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In 1607, three ships sailed across the Atlantic to the shores of what became known as Jamestown, Virginia. The arrival of these Europeans changed forever, the history of the native people already living peacefully in this fertile country. Writer-director Terrence Malick, who has been waiting 25 years to tell this story, finally gets his chance in the breathtaking epic THE NEW WORLD. Colin Farrell stars as Captain John Smith, a British mutineer facing execution, who finds a new purpose and a dangerous love in this new land. Smith falls for the young and beautiful Pocahontas (Q'Orianka Kilcher, in her first major role), who happens to be the daughter of the Indian chief Powhatan (August Schellenberg), thus laying the groundwork for trouble ahead. The Indians are both fascinated and frightened of the Europeans; uncertain whether they are friend or foe. Suspicion, desire, greed, lust, and power soon combine to make them mortal enemies. Using natural lighting, carefully reconstructed forts (James Fort) and villages (Werowocomoco), realistic weaponry, fabulous makeup and costumes, and even a re-creation of the Algonquin language, Malick has made a majestic historical drama that transports viewers back to early 17th century America. Complimented by James Horner's (BRAVEHEART, TITANIC) percussion-based score and Emmanuel Lubezki's emotive photography, THE NEW WORLD is a compelling exploration into the very beginning of American history.

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ProducerJack Fisk

EAN5017239151439

eBay Product ID (ePID)73520981

Product Key Features

ActorColin Farrell, Christian Bale, Christopher Plummer, David Thewlis, Wes Studi, Michael Greyeyes, Q'orianka Kilcher, August Schellenberg, Raoul Trujillo

Film/TV TitleThe New World

DirectorTerrence Malick

LanguageEnglish

Run Time165 Mins

Aspect Ratio16:9 Anamorphic Wide Screen

Release Year2009

FormatBlu-ray

FeaturesWidescreen, Extended Cut

GenreGeneral, Action & Adventure

Additional Product Features

Number of Discs1

Certificate12A/12

Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States of America

ReviewsEntertainment Weekly - Many have tried, but none can match Malick's touch for shuffling a deck of elegiac images and fanning out the hand to express what speech cannot, New York Times - Rapturously beautiful... The entire meaning of the film is conveyed in a single sublime edit that joins a shot of the grubby settlement as it looks from outside its walls -- and framed inside an open door -- with its mirror image, Sight And Sound - Shot almost entirely in natural light with a moving camera, the film is at once lively and meditative... It mixes carefully researched ethnographic detail with wildly romantic imagining

Sound sourceDolby Digital

Movie/TV TitleThe New World

Consumer AdviceContains scenes of moderate battle violence