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The Ice Storm (Blu-Ray) (*)

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Screened, competed or awarded at:
Australian Film Institute
BAFTA Awards
Cannes Film Festival
Golden Globes
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 5.1 )
English ( Dolby DTS-HD Master Audio )
German ( Dolby Digital 5.1 )
German ( Dolby DTS-HD Master Audio )
German ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Germany ( Blu-Ray/Region B )

Running Time:
113 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.85:1)

Special Features:
Cast/Crew Interview(s)
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Trailer(s)

Movie filmed in 1997 and produced in:
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
Ang Lee

Written By:
Rick Moody
James Schamus

Actors:
Kevin Kline ..... Ben Hood
Joan Allen ..... Elena Hood
Sigourney Weaver ..... Janey Carver
Henry Czerny ..... George Clair
Tobey Maguire ..... Paul Hood
Christina Ricci ..... Wendy Hood
Elijah Wood ..... Mikey Carver
Adam Hann-Byrd ..... Sandy Carver
David Krumholtz ..... Francis Davenport
Jamey Sheridan ..... Jim Carver
Kate Burton ..... Dorothy Franklin
William Cain ..... Ted Shackley
Michael Cumpsty ..... Philip Edwards
Maia Danziger ..... Mrs. Gadd
Katie Holmes ..... Libbets Casey

Synopsis:

It is Thanksgiving, 1973, and the climate is changing, politically and physically. As the Watergate scandal unfolds in the background, the inhabitants of New Canaan, Conneticut begin to slip into an existentialist void, wherein social taboos are shattered on whims and the line between adult authority and juvenile irresponsibility is practically nonexistant. Focusing on two families in particular, the Hoods and the Carvers, 'The Ice Storm' chronicles a brief period of rapid moral deterioration, as the characters shatter their social 'roles' in pursuit of meaning and satisfaction, within an environment turned inwards on itself. As the narrative device of an 'Ice Storm' builds up around them, the actions of the characters - including adultery, sexual experimentation, drug use and petty crimes - become increasingly unpredictable and impulsive. Once the 'storm' hits, though, reality sinks in, and the severity of their situation becomes all to apparent in its bitter, and resonating aftermath.

In the weekend after thanksgiving 1973 the Hoods are skidding out of control. Benjamin Hood reels from drink to drink, trying not to think about his trouble at the office. His wife, Elena, is reading self help books and losing patience with her husband's lies. Their son, Paul, home for the holidays, escapes to the city to pursue an alluring rich girl from his prep school. And young, budding nymphomaniac, Wendy Hood roams the neighborhood, innocently exploring liquor cabinets and lingerie drawers of her friends' parents, looking for something new. Then an ice storm hits, the worst in a century. Things get bad...

1973, suburban Connecticut: middle class families experimenting with casual sex, drink, etc., find their lives out of control.

This product was added to our catalog on Monday 05 November, 2012.