Product Description: With a dead-end job and a potentially pregnant girlfriend jeopardizing his freedom, Des (Cathy’s Curse’s Alan Scarfe) spirals into bitterness, misanthropy, and fantasies of violent crime. While visiting a sick friend one afternoon, he crosses paths with the similarly jaded, even suicidal Laurie (Lynn Stewart), a young parent working as a waitress to provide for her child and struggling playwright husband (Philip Brown). Desperate to recapture a sense of vitality – and raise money for rent – this troubled couple invites Des and a group of local beatniks over for a hedonistic party that culminates in a series of shocking acts of violence and betrayal.
Made for just $5,000, THE BITTER ASH is the first feature from celebrated independent filmmaker Larry Kent, a cinematic trailblazer cited as a key influence by countrymates David Cronenberg and Atom Egoyan. Playing like a Canadian answer to John Cassavetes’ Shadows, this first entry in Kent’s seminal Vancouver Trilogy (followed by Sweet Substitute and When Tomorrow Dies) also flirts with the frank sexuality and other provocations of ’60s exploitation cinema, which led to a series of censorship battles, dooming the film to decades of obscurity. CIP is thrilled to resurrect this groundbreaking classic with a new 4K restoration.
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JUMP BACK TO TOPDirector: Larry Kent
Starring: Alan Scarfe, Lynn Stewart, Philip Brown, Diane Griffith
Genre: Drama
Runtime: 80 min
Rating: Not Rated
Language: English
Studio: Canadian International Pictures
Home Video Release Date: August 27, 2024
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- Codec: MPEG-4 AVC
- Resolution: 1080p
- Aspect Ratio: 1.37:1
- Region: Region A/1
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- Blu-ray: None
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- Blu-ray: DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0
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- Newly scanned and restored in 4K from the original 16mm A/B negatives by Canadian International Pictures with sound transferred from the original 16mm magnetic final mix
- New audio commentary featuring filmmaker and historian Stephen Broomer
- Archival audio commentary featuring director Larry Kent and film professor David Douglas
- New introduction to The Bitter Ash by Kent
- Vancouver Memories (2024, 11 min.) – New interview with Kent
- From the Outside In (2024, 13 min.) – New interview with star Alan Scarfe
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