis Gnecco     

On Blu-ray™ & Digital May 22 and Includes an 

Exclusive Making-of Featurette  and Director Commentary        

Starring Daniela Vega, the first transgendered Oscar® presenter in history, comes A FANTASTIC WOMAN, the Academy Award® winner for Best Foreign Language Film and the first Chilean movie to win an Oscar®, now available on Blu-ray™ and digital from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. From the producers of Jackie, Spotlight and Toni Erdmann, the acclaimed drama stars acclaimed newcomer Daniela Vega, in the story of a young transgender aspiring singer who must confront society and her older lover’s family when he dies unexpectedly. Directed by Sebastián Lelio (Disobedience, now filming Gloria with Julianne Moore), A FANTASTIC WOMAN also stars Francisco Reyes (Neruda) and Luis Gnecco (Neruda, No).     

In “The Making of A Fantastic Woman” featurette, available on the Blu-ray release, fans will delve into the passionate storytelling and incredible artistry of the film with this in-depth profile highlighting the extraordinary performances, stunning visuals and flawlessly crafted direction. Also included is an audio commentary with director Sebastián Lelio.     

A FANTASTIC WOMAN also won Best International Film at the 33rd Independent Spirit Awards, won Best Feature Film at the Berlin International Film Festival and was named one of the Top Five Foreign Language Films by the National Board of Review.      

Synopsis:  

Marina is a young transgender waitress and aspiring singer. A story of Marina and Orlando, an older man, who are in love and planning for the future. After Orlando suddenly falls ill and dies, Marina is forced to confront his family and society, and to fight again to show them who she is: complex, strong, forthright, fantastic.     

A FANTASTIC WOMAN was directed by Sebastián Lelio from a screenplay by Sebastián Lelio and Gonzalo Maza. The film was produced by Juan de Dios Larraín and Pablo Larraín, with Jeff Skoll, Jonathan King, Rocío Jadue, Mariane Hartard and Ben von Dobeneck serving as executive producers.     

Blu-ray Bonus Materials Include:  

• “The Making of A Fantastic Woman” Featurette
• Commentary with director Sebastián Lelio    

A FANTASTIC WOMAN is in Spanish with English subtitles, has a run time of approximately 104 minutes and is rated R for language, sexual content, nudity and a disturbing assault.   

For those of you unfamiliar with the film, here is the trailer:

Genre: Drama
Language: Spanish
Cast: Daniela Vega, Luis Gnecco, Francisco Reyes Morandé, Aline Küppenheim, Antonia Zegers, Nicolas Saavedra, Marcial Tagle, Amparo Noguera, Trinidad González, Néstor Cantillana, Alejandro Goic, Erto Pantoja & Eduardo Paxeco
Directed by: Sebastián Lelio
Written by: Sebastián Lelio & Gonzalo Maza
Produced by: Maren Ade, Alexander Bohr, Eduardo Castro, Martín Cárcamo, Fernanda Del Nido,  Jonas Dornbach, Janine Jackowski, Juan de Dios Larraín, Pablo Larraín, Sebastián Lelio & Gonzalo Maza
Executive Producers: Mariane Hartard, Rocío Jadue, Jonathan King, Jeff Skoll & Ben von Dobeneck
Rated: R

What do you think? Have you seen A Fantastic Woman? If so, what did you think about? If you haven't seen it, is it the type of film that you're interested in? Lemme know what you think!

For those of you interested, here is the clip from when it won the Oscar® back in March: