eXistenZ (1999) 4K Ultra HD & Blu-ray (UUSI)

Kuvien elokuva. EI SUOMITEKSTEJÄ! Tekstit englanniksi. Tätä elokuvaa ei ole edes julkaistu 4K:na suomitekstein. Aluekoodi 2 B, eli toimii suomalaisissa 4K soittimissa. HUOMIO: Blu-ray aluekoodi A (USA).

eXistenZ - (4K Ultra HD & Blu-ray) uusi ja muoveissa.

Vinegar Syndrome

David Cronenberg tunnetaan myös klassikkoelokuvistaan Shivers, Rabid, Fast Company, The Brood, Scanners, Videodrome, The Dead Zone, Naked Lunch, Crash, Spider, A History of Violence ja Eastern Promise.

Alkuperäinen suomalainen DVD-kansikuvaus

Tulevaisuudessa konsolipelien suunnittelijat ovat supertähtiä. Allegra Geller on yksi heistä. Ja hänen uusin pelinsä on eXistenZ, joka muuttaa lopullisesti käsityksen todellisuuden ja virtuaalimaailman rajoista. Kesken eXistenZin testitilaisuuden Allegra joutuu pakenemaan pelastaakseen pelinsä ja henkensä. Pakomatka johtaa maailmaan, jossa sekä todellisuus että epätodellisuus ovat kumpikin kipeän todellisia...

Tämä omaperäisen mestarin DAVID CRONENBERGIN ("Kärpänen", "Crash") uusin elokuva vie meidät todellisuuden ja epätodellisuuden äärirajoille. Pääosissa erinomaisen roolin tekevä JENNIFER JASON LEIGH ("Nuori naimaton nainen") ja JUDE LAW ("Gattaca"). Muissa osissa WILLEM DAFOE ("Platoon") ja IAN HOLM ("Fifth Element"). Kiinnittäkää turvavyöt! (Columbia Tristar Home Entertainment)

Englanninkielisestä Wikipediasta tietoja

Existenz (stylized as eXistenZ) is a 1999 science fiction horror film written, produced and directed by David Cronenberg. The film follows Allegra Geller (Jennifer Jason Leigh), a game designer who finds herself targeted by assassins while playing a virtual reality game of her own creation. An international co-production between Canada, the United Kingdom, and France, it also stars Jude Law, Ian Holm, Don McKellar, Callum Keith Rennie, Sarah Polley, Christopher Eccleston, Willem Dafoe, and Robert A. Silverman.

The film received mostly positive reviews upon release. Cronenberg was awarded a Silver Bear for Outstanding Artistic Contribution at the 49th Berlin International Film Festival for the film.

The film's plot came about after Cronenberg conducted an interview with Salman Rushdie for Shift magazine in 1995. At the time, Rushdie was in hiding due to a fatwa having been put on his life, due to his controversial book The Satanic Verses.[10] Rushdie's dilemma gave Cronenberg an idea of "a Fatwa [sic] against a virtual-reality game designer". Existenz was originally pitched to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, but they did not green-light the film due to its complex structure.

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This listing is for the standard edition 2-disc 4K UHD/Blu-ray. The limited edition flesh-textured hard slipcase + slipcover combo (designed by Haunt Love) was limited to 10,000 units and is sold out. The two versions are identical, aside from the packaging and the 40-page book.

In the near future, video games have evolved to a point where they are able to biologically interact with players through the use of an electronic umbilical cord. Allegra Geller has created eXistenZ, a highly anticipated virtual reality game which has come under fire for its potential ability to effectively warp players' perceptions of reality. When an anti-game zealot attempts to murder Allegra during a demo, she narrowly escapes with the help of her publicist, Ted Pikul. However, Allegra discovers that the only master copy of the game might have been damaged during the attack and convinces Ted to test it with her. After Ted reluctantly agrees, the pair enter the virtual world of eXistenZ, but it’s not long before they start becoming uncertain as to where the violent gameplay ends and reality begins...

Director David Cronenberg’s (Videodrome, Crash) masterpiece of sci-fi horror for the video game age, eXistenZ stars two-time Academy Award nominee Jude Law (The Talented Mr. Ripley), Oscar® nominee Jennifer Jason Leigh (Single White Female), and four-time Oscar® nominee Willem Dafoe (Platoon). Action-packed from beginning to end, and featuring memorable creature effects designed by Stephan Dupuis (Scanners), loaded with a consummate selection of new and archival extras, Vinegar Syndrome is proud to present the 4K UHD debut of this slime-filled look at a virtual future which might become reality sooner than we'd like to think.

directed by: David Cronenberg
starring: Jude Law, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Willem Dafoe, Ian Holm, Sarah Polley, Christopher Eccleston, Don McKellar, Callum Keith Rennie
1999 / 97 min / 1.85:1 / English 5.1 Surround + 2.0 Stereo

Additional info:

• 2-disc Set: 4K Ultra HD / Region A Blu-ray
• 4K UHD presented in High-Dynamic-Range
• Newly scanned & restored in 4K from its 35mm interpositive
• Brand new commentary track with film historian Dr. Jennifer Moorman
• Archival commentary track with director David Cronenberg
• Archival commentary track with cinematographer Peter Suschitzky
• Archival commentary track with visual effects supervisor Jim Isaac
• "Crafting (un)Reality" (22 min) - a brand new interview with art director Tamara Deverell on building the worlds of eXistenZ
• "Frankenstein Syndrome" (9 min) - a brand new interview with make-up effects artist Stephan Dupuis on bringing eXistenZ to life
• "Sticking with Genius" (10 min) - a brand new interview with producer Robert Lantos
• "The Art of the Title" (7 min) - a brand new interview with opening title designer Robert Pilichowski
• "Frame by Frame: The Invisible Art of Production Designer Carol Spier" (48 min) - archival featurette
• Archival Promotional Featurette (7 min)
• Archival Special Effects Featurette (4 min)
• Promotional & behind-the-scenes still gallery
• Theatrical trailer
• Archival EPK interviews with: director David Cronenberg (4 min), actor Jude Law (15 min), actress Jennifer Jason Leigh (2 min), actor Willem Dafoe (7 min) and visual effects supervisor Jim Isaac (28 min)
• 40-page perfect bound book (exclusive to the Limited Edition Slipcase) with essays by Justin LaLiberty and Jon Dieringer
• Reversible sleeve artwork
• English SDH subtitles