So my favourite movie gets the really special treatment in June...many Picnic fans have been disappointed that the directors cut from Peter Weir in 1998 (originally released in the US on Criterion) has been the only version to surface in any territory on DVD. This cut famously has seven minutes removed from it (boo!) but had a sparkly new 5.1 surround mix (yay!). The most recent UK disc, from Pathe, was worse, featuring new main titles pasted over the directors cut (with typos! 'Gheorghe Zamfi' anyone?) and just a stereo soundtrack.

This 3-disc set, with both versions of the film, includes the extras from the fantastic Australian 'Umbrella Entertainment' 2-disc set also. I wonder if the Dominic Guard audio interview, ommitted in error from the Australian release, will be included in this...