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Brazil (The Criterion Collection) 4K UHD [Blu-ray]
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Hailed for its groundbreaking visual effects and satirical story, Brazil is one of the most highly regarded films of all time and a bona fide cult classic. Jonathan Pryce stars as Sam Lowry, a grey-suited government clerk who finds his life turned upside-down when he gets involved in a case of mistaken identity. Categorized as an enemy of the state, Sam is propelled into a surreal romance with the woman of his dreams, who may also be a terrorist. Co-starring Robert De Niro and Michael Palin, director Terry Gilliam’s modern masterpiece is a pitch-black comedic look at a “perfect” future where technology reigns supreme. Brazil (The Criterion Collection) 4K UHD [Blu-ray]
In the dystopian masterpiece Brazil, Jonathan Pryce plays a daydreaming everyman who finds himself caught in the soul-crushing gears of a nightmarish bureaucracy. This cautionary tale by Terry Gilliam, one of the great films of the 1980s, has come to be esteemed alongside antitotalitarian works by the likes of George Orwell, Aldous Huxley, and Kurt Vonnegut. And in terms of set design, cinematography, music, and effects, Brazil is a nonstop dazzler. Brazil (The Criterion Collection) 4K UHD [Blu-ray]
DIRECTOR-APPROVED 4K UHD + BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES
- New 4K digital restoration of Terry Gilliam’s director’s cut, supervised and approved by Gilliam, with 2.0 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack
- One 4K UHD disc of the film presented in Dolby Vision HDR and two Blu-rays with the film and special features
- Audio commentary by Gilliam
- What Is “Brazil”?, Rob Hedden’s on-set documentary
- The Production Notebook, a collection of interviews and video essays, featuring a trove of Brazil-iana from Gilliam’s personal collection
- The Battle of “Brazil,” a documentary about the film’s contentious release, hosted by Jack Mathews and based on his book of the same name
- “Love Conquers All” version, the studio’s ninety-four-minute, happy-ending cut of Brazil, with commentary by Brazil expert David Morgan
- Trailer
- English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
- PLUS: An essay by film critic David Sterritt
Additional information
| MPAA rating : | Unrated (Not Rated) |
|---|---|
| Product Dimensions : | 0.67 x 6.62 x 5.52 inches; 4.8 ounces |
| Media Format : | Subtitled, 4K, Blu-ray |
| Run time : | 2 hours and 23 minutes |
| Release date : | June 3, 2025 |
| Actors : | Terry Gilliam, Jonathan Pryce |
| Subtitles: : | English |
| Studio : | The Criterion Collection |
| ASIN : | B0F1HL24HF |
| Country of Origin : | USA |
| Number of discs : | 3 |
| Best Sellers Rank: | #22 in Blu-ray |
| Customer Reviews: | (988) |
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Michael Valdivielso –
Coffee with your toast?
Brazil is about a future. A future which is full of shiny machines that don’t work. Smart houses that don’t get power. A bright future that can’t reach the goals set for it. Food ordered by the number and lifts that get stuck. Numbers for names, shoe hats, cameras that look like eyeballs and volley ball games all mixed together. We don’t even know where the story is really placed. While Tuttle was wanted it was Buttle who was arrested. The government isn’t evil as much as it is just bureaucratic and paranoid. They want to do what is right, what is practical, to protect everybody but it seems to turn out all wrong and everybody ends up being hurt.The totalitarian state in the film is under attack from both outside forces in the form of terrorism and from inside forcees in the form of its own incompetence and tons of red tape. Ugly, twisted, clean and bright all at the same time. I liked the nice computers and the offices that reminded me of MiniTruth from 1984. The movie was directed by Terry Gilliam and much of the feeling and landscape is based on the early the 20th Century’s ideas of what the future was to look like, such as Fritz Lang’s vision in Metropolis, mixed with the influences of witch trials, Victorian architecture, and IRA bombings.The point of view is mostly from Sam, a geek, a nobody, a cog in the machine, who is just trying to survive. Jonathan Pryce’s character goes from happy to unhappy, from unhappy to insane, from insane to happy. Starring along side Mr. Pryce is also Michael Palin and Robert De Niro. While made in 1985 it holds up pretty well. The commentary by Terry Gilliam is from 1996 and very detailed while also wonderful to listen to.
