#826: MALICK, Terrence: The New World (2005)

MALICK, Terrence (United States)
The New World [2005]
Spine #826
Blu-ray


This singular vision of early seventeenth-century America from Terrence Malick is a work of astounding elemental beauty, a poetic meditation on nature, violence, love, and civilization. It reimagines the apocryphal story of the meeting of British explorer John Smith (Colin Farrell) and Powhatan native Pocahontas (Q'orianka Kilcher, in a revelatory performance) as a romantic idyll between spiritual equals, then follows Pocahontas as she marries John Rolfe (Christian Bale) and moves to England. With production designer Jack Fisk's raw re-cration of the Jamestown colony and Emmanuel Lubezki's marvelous, naturally lit cinematography, The New World is a film of uncommon power and technical splendor, one that shows Malick at the height of his visual and philosophical powers.

172 minutes
Color
5.1 Surround
in English and Algonquin
2:35:1 aspect ratio
Criterion Release 2016
Director/Writer


Terence Malick was 62 when he wrote and directed The New World.

Other Malick films in the Collection:

#651: Badlands (1973)
#409: Days Of Heaven (1978)
#536: The Thin Red Line (1998)
#942: The Tree Of Life (2011)

The Film

A

Film Rating (0-60):

60

The Extras

The Booklet

Forty-eight page booklet featuring an essay by film scholar Tom Gunning, a 2006 interview with DP Emmanuel Lubezki from American Cintematographer, and a selection of materials that inspired the production.

Commentary

None.

New 4K digital restoration

Of the 172-minute extended cut of the film, supervised by DP Lubezki and director Malick and featuring material not released in theaters, with 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack.

High-definition digital transfers

Of the 135-minute theatrical cut and the 150-minute first cut of the film, supervised by Lubezki, with 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtracks.

Interviews

With actors Farrell and Kilcher.

Program

About the making of the film, featuring interviews with producer Sarah Green, production designer Jack Fisk, and costume designer Jacqueline West.

Making “The New World”

A documentary shot during the production of the film in 2004, directed and edited by Austin Jack Lynch.

Programs

About the process of cutting The New World and its various versions, featuring interviews with editors Hank Corwin, Saar Klein, and Mark Yoshikawa.

Trailers

Extras Rating (0-40):

39

60 + 39 =

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