Brazil

Author

Terry Gilliam

Call Number

• BLU-RAY SCIENCE FICTION/FANTASY (CEN)

Edition

Director-approved two-disc Blu-ray special ed.

Languages

English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.

Performers

Jonathan Pryce, Robert De Niro, Katherine Helmond, Ian Holm, Bob Hoskins, Michael Palin, Kim Greist, Ian Richardson, Peter Vaughan, Jim Broadbent, Derrick O'Connor, Simon Jones.

Publication Information

[Irvington, NY] : Criterion Collection, [2012]

Physical Description

2 videodiscs (142 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (unpaged : col. ill. ; 16 cm.)

Audience

MPAA rating: R.

Summary

In a future world, a government clerk finds his life destroyed when he tries to correct an administrative error that caused a massive chain reaction of mistaken identity. Despite his efforts, he finds himself an enemy of the state.

Notes

Title from container.

Originally produced as a motion picture in 1985.

Special features: Restored high-definition digital transfer of Terry Gilliam's 142-minute director's cut, approved by Gilliam, with DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack ; audio commentary by Gilliam ; What is "Brazil"?, Rob Hedden's on-set documentary ; The production notebook, a collection of interviews and video essays, featuring a trove of Brazil-iana from Gilliam's personal collection ; The battle of "Brazil," a documentary about the film's contentious release, hosted by Jack Mathews and based on his book of the same name ; "Love conquers all" version, the studio's 94-minute, happy-ending cut of Brazil, with commentary by Brazil expert David Morgan ; trailer.