New York, NY - June 18, 2010 - Lorber Films is proud to release HOME (2010), starring the great Isabelle Huppert (The Piano Teacher, 8 Women, Madame Bovary, Comedy of Power), on DVD and Blu-ray.

The official selection of Switzerland for the 82nd Academy Awards®, this "engaging, darkly funny, surreal story" (Janice Page, Boston Globe) is the second feature film from director Ursula Meier, who was referred to by The New York Times as someone with "a particularly generous appreciation for the human comedy."

The film had its world premiere in the Semaine de la Critique at the Cannes Film Festival, followed by a U.S. premiere at New Directors/New Films in 2009 at MoMA in New York.

As special features, Lorber Films' DVD and Blu-ray of HOME brings an interview with Ursula Meier and DP Agnes Godard, the film's theatrical trailer, and the previously unreleased short film Sleepless (1999), also directed by Ursula Meier.

Lorber Films will release HOME on DVD (SRP $ 29.95) and Blu-ray (SRP $34.95) on Tuesday, July 27, 2010.

A boisterous middle class family enjoys everyday life in their simple house that lies on a lush, grassy field next to an abandoned highway. With no neighbors or cars for miles, they revel in their happy, simple existence - and each other's company. Michel (Olivier Gourmet) gets to work by hopping in his car on the other side of the empty stretch of road that seems to lead nowhere.  Marthe (Isabelle Huppert) maintains a joyous household defined by water-fights, sunbathing, communal bathing and other happy antics.  Life is good - or at least pleasantly average.

When construction on the desolate highway suddenly begins, the danger and incessant whizzing of tens of thousands of cars overpowers the family's every waking moment, and the dynamic changes.  Mom refuses to leave the only home she can imagine, Dad begins to crack under the pressure of keeping the family safe and healthy - and the kids descend into paranoia over the threat of lead and carbon monoxide poisoning that lurks in the smoggy air.

As much an ode to the sweetness of family life as a gnawing commentary on the ever-receding space on earth for natural living, Director Ursula Meier (Strong Shoulders, ND/NF 2003) delivers a life-affirming work that bubbles with environmental consciousness.

"Terrific performances and superb cinematography."
- Keith Uhlich, TIME OUT NY