Terrence Malick

The New World

The New World

This singular vision of early seventeenth-century America from Terrence Malick is a work of astounding elemental beauty, a poetic meditation on nature, violence, love, and civilization. It reimagines the apocryphal story of the meeting of British explorer John Smith (Colin Farrell) and Powhatan native Pocahontas (Q’orianka Kilcher, in a revelatory performance) as a romantic idyll between spiritual equals, then follows Pocahontas as she marries John Rolfe (Christian Bale) and moves to England. With production designer Jack Fisk’s raw re-creation of the Jamestown colony and Emmanuel Lubezki’s marvelous, naturally lit cinematography, The New World is a film of uncommon power and technical splendor, one that shows Malick at the height of his visual and philosophical powers.

Film Info

  • United States
  • 2005
  • 172 minutes
  • Color
  • 2.35:1
  • English, Algonquin
  • Spine #826

DIRECTOR-APPROVED THREE-BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES

  • New 4K digital restoration of the 172-minute extended cut of the film, supervised by cinematographer Emmanuel Lubezki and director Terrence Malick and featuring material not released in theaters, with 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack
  • High-definition digital transfers of the 135-minute theatrical cut and the 150-minute first cut of the film, supervised by Lubezki, with 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtracks
  • New interviews with actors Colin Farrell and Q’orianka Kilcher
  • New program about the making of the film, featuring interviews with producer Sarah Green, production designer Jack Fisk, and costume designer Jacqueline West
  • Making “The New World,” a documentary shot during the production of the film in 2004, directed and edited by Austin Jack Lynch
  • New program about the process of cutting The New World and its various versions, featuring interviews with editors Hank Corwin, Saar Klein, and Mark Yoshikawa
  • Trailers
  • English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
  • PLUS: An essay by film scholar Tom Gunning, a 2006 interview with Lubezki from American Cinematographer, and a selection of materials that inspired the production

New cover by Robert Hunt

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DIRECTOR-APPROVED THREE-BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES

  • New 4K digital restoration of the 172-minute extended cut of the film, supervised by cinematographer Emmanuel Lubezki and director Terrence Malick and featuring material not released in theaters, with 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack
  • High-definition digital transfers of the 135-minute theatrical cut and the 150-minute first cut of the film, supervised by Lubezki, with 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtracks
  • New interviews with actors Colin Farrell and Q’orianka Kilcher
  • New program about the making of the film, featuring interviews with producer Sarah Green, production designer Jack Fisk, and costume designer Jacqueline West
  • Making “The New World,” a documentary shot during the production of the film in 2004, directed and edited by Austin Jack Lynch
  • New program about the process of cutting The New World and its various versions, featuring interviews with editors Hank Corwin, Saar Klein, and Mark Yoshikawa
  • Trailers
  • English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
  • PLUS: An essay by film scholar Tom Gunning, a 2006 interview with Lubezki from American Cinematographer, and a selection of materials that inspired the production

New cover by Robert Hunt

The New World
Cast
Colin Farrell
Captain Smith
Q’orianka Kilcher
Pocahontas
Christopher Plummer
Captain Newport
Christian Bale
John Rolfe
August Schellenberg
Powhatan
Wes Studi
Opechancanough
Credits
Director
Terrence Malick
Written by
Terrence Malick
Producer
Sarah Green
Executive producers
Bill Mechanic
Executive producers
Rolf Mittweg
Executive producers
Toby Emmerich
Executive producers
Mark Ordesky
Executive producer
Trish Hofmann
Director of photography
Emmanuel Lubezki
Production design
Jack Fisk
Composer
James Horner

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