The Remains of the Day (Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, rated PG, 2.39:1 aspect ratio, 134 minutes, $38.98) finally debuts for its 30th anniversary on the ultra-high definition disc format for picky home theater lovers to appreciate director James Ivory’s 1993 British period drama adapted from Kazuo Ishiguro’s Booker-Prize winning novel.

Nominated for eight Academy Awards, the movie featured career performances from Anthony Hopkins as James Stevens, a too-proper English butler tethered to Darlington Hall manor, and …