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Enormously wealthy and emotionally remote investment banker Nicholas Van Orton receives a strange gift from his ne'er-do-well younger brother on his 48th birthday: A voucher for a game that will change his life. Thus begins a trip down a rabbit hole that is puzzling, terrifying, and exhilaratin...
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| Format: | Video Blu-ray Disc |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | English dialogue with optional English SDH subtitles. |
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[United States] :
Criterion Collection : Universal Studios : Polygram Filmed Entertainment,
[2012]
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| Edition: | Blu-ray ed. |
| Series: | Criterion collection (Blu-ray discs) ;
627. |
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| Summary: | Enormously wealthy and emotionally remote investment banker Nicholas Van Orton receives a strange gift from his ne'er-do-well younger brother on his 48th birthday: A voucher for a game that will change his life. Thus begins a trip down a rabbit hole that is puzzling, terrifying, and exhilarating for Nicholas and viewer alike. This is a surreal multilayered, noirish descent into one man's personal hell. |
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| Item Description: | Originally released as a motion picture in 1997. Special features include: alternate sound mix optimized for home theater viewing ; audio commentaries ; an hour's worth of exclusive behind-the-scenes footage ; alternate ending ; trailer and teaser, with commentary ; booklet featuring an essay by David Sterritt. Videorecording. |
| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (128 min) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet. |
| Format: | Blu-ray format; region A; dts-HD Master Audio, 5.1 surround; widescreen 16:9, 2.40:1. |
| Audience: | MPAA Rating: rated R; for language and some violence and sexuality. |
| Production Credits: | Director of photography, Harris Savides ; editor, James Haygood ; music, Howard Shore. |