Brazil: Criterion Anamorphic
August 31, 2007
Criterion Collection Re-Release of Brazil as Anamorphic Widescreen (Sample)While looking up the wonderful Terry Gilliam film Brazil today I found out that in addition to the box set from the late 90s Criterion has (finally, in 2006) released a newly digitized anamorphic version. So, instead of going to see it at the midnight showing tonight at the Main, Danielle and I swung by Borders and picked it up.
I must say, it looks really, really good. I’m sure part of it was the upconverting DVD player (photo gallery retired) and shiny TV (photo gallery retired), but still… it’s a very, very nice transfer.
I went ahead and grabbed a couple of captures from it via VLC and posted them here in my gallery (photo gallery retired) for people to see.
god I love that movie.
I assume it’s the proper cut, and not the American version?
That’s correct. What Criterion did was release a three-disc version in the late 90s with the director’s cut as the first and the Love Conquers All (TV / American) as the third.
This set has been rereleased with the first disc being a re-captured anamorphic widescreen version (the original was matted letterbox) and also released just the first disc separate. So, I got just the first disc, since the rest in the box isn’t changed.