Restoration
The film was originally shot on 16 mm film, then blown up to 35 mm for cinema releases. In 2003 the BFI restored the film digitally and this restoration was released on DVD.
Umbrella Entertainment also released the digitally restored film on DVD in Australia with special features including an introduction and commentary by Peter Greenaway, an interview With Composer Michael Nyman, behind the scenes footage and on set interviews, deleted scenes, trailers and a featurette on the film's digital restoration.
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