Full Circle – The Haunting of Julia (UHD + Blu-ray Disc)
I cant pretend that this film release does not have a bunch of other versions loitering in the sideview, waiting to compete for your money. You will know that Imprint have a version, as does Scream Factory. 
That said, BFI have the respect and the resilience to stand up on their own. With a clear vision of what FULL CIRCLE is ( AKA THE HAUNTING OF JULIA / AKA A BFI Flipside release: number 045). Based on a Peter Straub called JULIA, about a mother Julia (Mia Farrow) who flees a controlling husband Magnus (Keir Dullea) after the horrific death of her daughter. She moves to Holland Park, re-establishing herself in an old house with a neighbour (Tom Conti). Yet she is unsettled. A child flits in and out. She finds herself haunted by this image, sending her on a strange journey of self-discovery.
I hated FULL CIRCLE when I saw it. Its so frankly inconsistent. So lopsided in its writing, convoluted and delivered with an absence of urgency. This does not mean it is not worth something or worth conversing about. Some have conversed about the quality of this transfer (spoiler alert it is very good), the regionality of the release (Blu is B, the 4K is ABC). 
The funniest part of the conversation is not from anyone in the fan circles. It is in the mind of the films director Richard Longcraine, who turns in a hilariously honest introduction and a superb commentary with Simon Fitzjohn. They bat about the films many missed bits from the novel, also laughing into the mix of how the film was Canadian peopled and funded. Some of the other extras are excellent, better than the film to be honest. Tom Conti interview is light hearted and honest. Kim Newman video essay is as focused on the novel (of which he has a pristine copy) as the film and adds textures to the films release and Straub writing. This tops out the really great but everything else is on the higher end as you would expect from the BFI. Yes, there were lots of fan requests for the BFI to release and I believe that almost everyone will be very pleased with.
Extras
- Limited edition (includes booklet and slipcase
- 4K (2160p) UHD Blu-ray presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible)
- High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentation
- Newly recorded introduction by director Richard Loncraine (2023)
- Newly recorded audio commentary with director Richard Loncraine and film historian Simon Fitzjohn
- A Holland Park Haunting (2023, 24 mins): a newly recorded interview with Richard Loncraine
- What’s That Noise? (2023, 25 mins): a newly recorded Interview with composer Colin Towns
- Coming Full Circle (2023, 11 mins) actor Tom Conti recalls his humble horror beginnings
- The Fear of Growing Up (2023, 10 mins): Samantha Gates revisits her work as a child actor in Full Circle
- A Haunting Retrospective (2023, 25 mins): a new video essay by author and critic Kim Newman
- Park Life (2023, 16 mins): film historian and self-confessed Full Circle ‘anorak’ Simon Fitzjohn takes a windswept, rain-spattered trek across London in search of key locations from the film
- Joining The Circle (2015, 7 mins): archival interview with associate producer Hugh Harlow
- Images of a Haunting (2023): a selection of rare materials related to the film and collected over many years are presented along with an audio commentary by their owner Simon Fitzjohn
- Gallery – a collection of stills held by the BFI National Archive
- English subtitles for the Deaf and partial hearing
- Reversible sleeve featuring alternative design
- Illustrated booklet featuring an introduction by Richard Loncraine, plus new writing on the film by Simon Fitzjohn and on Richard Loncraine by the BFI’s Dr Josephine Botting
*Please note that the UHD disc included is region ABC, the Blu-ray disc is region B
