Saturday Night at the Baths

Details

This listing is for the standard edition Blu-ray. The limited edition slipcover (designed by Scott Saslow) was limited to 1,000 units and is sold out. The two versions are identical, aside from the slipcover.

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Newly restored in 4K, David Buckley's landmark excursion into bisexuality, 70s relationship politics, and the historical importance of gay bathhouse culture is celebrated in his 1975 film Saturday Night at the Baths. When struggling pianist Michael (Robert Aberdeen) lands a job at the legendary Continental Baths in NYC, his wife Tracy (Ellen Sheppard) encourages him, even emphasizes how special this institution is. Michael however struggles with his own homophobia yet at the same time starts developing feelings for his confident and sexually free co-worker Scotti (Don Scotti). Shot on-location inside the famous Continental Baths and featuring an unforgettable 12-minute scene of the actual entertainment, both musical and sensual alike, Saturday Night at the Baths is a sublime example of the compelling and sensual queer cinema of one of the most groundbreaking periods in gay and bisexual film history.

directed by: David Buckley
starring: Robert Aberdeen, Ellen Sheppard, Don Scotti, Steve Ostrow
1975 / 82 min / 1.85:1 / English DTS-HD MA 2.0

Additional info:

• Region Free Blu-ray
• 'A Bi-Product of the Baths' - A Video Essay by Lee Gambin
• Interview with Director David Buckley
• Interview with Actor Don Scotti
• Restoration Trailer
• Other Trailers
• English SDH & Spanish subtitles