{"product_id":"the-dead-1987-blu-ray-1295","title":"The Dead (1987) (Blu-Ray, #1295)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe elegiac last film by John Huston finds the legendary director adapting a masterly short story by his favorite writer, James Joyce, into a poignant reflection on the totality of life. During a snowy winter in turn-of-the-twentieth-century Dublin, the members of an extended family convene for a night of wine, song, and celebration—but it’s not until after the festivities that Gretta (Anjelica Huston) reveals a secret to her husband (Donal McCann) that casts the entire evening in a new light. Aglow with a mix of nostalgia and melancholy, and featuring a cast of stellar Irish actors, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Dead\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e gracefully evokes the passage of time and the haunting power of memory.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew 4K digital restoration, supervised and approved by director of photography Fred Murphy, with 4.0 surround DTS-HD Master Audio\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003esoundtrack\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eNew interview with author Colum McCann on the James Joyce short story and its adaptation for the film\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eNew 2K restoration of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eJohn Huston and the Dubliners\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e(1987),\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003ea behind-the-scenes documentary by Lilyan Sievernich\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAudio excerpts from actor Anjelica Huston’s 2014 memoir,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eWatch Me\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEnglish subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePLUS: An essay by author and film critic Michael Koresky and a 1987 piece by screenwriter Tony Huston about the making of the film\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew cover by Leanne Shapton\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Criterion","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45202166054956,"sku":"715515327114","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0359\/2201\/8348\/files\/the-dead-1987-blu-ray-1295-new-blu-ray-715515327114-1849895.jpg?v=1772341995","url":"https:\/\/www.orbitdvd.com\/products\/the-dead-1987-blu-ray-1295","provider":"Orbit DVD","version":"1.0","type":"link"}