Brazil (1985) - Complete Set of 3 DVDs
The Criterion Collection, 1999.
First Printing. DVDs, Complete Set of 3 discs.
Pitting the imagination of common man Sam Lowry against the oppressive storm troopers of the Ministry of Information, this bitter parable for the Information Age has come to be regarded as an anti-totalitarian cautionary tale on a par with the works of George Orwell, Aldous Huxley, and Kurt Vonnegut. Gathering footage from both the European and American versions, Terry Gilliam has assembled the ultimate director's cut. Special features include:
Disc One:
- New widescreen transfer of Terry Gilliam’s 142-minute final cut
- Remastered Dolby stereo surround soundtrack
- Audio commentary by Terry Gilliam
- English subtitles for the deaf and hearing impaired
Disc Two:
- What is Brazil? - Bob Hedden’s 30-minute on-set documentary
- The Battle of Brazil: A Video History, an original 60-minute Criterion documentary by Jack Mathews
- Screenwriters Tom Stoppard and Charles McKeown on the script
- Production designer Norman Garwood on the look of Brazil
- Costume designer James Acheson on the couture of fantasy and fascism
- Storyboards for Gilliam’s original dream sequences, many of which didn’t make it into the film
- Composer Michael Kamen unveils the sources of his score
- A study of the special effects includes raw footage of unfinished effects
- Theatrical trailer, plus publicity and production stills
Disc Three:
- The 94-minute cut of Brazil includes all the changes that Gilliam refused to make, from the alternate opening to the controversial happy ending
- Audio commentary by Gilliam expert David Morgan
ISBN: 0780022181
Three DVDs in three cases, all housed in plastic slip-case, 142 minutes, color, stereo, 1.85:1 aspect ratio, pamphlet with essay by film critic Jack Mathews.
Previously owned. Discs and cases are in excellent condition. Plastic ship-case has toning to fore-edges and spine.
Price: $35.00