26 people found this helpful
M. Lampers –
1984 meets Lewis Carrol
If George Orwell had dropped acid, perhaps this is the type of story 1984 would have been. The comparison is apt, but to say the film is simply a hipper 1984 doesn’t do it nearly enough justice.Sam Lowry, a lowly bureaucrat, enjoys his anonymity in a world where getting noticed or promoted can easily lead to getting killed, and would certainly lead to losing your soul. Living in a totalitarian regime that represses all individuality (and seems to ban happiness and light), Sam takes comfort in his dreams of another, more heroic life.When called upon to help his ineffectual boss (the wonderful Ian Holm) fix a clerical error which led to an innocent man’s death, Sam accidentally meets the girl of his dreams, and then all hell breaks loose. He’s drawn into a world of underground heating engineers, terrorist bombings, and, worst of all, love and compassion.This is the story of how one man’s love for both a woman and an ideal causes him to risk everything he’s spent a lifetime protecting. His ultimate failure, however, is really a triumph. Sam’s final escape allows him to achieve his dreams permanently. This despite the fact that everything he has tried to do has gone horribly wrong.Savagely funny and, alarmingly, more and more realistic as the years go by, Brazil will go down as a landmark of 20th century film. And Jonathan Pryce certainly establishes himself as one of the greatest actors of our time. He’s so subtle that you hardly notice how callused an individual Sam is as the film begins. We like Sam, especially compared to the rest of his world, so it’s a real shock to the system to subtly learn even he has a deep well of institutional indifference ingrained within him. Visiting the widow of a man accidentally killed early in the film, Sam really feels no compassion, so thoroughly has he buried his true nature in order to maintain his sanity in his insane world.But over the course of the film Sam allows all those buried emotions and feelings loose, and, of course, it is this allowing of himself to become fully human that is his downfall.Superficially a downer, Brazil is really a film about the triumph of the human spirit. If you finish the film and do not feel uplifted, you have perhaps missed the point of it all.Old George O. surely would have laughed and laughed and laughed.
2 people found this helpful
Mr Bardo –
Whoa
So I spent years hearing about the battle for the release of the Gilliam version of Brazil but never had a chance to actually see it. I Decided to dive into it when it was available. The Criterion Version has the directors cut, longer scenes, perfect picture quality, original music. The scenes are something to see as you see the influence to movies afterwards, especially the Burton Batman movies. The pacing gets a little slow but it works. The acting is top notch. The designs are original and unique. Definitely a good movie. The documentaries are a little lacking as I feel they’re a little dull and meandering. Also included is the Love Conquers All version of the movie which is really edited to be an almost different movie, plus the picture and sound quality on this is not really great so stick with the directors cut.
3 people found this helpful
Randy Keehn –
Simply Amazing
I had heard about “Brazil” and was familiar with Terry Gilliam of Monty Python fame. I figured that there were a lot of possibilities with this movie but I never expected what I watched last night. I am still trying to sort it out but I know enough to know that I watched a great movie.Frankly, I had toyed with getting this movie several years ago but I held off due to the steep prices I kept finding. I bought a used copy at a more reasonable price and found that I got the three CD set. I generally just watch the movie with little or no regard for the extras. “Brazil” is unique enough that I may make an exception with this set.My first impression is that “Brazil” is a film that looks like what the movie version of “1984” might have looked like if it were made with the film technology of its’ title (1984) but with all other technology limited to the year it was copyrighted (1949). I hope that makes sense because I was bewildered by the amazing sets and, to a lesser extent, the special effects. Yet I kept seeing the technology of my parent’s era (and I’m 55). As the movie went on I began to enjoy this retro-science fiction movie that shows the real and imagined dangers of the world Orwell tried to warn us about. The over-welming bureaucracy, the signs of Big Brother everywhere, the paranoia of the opressed as well as the opressors, etc… The story swims around in a variety of directions in a world where to think, say or do anything out of the ordinary becomes dangerous. However, it may not be quite so bad given what passes for “ordinary” in this world.I admit to sensing a time or two that “Brazil” may be too long. If so, I will likely prefer the Producer’s cut rather than the 142 minute Director’s cut I watched last night. I had started by stating that I had heard of “Brazil” before. After watching it, I can’t believe that I haven’t heard MORE about it.
