Brazil
By September 27, 1999
While researching a book on the making of and the feud over the American release of Terry Gilliam’s Brazil, I read nearly every review published in the U.S., and saw very few that failed Read more »
- United Kingdom
- 1985
- 142 minutes
- 1.77:1
- English
- Spine #51
SYNOPSIS: Pitting the imagination of common man Sam Lowry (the brilliantly befuddled Jonathan Pryce) against the oppressive storm troopers of the Ministry of Information, Terry Gilliam’s Brazil has come to be regarded as an anti-totalitarianism cautionary tale equal to the works of George Orwell, Aldous Huxley, and Kurt Vonnegut Jr. Gathering footage from both the European and American versions of this masterpiece, Gilliam has assembled the ultimate, 142-minute director’s cut of his most celebrated film.
Cast & CreditsOpen
Cast
| Sam Lowry | Jonathan Pryce |
| Harry Tuttle | Robert De Niro |
| Mrs. Ida Lowry | Katherine Helmond |
| Mr. Kurtzmann | Ian Holm |
| Spoor | Bob Hoskins |
| Jack Lint | Michael Palin |
| Mr. Warren | Ian Richardson |
| Mr. Helpmann | Peter Vaughan |
| Jill Layton | Kim Griest |
| Dr. Jaffe | Jim Broadbent |
| Mrs. Terrain | Babara Hicks |
| Lime | Charles McKeown |
Credits
| Director | Terry Gilliam |
| Producer | Arnon Milchan |
| Screenplay | Tom Stoppard, Charles McKeown and Terry Gilliam |
| Cinematography | Roger Pratt |
| Co-producer | Patrick Cassavetti |
| Music | Michael Kamen |
| Production design | Norman Garwood |
| Special effects supervisor | George Gibbs |
| Model effects supervisor | Richard Conway |
| Costume design | James Acheson |
| Haird and makeup design | Maggie Weston |
| Art direction | John Beard and Keith Pain |
Disc Features
DIRECTOR-APPROVED SPECIAL FEATURES
SINGLE DISC EDITION; $29.95
- All-new, restored high-definition anamorphic digital transfer, supervised and approved by director Terry Gilliam, with a remastered Dolby stereo surround soundtrack
- Audio commentary by Gilliam
- Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
- PLUS: An essay by Jack Mathews
THE ULTIMATE THREE-DISC SPECIAL EDITION BOX SET; $59.95:
- DISC ONE:
- All-new, restored high-definition anamorphic digital transfer, supervised and approved by director Terry Gilliam, with a remastered Dolby stereo surround soundtrack
- Audio commentary by Gilliam
- Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
- PLUS: An essay by Jack Mathews
- DISC TWO:
- A treasure trove of Brazil-iana:
- 30-minute on-set documentary What Is Brazil?
- Criterion’s original exposé The Battle of “Brazil”: A Video History, which reassembles players in the battle over the film’s U.S. release
- Hundreds of storyboards, drawings, and publicity and production stills
- Rare raw and behind-the-scenes footage
- Exclusive video interviews with the production team
- Original theatrical trailer
- DISC THREE:
- The 94-minute “Love Conquers All” version of Brazil, with all the changes Gilliam refused to make
- An audio essay by journalist David Morgan
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