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Until The End Of The World (Criterion Collection)

Until The End Of The World (Criterion Collection)

Bis ans Ende der Welt

Argos Films (1991)
Action | Adventure | Drama | Science Fiction | Thriller
Germany | German | Color | 04:40
Blu-ray
715515239110
| 1 disc

Until The End of the World is an odyssey for the modern age. As with Homer's Odyssey, the purpose of the journey is to restore sight -- a spiritual reconciliation between an obsessed father and a deserted son. Dr. Farber, in trying to find a cure for his wife's blindness, has created a device that allows the user to send images directly to the brain, enabling the blind to see.


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Solveig Dommartin Claire Tourneur
Pietro Falcone Mario
Enzo Turrin Doctor
Chick Ortega Chico Rémy
Eddy Mitchell Raymond Monnet
William Hurt Sam Farber / alias Trevor McPhee
Adelle Lutz Makiko
Ernie Dingo Burt
Jean-Charles Dumay Mechanic
Sam Neill Eugene Fitzpatrick
Ernest Berk Anton Farber
Christine Oesterlein Irina Farber
Rüdiger Vogler Phillip Winter
Diogo Dória Receptionist
Amalia Rodrigues Woman in Street Car
Elena Prudnikova Krasikova
Jinzhan Zhang Truck Driver
Naoto Takenaka Custodian
Hiroshi Kanbe Hotel Guest
Yugi Ogata Hotel Guest
Miwako Fujitani Maid
Kuniko Miyake Mrs. Mori
Chishu Ryu Mr. Mori
Allen Garfield Bernie / Used Car Dealer
Alec Jason Narcotics Agent

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Added Date Dec 26, 2019 14:03:03
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Notes

Christmas 2019 gift from Beth.

Conceived as the ultimate road movie, this decades-in-the-making science-fiction epic from Wim Wenders follows the restless Claire Tourneur (Solveig Dommartin) across continents as she pursues a mysterious stranger (William Hurt) in possession of a device that can make the blind see and bring dream images to waking life. With an eclectic soundtrack that gathers a host of the director’s favorite musicians, along with gorgeous cinematography by Robby Müller, this breathless adventure in the shadow of Armageddon takes its heroes to the ends of the earth and into the oneiric depths of their own souls. Presented here in its triumphant 287-minute director’s cut, Until the End of the World assumes its rightful place as Wenders’ magnum opus, a cosmic ode to the pleasures and perils of the image and a prescient meditation on cinema’s digital future.

DIRECTOR-APPROVED SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES
New 4K digital restoration, commissioned by the Wim Wenders Foundation and supervised by director Wim Wenders, with 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack on the Blu-ray
New introduction by Wenders
New interview with Wenders about the film’s soundtrack
New conversation between Wenders and musician David Byrne
Japanese behind-the-scenes program detailing the creation of the film’s high-definition sequences
Interview with Wenders from 2001
Up-Down Under Roma, a 1993 interview with Wenders on his experiences in Australia
The Song, a 1991 short film by Uli M Schueppel detailing the recording of “(I’ll Love You) Till the End of the World” by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
Deleted scenes
Trailer
PLUS: Essays by critics Bilge Ebiri and Ignatiy Vishnevetsky on the film and its soundtrack
New cover by Michael Boland

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