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Licensor Information
20th Century Fox
Directed by: Ang Lee
Featuring: Joan Allen, Kevin Kline, Tobey Maguire, Christina Ricci, Jamey Sheridan, Sigourney Weaver, Elijah Wood, Adam Hann-Byrd, Katie Holmes, David Krumholtz, Michael Cumpsty, Henry Czerny, Allison Janney, Glenn Fitzgerald
Suburban Connecticut, 1973. While the Watergate hearings blast from the TV, the wayward Hood and Carver families try to navigate a Thanksgiving break simmering with unspoken resentments, sexual experimentation, and cultural confusion. With crystalline clarity, characteristic subtlety, and even a dose of wicked humor, Academy Award-winning director Ang Lee adapts Rick Moody's acclaimed novel of American malaise into a trenchant, tragic portrait of lost souls. Featuring a tremendous cast of established actors (Kevin Kline, Joan Allen, Sigourney Weaver) and up-and-coming stars (Tobey Maguire, Christina Ricci, Elijah Wood, Katie Holmes), The Ice Storm is one of the finest films of the nineties.
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Technical Specifications
Format:
DVD
Discs:
DVD-9 (2 Discs)
Total: 2 Discs
Regions:
1 (DVD)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85:1
Audio Options:
English Dolby Surround 2.0
Resolution:
480p/29.97
Subtitles:
English
Supplements
Types of Supplements Included: Audio Commentary, Documentary, Interview, Deleted Scenes, Q&A, Audio Interview, Theatrical Trailer, Booklet
- Audio commentary featuring Ang Lee and producer-screenwriter John Schamus
- Documentary featuring interviews with actors Joan Allen, Kevin Kline, Tobey Maguire, Christina Ricci, Sigourney Weaver, and Elijah Wood
- Interview with novelist Rick Moody
- Deleted scenes
- Footage from a 2007 event honoring Ang Lee and John Schamus at New York’s Museum of the Moving Image
- Illustrated audio interviews with Frederick Elmes, production designer Mark Friedberg, and costume designer Carol Oditz
- Trailer
- A booklet featuring a new essay by critic Bill Krohn
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Release Credits
Artwork: Neil Kellerhouse
Producer: Issa Clubb
Producer: Johanna Schiller
Release Notes on Restoration
The Ice Storm
The Ice Storm is presented in its original aspect ratio of 1.85:1. Black bars at the top and bottom of the screen are normal for this format. Supervised by director Ang Lee and director of photography Frederick Elmes, this digital transfer was created on a Spirit 4K Datacine from a 35mm interpositve. Thousands of instances of dirt, debris, and scratches were removed using the MTI Digital Restoration System. To maintain optimal image quality through the compression process, the picture on this dual-layer DVD-9 has been encoded at the highest-possible bit rate for the quantity of materials included.
The Dolby Digital 5.1 track was remixed and remastered at 24-bit from the the 35mm LT/RT magnetic track, and audio restoration tools were used to reduce clicks, pops, hiss, and crackle.
The Dolby Digital 5.1 track was remixed and remastered at 24-bit from the the 35mm LT/RT magnetic track, and audio restoration tools were used to reduce clicks, pops, hiss, and crackle.