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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) Extras: * New, restored high-definition digital transfer, supervised and approved by director Ang Lee and director of photography Frederick Elmes * Audio commentary featuring Lee and producer-screenwriter James Schamus * New documentary featuring interviews with actors Joan Allen, Kevin Kline, Tobey Maguire, Christina Ricci, Sigourney Weaver, and Elijah Wood * New video interview with novelist Rick Moody * Deleted scenes * Footage from an event honoring Lee and Schamus at New York̷s Museum of the Moving Image * Visual essays featuring interviews with the cinematographer, production designer, and costume designer * Theatrical trailer * PLUS: A new essay by film critic Bill Krohn
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