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LOOKING FOR ERIC (2009)
limited 2-disc edition

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DVD Release Date: October 12, 2009


Director: Ken Loach


Description:
A man trying to put his life back on track gets some advice from an unexpected benefactor in this comedy-drama from acclaimed British director Ken Loach. Eric Bishop (Steve Evets) is a postman living in Manchester whose life has been slowly going off the rails ever since his wife Lily (Stephanie Bishop) walked out on him. Eric has just been released from the hospital after an auto accident, and comes home to a house that's a mess and two teenage sons, Ryan (Gerard Kearns) and Jess (Stefan Gumbs), who regard their dad as an annoyance rather than an authority figure. Eric's oldest child, a grown daughter named Sam (Lucy-Jo Hudson), loves him but can't get her mother or brothers to show him any respect. And his friends from work don't know what to do for him, except allow him to talk about football and his favourite team, Manchester United.

One night, Eric is home alone, smoking some weed, and to his amazement he's visited by an apparition of Eric Cantona, the French footballer who was a star for Manchester United in the 1990s until he retired and dropped out of sight. Cantona's ghost has come to give Eric a pep talk and offer him some advice on how to win Lily back, and as Eric tries to convince his wife to give him another chance, Cantona periodically appears to coach him in the ways of romance. LOOKING FOR ERIC was an official selection at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival.


Format: PAL

DVD Size: 5.65 + 5.97 GB -- Exact Untouched Copy

Runtime (main feature): 112 minutes

Type: Color

Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1 | Anamorphic

Sound (main feature): English DD5.1

Subtitles: optional English



DISC FEATURES:

DISC 1:
# Audio commentary with Ken Loach & Steve Evets.
# Theatrical trailer.

DISC 2:
# "United We Stand" Documentary.
# "Happy Ending" Short Film.
# "Another City" Short Film.
# Music Video.
# Deleted Scenes.
# Director's selected shots.
# Q&A with Ken Loach, Steve Evets and Eric Cantona.


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