#776: ANDERSON, Wes: Moonrise Kingdom (2012)

ANDERSON, Wes (United States)
Moonrise Kingdom [2012]
Spine #776
Blu-ray

An island off the New England coast, summer of 1965. Two twelve-year-olds, Sam and Suzy, fall in love, make a secret pact, and run away together into the wilderness. The local authorities try to hunt them down, a violent storm is brewing offshore . . . Wes Anderson's Moonrise Kingdom stars Jared Gilman and Kara Hayward as the young couple on the run, Bruce Willis as Island Police Captain Sharp, Edward Norton as Khaki Scout troop leader Scout Master Ward, and Bill Murray and Frances McDormand as Suzy's attorney parents, Walt and Laura Bishop. The cast also includes Tilda Swinton, Jason Schwartzman, and Bob Balaban. The magical soundtrack features the music of Benjamin Britten.

94 minutes
Color
5.1 Surround
1:85:1 aspect ratio
Criterion Release 2015
Director/Writers


Written by Wes Anderson and Roman Coppola.

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Film Rating (0-60):

60

The Extras

The Booklet

Twenty-four page booklet featuring an essay by critic Geoffrey O’Brien and a selection of commentary from young writers, along with a map of New Penzance Island and other ephemera.

Commentary

Featuring Anderson, Murray, Norton, Schwartzman, and Coppola.

Selected-scene

Storyboard animatics.

Interviews

With cast and crew.

Exploring the Set of “Moonrise Kingdom”

An original documentary about the film.

Norton’s home movies

From the set.

Behind-the-scenes

Special effects, and test footage.

Auditions

Trailer

Extras Rating (0-40):

39

60 + 39 =

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