Restored

The Annihilation of Fish

The long-lost feature unavailable for a quarter of a century by the director of Killer of Sheep and To Sleep with Anger.

  • Director

    Charles Burnett

  • With

    James Earl Jones, Lynn Redgrave

  • USA 1999. 108min

  • Digital 4K (restoration)

  • Certificate

    12A

In this tender and bittersweet comedy of outsiders, a former housewife and a Jamaican widower, the latter freshly released from a mental institution, strike up an irresistible romance. Directed by one of America’s most revered independent filmmakers, this delicate tale approaches aging, mental illness and race in a poignant and honest way. Unreleased for decades, this 4K restoration finally does justice to the film and the late, great James Earl Jones’ performance.

Restored by UCLA Film & Television Archive and The Film Foundation in collaboration with Milestone Films at Roundabout Entertainment, FotoKem, Audio Mechanics e Simon Daniel Sound laboratories, from the original 35mm and soundtrack negatives. Funding provided by Hobson/Lucas Family Foundation. Special thanks to Charles Burnett, John Demps, Dennis Doros, Amy Heller.

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