Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner ........ Canadina R1 2-Disc Specs?? (1 Viewer)

[JoshB]

The U.S. R1 release won't be until Febuary and it looks like a bare bones release. I did see that the Canadian R1 Alliance Atlantis release is a 2-Disc set, with many features on it. Can anyone comment on the specs for this release or even the cover art. I did not see this film yet, but I have heard many good things about it.

 

[Rob W]

Disc 1 contains a very nice widescreen anamorphic transfer of the film with removable English & French subtitles, in case any of your friends are fluent in Inuktitut. There's also a text-based "fact-track" with interesting facts about the film and culture in yellow subtitles which can be turned on and off. The 5.1 track is surprisingly effective in several instances,

Disc 2 features :

Navigate Through the Legend
Production Diary
Filmmaker Biographies
Cast & Crew
A Look at Art Direction
Photo Galley ( playable as a slideshow if desired )
Trailer
About Igloolik Isumo

Most of the supplements on Disc 2 are text based with only limited video material totalling at most 15 minutes

Cover features a large head shot of the lead actor in his fur-lined hood with the arctic landscape at the bottom of the cover.