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Blu-ray

Testament

Call Number

  • BLU-RAY DRAMA (CEN)

Edition

Director-approved Blu-ray special edition.

Languages

English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.

Performers

Jane Alexander, William Devane, Ross Harris, Roxana Zal, Lukas Haas, Philip Anglim, Kevin Costner, Rebecca De Mornay, Leon Ames, Lurene Tuttle.

Publication Information

[New York, NY] : Criterion Collection, [2026]

Physical Description

1 videodisc (89 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 folded sheet (color illustrations ; 16 cm)

Audience

MPAA rating: PG.

Summary

"Taking a hauntingly intimate approach to an often sensationalized subject, the singular Testament depicts one family's daily life in the wake of nuclear devastation. After an atomic attack near her small California town, Carol Wetherly must find the strength to care for her three children as the family contend with radiation sickness and the realization that their close-knit community will never be the same. With a diaristic focus on the emotional toll of unimaginable events, director Lynne Littman puts forth a wrenchingly humane vision of what it means to go on living in a shattered world."--Container.

Notes

Based on the story "The last testament" by Carol Amen.

Originally released as a motion picture in 1983.

Special features: New 4K digital restoration, supervised and approved by director Lynne Littman and director of photography Steven Poster, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack ; new conversation between Littman and author Sam Wasson ; two documentaries by Littman, made in collaboration with anthropologist Barbara Myerhoff: Number Our Days (1976) and In Her Own Time (1985) ; "Testament" at 20 and Nuclear Thoughts, archival programs featuring interviews with cast and crew members and nuclear-science experts ; audio recording of actor Jane Alexander reading the short story "The Last Testament," on which the film is based ; trailer.

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