“A powerhouse! A combination of Flash, classic and 3-D animation.”
- Manohla Dargis, NEW YORK TIMES
“An amazing film! A work of astonishing aesthetic integrity and searing moral power.”
- A.O. Scott, NEW YORK TIMES
“An absolute stunner!”
- Joe Morgenstern, WALL STREET JOURNAL
“Unforgettable!”
- David Ansen, NEWSWEEK
“It’s unlike any film you’ve ever seen, period. A seamless mixing of the real and the
surreal, the personal and the political, animation and live action.”
- Kenneth Turan, LOS ANGELES TIMES
Academy Award® Nominee for Best Foreign Language Film
Golden Globe® Winner for Best Foreign Language Film
WALTZ WITH BASHIR
Debuts on Blu-ray™ and DVD on June 23, 2009
Culver City, CA (April 27, 2009) – An Academy Award®-nominee for Best Foreign Language Film, Waltz With Bashir will be released on Blu-ray and DVD on June 23, 2009 from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. The winner of the Golden Globe® for Best Foreign Language Film, Waltz With Bashir was written and directed by Ari Folman. This Sony Pictures Classics film will be available for an SLP of $39.95 for Blu-ray and $28.96 for DVD. Special features on both versions will include an English language version of the film, Director’s Commentary, a Making-Of Featurette, a Q & A with Director Ari Folman and Animatics-Building the Scenes.
Based on actual events, Waltz With Bashir is a powerful and groundbreaking animated feature that follows one man’s personal experience with the 1982 invasion of Lebanon. In addition to its Academy Award nomination and Golden Globe win, Waltz With Bashir was nominated for the Palme D’Or at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival and was a 2008 official selection at the New York Film Festival, the Toronto Film Festival and the Telluride Film Festival.
Synopsis
Inspired by actual events, Waltz with Bashir chronicles one man’s descent into his own half-forgotten past. Filmmaker Ari Folman, an Israeli veteran of the First Lebanon War, encounters an old friend suffering from nightmares of the conflict. Ari begins to wonder why his own memories are full of gaps. In an effort to uncover the truth, he reconnects with old friends and dares to confront the horrors of war. Hailed by the L.A Times as “innovative” and “devastating,” Waltz with Bashir fuses animation and documentary to create an experience unlike anything you’ve ever witnessed.
BLU-RAY AND DVD BONUS FEATURES INCLUDE:
English language version of the film
“Making-of” Featurette
Animatics – Building the Scenes
Q & A with Director Ari Folman
Director’s Commentary
Waltz with Bashir was written and directed by Ari Folman, produced by Folman; Yael Nahlieli, Bridget Folman Film Gang, Israel; Serge Lalou, Les Films d’Ici, France; Gerhard Meixner, Razor Film, Germany and Roman Paul, Razor Film, Germany. In Hebrew with English subtitles.
The Blu-ray Disc version of Waltz With Bashir is BD-Live™ enabled, allowing users to get connected and go beyond the disc via an Internet-connected Blu-ray player. Download exclusive content, register for rewards, give feedback through our survey and more!
Get rewarded for registering your Sony Blu-ray discs! The Sony Pictures Blu-ray Club rewards consumers in the U.S. for purchasing and registering BD-Live enabled Sony Blu-ray movies. Members can redeem accumulated points for cool Sony products, plus enter to win cash and prizes in daily sweepstakes and more. For details visit Sony Rewards - BluRay - Sony Rewards.
"Academy Award®" and "Oscar®" are the registered trademarks and service marks of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
WALTZ WITH BASHIR DVD
DVD Catalog #:
28993
DVD UPC Code:
0-43396-28993-2
DVD Order Date:
5/21/09
DVD SLP:
$28.96
Running Time
87 minutes
Rating
R for some disturbing images of atrocities, strong violence, brief nudity and a scene of graphic sexual content.
WALTZ WITH BASHIR BLU-RAY™
DVD Catalog #:
30039
DVD UPC Code:
0-43396-30039-2
DVD Order Date:
5/21/09
DVD SLP:
$39.95
Running Time
87 minutes
Rating
R for some disturbing images of atrocities, strong violence, brief nudity and a screen of graphic sexual content.
