Classic Movies: Andrei Tarkovsky's THE SACRIFICE (1986) - 4K Restoration

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Product Description: Andrei Tarkovsky’s final masterpiece, The Sacrifice (1986) is a haunting vision of a world threatened with nuclear annihilation. As a wealthy Swedish family celebrates the birthday of their patriarch Alexander (Erland Josephson, Cries and Whispers), news of the outbreak of World War III reaches their remote Baltic island — and the happy mood turns to horror. The family descends into a state of psychological devastation, brilliantly evoked by Tarkovsky’s arresting palette of luminous grays washing over the bleak landscape around their home. The film’s masterful cinematography is by Sven Nykvist, Ingmar Bergman’s longtime collaborator. Made as he was dying of cancer, The Sacrifice is Tarkovsky’s closing artistic testament, a profoundly moving, redemptive tragedy steeped in unforgettable imagery and heart-wrenching emotion.

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Director: Andrei Tarkovsky

Starring: Erland Josephson, Susan Fleetwood, Allan Edwall

Genre: Drama

Runtime: 149 min

Rating: PG

Language: Swedish

Studio: Kino Classics

Home Video Release Date: May 15, 2018

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Blu-ray- 4K Restoration - Special Edition

DVD - 4K Restoration - Special Edition

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Codec: MPEG-2
Resolution: 480i
Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1
Encoding Format: 16:9

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Codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Resolution: 1080p
Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1

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DVD: Dolby Digital 2.0
Blu-ray: DTS-HD MA 2.0 Mono

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DVD: English

Blu-ray: English

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Feature audio commentary by Layla Alexander-Garrett, Tarkovsky's translator on the set of The Sacrifice
Directed by Andrei Tarkovsky - a documentary on the making of The Sacrifice (102 minutes)
Original Trailer
Interview with Michal Leszczylowski, editor of The Sacrifice and director of Directed by Andrei Tarkovsky (32 minutes)
An illustrated booklet with excerpts from Tarkovsky's diaries and an essay by film scholar Robert Bird