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 AwardŃwinning 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. (Covertext) DIRECTOR-APPROVED SPECIAL EDITION Restored high-definition (2K on the Blu-ray) digital film transfer, supervised and approved by director Ang Lee and director of photography Frederick Elmes, with 2.0 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack on the Blu-ray edition Audio commentary featuring Lee and producer-screenwriter James 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 Lee and Schamus at New York̷s Museum of the Moving Image Illustrated audio interviews with Elmes, production designer Mark Friedberg, and costume designer Carol Oditz Trailer PLUS: A booklet featuring a new essay by critic Bill Krohn
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