- Manohla Dargis, NEW YORK TIMES
“An amazing film! A work of astonishing aesthetic integrity and searing moral power.”
- A.O. Scott, NEW YORK TIMES
“An absolute stunner!”
- Joe Morgenstern, WALL STREET JOURNAL
“Unforgettable!”
- David Ansen, NEWSWEEK
“It’s unlike any film you’ve ever seen, period. A seamless mixing of the real and the
surreal, the personal and the political, animation and live action.”
- Kenneth Turan, LOS ANGELES TIMES
Academy Award® Nominee for Best Foreign Language Film
Golden Globe® Winner for Best Foreign Language Film
WALTZ WITH BASHIR
Debuts on Blu-ray™ and DVD on June 23, 2009
Culver City, CA (April 27, 2009) – An Academy Award®-nominee for Best Foreign Language Film, Waltz With Bashir will be released on Blu-ray and DVD on June 23, 2009 from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. The winner of the Golden Globe® for Best Foreign Language Film, Waltz With Bashir was written and directed by Ari Folman. This Sony Pictures Classics film will be available for an SLP of $39.95 for Blu-ray and $28.96 for DVD. Special features on both versions will include an English language version of the film, Director’s Commentary, a Making-Of Featurette, a Q & A with Director Ari Folman and Animatics-Building the Scenes.
Based on actual events, Waltz With Bashir is a powerful and groundbreaking animated feature that follows one man’s personal experience with the 1982 invasion of Lebanon. In addition to its Academy Award nomination and Golden Globe win, Waltz With Bashir was nominated for the Palme D’Or at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival and was a 2008 official selection at the New York Film Festival, the Toronto Film Festival and the Telluride Film Festival.
Synopsis
Inspired by actual events, Waltz with Bashir chronicles one man’s descent into his own half-forgotten past. Filmmaker Ari Folman, an Israeli veteran of the First Lebanon War, encounters an old friend suffering from nightmares of the conflict. Ari begins to wonder why his own memories are full of gaps. In an effort to uncover the truth, he reconnects with old friends and dares to confront the horrors of war. Hailed by the L.A Times as “innovative” and “devastating,” Waltz with Bashir fuses animation and documentary to create an experience unlike anything you’ve ever witnessed.
BLU-RAY AND DVD BONUS FEATURES INCLUDE:
English language version of the film
“Making-of” Featurette
Animatics – Building the Scenes
Q & A with Director Ari Folman
Director’s Commentary
Waltz with Bashir was written and directed by Ari Folman, produced by Folman; Yael Nahlieli, Bridget Folman Film Gang, Israel; Serge Lalou, Les Films d’Ici, France; Gerhard Meixner, Razor Film, Germany and Roman Paul, Razor Film, Germany. In Hebrew with English subtitles.
The Blu-ray Disc version of Waltz With Bashir is BD-Live™ enabled, allowing users to get connected and go beyond the disc via an Internet-connected Blu-ray player. Download exclusive content, register for rewards, give feedback through our survey and more!
Get rewarded for registering your Sony Blu-ray discs! The Sony Pictures Blu-ray Club rewards consumers in the U.S. for purchasing and registering BD-Live enabled Sony Blu-ray movies. Members can redeem accumulated points for cool Sony products, plus enter to win cash and prizes in daily sweepstakes and more. For details visit Sony Rewards - BluRay - Sony Rewards.
"Academy Award®" and "Oscar®" are the registered trademarks and service marks of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
WALTZ WITH BASHIR DVD
DVD Catalog #:
28993
DVD UPC Code:
0-43396-28993-2
DVD Order Date:
5/21/09
DVD SLP:
$28.96
Running Time
87 minutes
Rating
R for some disturbing images of atrocities, strong violence, brief nudity and a scene of graphic sexual content.
WALTZ WITH BASHIR BLU-RAY™
DVD Catalog #:
30039
DVD UPC Code:
0-43396-30039-2
DVD Order Date:
5/21/09
DVD SLP:
$39.95
Running Time
87 minutes
Rating
R for some disturbing images of atrocities, strong violence, brief nudity and a screen of graphic sexual content.