9 people found this helpful
BW Miller –
THE Greatest Movie of All Time
If you look through the reviews you’ll see a lot of high and a lot of low ratings. You might wonder how there can be such a bimodal diversity of opinion over a movie. I think it may depend more on the viewer than the movie itself, but let me start by saying something about the movie:It is perhaps the most literary and complex movie I’ve ever seen, yet once you catch a glimmer of what is really going on, you will be enthralled, and want to see it again-and-again-and-again. (I’ve probably seen it, critically, over 30 times). There is a lot packed into this movie, and not all of it is immediately accessible at first viewing.First, to give a rough idea of what the story is like: think of something like 1984, crossed with Catch-22.The movie makes a number of comments about society, filmmaking, itself, government, relationships, etc. but not all of these are immediately accessible because of the hilarious capture of an ordinary man in a system that proves Murphys law, and does so only because he tries to move beyond being just a cog in the machine to one who tries to acheive his dream.And dreams are extremely important in this movie. Not only are dreams intercut between normal scenes you’ll also find that much of the material in the dreams actually preceeds their appearance in what purports to be Sam’s waking life. By the end of the movie, where it’s clear that much of the last twenty minutes or so MUST have been a dream, one is left wondering how much of the entire movie was in Sam’s head, or if not Sam’s, whose?By the end of the movie you’ll not only have had every “normal” way of living lampooned, but you’ll also be left wondering just how sane YOU are, when viewed by those who aren’t actually part of the system.Ever wonder about the incredible silliness of rituals like obtaining driver licenses, buying Xmas gifts or worrying about your complextion? Gilliam looks at the travails of day to day life from the point of view of a complete alien, and then brings them all home in our own language. It’s pure genious that he was able to do this, and that he could do soin such a visually compelling manner is simply astounding!Will you enjoy this movie? Perhaps. If you prefer the physical comedy of Monte Python or Mel Brooks, perhaps not. If you loved Citizen Kane, you’ll probably hate this movie. If you loved Atkinson’s Black Adder, reread Phil Dick stories every few years to revisit his insights, and reread Doug Adams to find the jokes you missed the first time around, you’ll have a great time!
13 people found this helpful
ReviewsOverProductLifetime –
Waiting for this a long time,
I originally saw this film in its very short theater run in 85 and was blown away by it. Little did I know at the time all that had taken place just getting this film released and when I finally got the original Criterion 3 DVD set with the director’s cut and the whole story, I was even more impressed by what Gilliam and the others who contributed to this film had accomplished. The print of the film on the DVD had some flaws, as they were apparently unable to obtain the original and/or restore it, but it is still a great acquisition for anybody who doesn’t have Blu-Ray capability for whatever reason. This latest version is almost flawless as far as the actual movie, although the extras are still in the same SD, grainy, scratched state as the original 3 DVD set. This one comes on two 50 GB Blu-Ray discs and contains the same content as the 3 DL DVD set, but the 1080P movie is excellent in quality, and OF COURSE as far as content is one of the greatest movies of all time. I rank it in my top ten and I am damn critical as my top 100 currently only has 84 movies listed! I would ask anybody who has simply heard that this is just a really weird movie and not to waste time on it, to forget that and check it out. It is more timely than ever and will NEVER become dated due to the prescience shown by the creators. I agree with Gilliam that Kim may not have been the best choice for Jill, but the script and sets are so spectacular that this is a minor point and she still pulls off a very admirable performance. It is only when one looks at the enormity of the other actor’s accomplishments that she seems to come up a bit short. I love To Kill a Mockingbird, but the casting of Jim (Phillip Alford) was absolutely horrible and the movie is still a great one. Kim was exponentially better in her role than Phillip in his. To sum up – GET THIS before the price goes up (I got it for less than $21 on pre-order), but get it regardless of price. If you do and regret it, pass it along to someone who might realize the sheer greatness of this masterpiece.
