New World Blu-ray

'The New World' Director: Terrence Malick (2005) Criterion Collection Blu-ray | 4K restoration of 172-minute extended cut

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 and Powhatan native Pocahontas as a romantic idyll between spiritual equals.

With production designer Jack Fisk’s raw re-creation of the Jamestown colony and Emmanuel Lubezki’s marvelous, naturally lit cinematography, The New World is a film of uncommon power and technical splendour, one that shows Malick at the height of his visual and philosophical powers.

Starring Colin Farrell, Q'orianka Kilcher and Christian Bale.

Special features include:
- High-definition digital transfers of the 135-minute theatrical cut and the 150-minute first cut of the film
- Interviews with actors Colin Farrell and Q’orianka 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
- Program about the process of cutting The New World and its various versions, featuring interviews with editors Hank Corwin, Saar Klein, and Mark Yoshikawa
- Essay by film scholar Tom Gunning, a 2006 interview with Lubezki from American Cinematographer, and a selection of materials that inspired the production