The Principles of Lust

DATE ANNOUNCED FOR RENTAL AND RETAIL DVD RELEASE OF MICHAEL WINTERBOTTOM’S Code 46 RENTAL DVD: 14 FEBRUARY 2005 RETAIL DVD: 28 FEBRUARY 2005

“Challenging and startling…profoundly mysterious and intriguing” **** (4 stars) THE GUARDIAN

“Director Michael Winterbottom blends sci-fi, film noire and raunchy love story in this clever thriller” * * * * (4 stars) JOHNNY VAUGHAN, THE SUN

“A cerebral sci-fi drama...a code well worth cracking…original and demanding” **** (4 stars) TOTAL FILM

It is the near future. Global warming has radically changed the climate and Cloning has become a reality. In this future, all citizens must carry a ‘Papelle’, a kind of insurance cover, passport and visa rolled into one that allows them access to the world’s overcrowded cities. Faking ‘Papelles’ is a major crime against the state. Seattle-based detective agent William Geld (Academy Award winner Tim Robbins) has flown into Shanghai to investigate a set of fake ‘Papelles’ emanating from the Sphinx Insurance Agency. But William falls in love with the worker he suspects, Maria Gonzalez (Academy Award winner Samantha Morton), and instead of reporting her, he names another employee. The case closed, he returns to his wife and son in Seattle, but is sent back to Shanghai when one of Maria’s clients dies whilst using a fake set of ‘Papelles’. Arriving in Shanghai, he discovers that Maria has left the city, and when he tracks her down, she appears to have no memory of him and the time they spent together. Risking his professional career and his marriage, William finds himself irresistibly drawn into a dangerous relationship from which he cannot escape.

A distinctive, visually inspiring work that creates the future, not through digitally enhanced effects, but rather through expert location shooting, Code 46 is further enhanced by the first rate performances of Robbins and Morton.

Code 46 is available to rent on DVD from February 14th and to buy from February 28th through Verve Pictures and VCI.

DVD RRP: £19.99 CERT: 15 Running Time: 89 mins Catalogue Numbers: Rental: VPR6601 and Retail: VCD3994 Extras: Trailer, Deleted Scenes, Featurette. For further information about the release please contact: Caroline Henshaw Tel: 020 7436 8120 or 07733 008748 Email: [email protected]