12 people found this helpful
Lynwood E. Hines –
An exceptional film for bright people
Joe six-pack won’t like this movie. That’s one major plus it has going for it. Terry clearly made this film with an audience in mind that is at least as intelligent as he is, which is what ALL artists should strive for. Brazil (the director’s cut) isn’t dumbed down, but intended to make you see our world from a different perspective, and to make you think. The movie is filled with amazing detail, and like a great work of literature, requires several passes to understand at all levels. In fact, I don’t know how many viewings are required to get everything, because I discover new things still every time I watch it.The short version, created by Universal, simply sucks. It is very obviously dumbed down and cheered up, to appeal to a larger segment of the movie viewing public, and therefore more profitable. They don’t give a damn about art, just about the all-mighty $. They did the equivalent of drawing thick lines and annotations on a Picassos, to make it easier for the weak-minded to appreciate. This criterion edition of Brazil includes this insipid, pathetic version of Brazil, which bears only a superficial resemblance to the director’s cut. They have basically reduced a great work of literature, with its multiple levels of meaning and symbolism, to pulp fiction.It’s really great to have this lame shadow of the true Brazil in your collection, because it is a wonderful example of how little regard movie executives have for fine art, and how low their opinion of the American audience is. It makes you wonder how many films they have destroyed by intimidating the directory into letting them trash his or her work.Hats off to Terry Gilliam for being so tenacious. He did everything in his power to keep Universal from destroying his film, and he succeeded with the theatrical release. Again, the release of the mangled version on TV was actually another win for Gilliam because this strategy totally backfired on Universal. It shows in morbid detail how far they will go to make a film more “accessible to the audience”, which is another way of saying the film will be “more profitable for us”. It really shows what kind of people these executives really are, far more than any description can. It’s fine to be in business to make money, that’s not really the issue. It’s about how far you will go to make money, also known as “ethics”. When the curator of a museum goes around drawing on paintings because he believes that this will bring in more people, thus making him richer, that goes beyond the realm of what I and most people consider to be “ethical behavior”. What Universal did with Brazil is exactly the same thing. They should be shot!
24 people found this helpful
IDontKnow –
ILHM Reviews: Brazil
The world of BRAZIL is one of technological nightmares; a world devoid of life, where status and information have taken the place of love and happiness. The government has become so overly-concerned with efficiency and control that it has simply lost touch with the meaning of the two. It is in this world that we first meet Sam Lowry, a government paper-pusher who frequently retreats from his job at the Ministry of Information into the sanctity of his mind, where he dreams of flying freely over green pastures to meet the woman of his dreams. When he awakens, he finds himself caught in the midst of a bureacratic foul-up that has sentenced an innocent man to death while allowing an underground terrorist to continue subverting the “status quo.” Lowry becomes entangled with the elusive Archibald Tuttle while attempting to settle the affairs of the now-deceased Archibald Buttle, which leads him to discovering that the woman of his dreams is very much a reality. It is then up to Sam to save this mysterious woman when she becomes the next unwitting victim of a government gone mad!BRAZIL is one of Terry Gilliam’s finest films, and one whose social significance is perhaps more relevant now than ever before in an age where information and accessibility have taken such a prevalent role in our daily lives. Many of the darker themes involving the government’s oppression of its people are broken up by Gilliam’s light-hearted humor. We take great joy in laughing at the absurdity on screen, while recognizing that BRAZIL is as much a black comedy as it is a sad reflection of our own bitter reality. The talented cast is led by Jonathan Pryce as our reluctant hero, Sam, who is thrust into a world of political upheaval despite all of his efforts to remain unnoticed. Pryce is wonderful in the role, as he is able to point out the lunacy of all that surrounds him with a range of frustrated looks and snide remarks. He is joined by Robert De Niro and Katherine Helmond in leading roles, with brilliant appearances by Ian Holm, Bob Hoskins, and Ian Richardson as government busybodies who try desperately to uphold a system that is falling apart around them. The incredible production design imagines a future in which the technology has become terribly outdated, where tiny computer screens are viewed through gigantic magnifying glasses and ugly metal ducts protrude from every building in the name of “efficiency.” It is no wonder that Sam chooses to dream of the open country when he is locked inside the cold, cement prison walls of the city.Bleak and depressing, yet utterly entertaining at the same time, Terry Gilliam captures the perils of a not-too-distant future with clever wit and satire. BRAZIL is essential viewing for any film fan, and a unique experience that is unlike any other.-Carl ManesI Like Horror Movies
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John Lindsey –
A fantastic movie on an awesome 3-Disc Set.
