{"product_id":"burden-of-dreams-blu-ray-287","title":"Burden of Dreams (Blu-Ray, #287)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eFor nearly five years, acclaimed German director Werner Herzog desperately tried to complete one of the most ambitious and difficult projects of his career­:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eFitzcarraldo,\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ethe story of one man’s attempt to build an opera house deep in the Amazon\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003ejungle. Documentary filmmaker Les Blank captured the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eunfolding of this production, made more perilous by Herzog’s determination to shoot the most daunting scenes without models or special effects, including a sequence requiring hundreds of Indigenous locals to pull a full-size 320-ton steamship over a small mountain. The result is an extraordinary document of the filmmaking process and a unique look into the single-minded mission of one of cinema’s most fearless directors.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 data-feature-title-field=\"\" class=\"header_lvl2 hideSmall\"\u003eBLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-special-features-field=\"\" class=\"product-features-list\"\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew 4K digital restoration, supervised by filmmaker Harrod Blank, director Les Blank’s son, with 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlternate uncompressed monaural soundtrack\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAudio commentary featuring Les Blank, editor and sound recordist Maureen Gosling, and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eFitzcarraldo\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003edirector Werner Herzog\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInterview with Herzog\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eWerner Herzog Eats His Shoe\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(1980), a short film by Blank\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDeleted scenes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBehind-the-scenes photos taken by Gosling\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTrailer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew English subtitle translation and English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePLUS: An essay by film scholar Paul Arthur\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eCover illustration by Richard May; design by Martin Ogolter\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Criterion","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44939167072300,"sku":"715515324212","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0359\/2201\/8348\/files\/burden-of-dreams-blu-ray-287-new-blu-ray-715515324212-4108171.jpg?v=1772346021","url":"https:\/\/www.orbitdvd.com\/products\/burden-of-dreams-blu-ray-287","provider":"Orbit DVD","version":"1.0","type":"link"}