In this acclaimed adaptation of the first novel by legendary Southern writer Flannery O’Connor, John Huston vividly brings to life her poetic world of American eccentricity. Brad Dourif, in an impassioned performance, is Hazel Motes, who, fresh out of the army, attempts to open the first Church Without Christ in the small town of Taulkinham. Populated with inspired performances that seem to spring right from O’Connor’s pages, Huston’s Wise Blood is an incisive portrait of spirituality and Evangelicalism, and a faithful, loving evocation of a writer’s vision.
SPECIAL FEATURES
- New, restored high-definition digital transfer
- New interviews with actor Brad Dourif, writer Benedict Fitzgerald, and writer-producer Michael Fitzgerald
- Rare archival audio recording of author Flannery O’Connor reading her short story “A Good Man Is Hard to Find”
- A 28-minute episode of the television program Creativity with Bill Moyers from 1982, featuring John Huston discussing his life and work
- Theatrical trailer
- English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
- PLUS: An essay by author Francine Prose
New cover by Josh Cochran