In the near future where it’s a mix of the retro-eras all combined in one weird alternate futuristic world, bureaucrat are like busy bees in one giantic hive track down many anti-government terrorists. One particular bureaucrat geek named Sam Lowy (Jonathan Pryce) is a daydreamer who dreams of himself as a winged superhero in a world of psychedelic fantasy where she dreams of a beautiful nude girl only sometimes has to return to his daily nightmare. However a huge mistake on a wrong arrested man however creates one hell of a real nightmare for Sam as he seeks out his dreamgirl named Jill (Kim Griest) as he struggles in a battle of good and evil which plays in both real life and his dreams.A unique and one-of-a-kind dark futuristic fantasy comedy epic from co-writer and director Terry Gilliam is the second movie of his major 80’s fantasy trilogy that began with “Time Bandits” and finally ended with “Adventures of Baron Munchausen”. The film offers the viewer a retro-esque future that mixes the past of the 40’s, 50’s, 60’s and early 70’s in one movie but in a brilliant kind of surreal and weird way that it’s just scrumbcous like Ridley Scott’s “Blade Runner” or Fritz Lang’s “Metropolis”. The movie is inspired by George Orwell’s “1984” and Gilliam’s earlier “Time Bandits” here this movie represents a movie that is better then the first of the trilogy as it’s also the darkest but most best. The film co-stars Katherine Helmound, Robert DiNero, Bob Hoskins, Michael Palin and Ian Holm for the co-star cast is very solid including the acting and there’s a good sense of humor to propell with a few good action sequences and of course imaginative special effects even in these days of CGI.This 3-Disc criterion collection offers the first Disc which is the Final Cut that combines footage from both Euro and American versions in one including a more somber ending is presented wondefully in excellent picture and sound quality including audio commentary by Terry Gilliam. Disc two offers still galleries, Trailer, featurettes, storyboards including for some more fantasy sequences that didn’t make it into the final film, and two documentaries including on the controversy of the U.S. release and the final disc offers an alternate 94 minute syndicated version with alternate score, never before seen footage, shorter pacing and alternate feel good ending presented with optional audio commentary. This is a must have for fans of futuristic movies and fantasy epics.Also recommended: “Time Bandits”, “The Adventures of Baron Munchausen”, “Blade Runner”, “Metropolis (1927 and 2001)”, “The Dark Crystal”, “The Matrix Saga”, “Batman Begins”, “The Dark Knight”, “Heavy Metal”, “Gattaca”, “Alphaville”, “City of Lost Children”, “Batman (1989)”, “Batman Returns”, “1984”, “Big Trouble in Little China”, “Flash Gordon”, “Barberella”, “V For Vendetta”, “The Running Man”, “Repo The Genetic Opera”, “Inkheart”, “Pan’s Labyrinth”, “Spirited Away”, “Donnie Darko”, “The Brothers Grimm”, “The Wizard of Oz”, “Return to Oz”, “Making Contact (a.k.a. Joey)”, “The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen”, “Watchmen”, “Faherenheit 451”, “Vanilla Sky”, “Total Recall”, “Delicatessen”, “Dark City”, “The Fifth Element”, “Tideland”, “The Cell”, “A Clockwork Orange”, “The Golden Compass”, “Harry Potter Saga” and “The Spiderwick Chronicles”.
24 people found this helpful
GoBoSox –
Stunning 4k
Absolutely stunning 4k transfer. I have owned this in DVD, the blu-ray, and now UHD and it is a fantastic watch. Not in the league of films shot in 65 or 70mm film, but more than holds its own with 35mm comparables. Buy it. It won’t disappoint.
9 people found this helpful