Press Release Criterion Press Release: Brazil (1985) (4k UHD Combo) (Blu-ray) (1 Viewer)

[Ronald Epstein]

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In the dystopian masterpiece Brazil, Jonathan Pryce plays a daydreaming everyman who finds himself caught in the soul-crushing gears of a nightmarish bureaucracy. This cautionary tale by Terry Gilliam, one of the great films of the 1980s, has come to be esteemed alongside antitotalitarian works by the likes of George Orwell, Aldous Huxley, and Kurt Vonnegut. And in terms of set design, cinematography, music, and effects, Brazilis a nonstop dazzler.

FILM INFO​

• United Kingdom
• 1985
• 143 minutes
• Color
• 1.85:1
• English
• Spine #51
  
  

  DIRECTOR-APPROVED 4K UHD + BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES​

  • New 4K digital restoration of Terry Gilliam’s director’s cut, supervised and approved by Gilliam, with 2.0 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack
  • One 4K UHD disc of the film presented in Dolby Vision HDR and two Blu-rays with the film and special features
  • Audio commentary by Gilliam
  • What Is “Brazil”?, Rob Hedden’s on-set documentary
  • The Production Notebook, a collection of interviews and video essays, featuring a trove of Brazil-iana from Gilliam’s personal collection
  • The Battle of “Brazil,” a documentary about the film’s contentious release, hosted by Jack Mathews and based on his book of the same name
  • “Love Conquers All” version, the studio’s ninety-four-minute, happy-ending cut of Brazil, with commentary by Brazil expert David Morgan
  • Trailer
  • English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
  • PLUS: An essay by film critic David Sterritt
    
    Cover based on a theatrical poster
    
    June 3, 2025

 

[Ronald Epstein]

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[JoshZ]

This feels like it was always inevitable. I will happily buy it.

 

[Ethan Riley]

Yup, this was a no-brainer since they upgraded Time Bandits and Baron Munchausen already. I've been waiting a long time for this one.

 

[Rodney]

So you're saying I'm gonna buy Spine #51 yet again?

The completist in me wishes Criterion would include the US theatrical release to make this the definitive set.

 

[xenomorphic]

This feels like it was always inevitable. I will happily buy it.

Long overdue. The old master didn't do the movie justice.

 

[Ronald Epstein]

Preorder is live. See second post

 

[benbess]

I've enjoyed this movie since 1985, but the $60 list price is giving me sticker shock.

 

[Patrick McCart]

Criterion really should consider adding the theatrical cut in HD to the supplemental disc considering all the extras are SD and $60 MSRP is kind of steep considering they haven't had to produce any new content for the film in 25 years. They've released plenty of 2-disc Blu-rays and 3-disc 4K UHDs with their usual $40/50 MSRPs with way more supplemental content.