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Title:
Insomnia [DVD video]
Edition:
Director approved DVD special edition.
Publication Date:
2014
Publication Information:
[Irvington, N.Y.] : The Criterion Collection, [2014]
©2014
Physical Description:
1 videodisc (97 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 insert.
ISBN:
9781604658682
Abstract:
Stellan Skarsgard plays an enigmatic Swedish detective with a checkered past who arrives in a small town in northern Norway to investigate the death of a teenage girl. As he digs deeper into the heinous killing, his own demons and the tyrannical midnight sun begin to take a toll.
General Note:
Originally released as a motion picture in 1997.
Some copies may lack booklet.
Special features: New 4K digital restoration; Erik Skjoldbjærg and Stellan Skarsgård (new conversation between the director and the actor discussing the making of Insomnia, including the development of the script, the creation of the lead character of Engstrom, and their interest in inverting the genre norms of film noir); Skjoldbjærg's short films (two short films by Skjoldbjærg: Near winter (1993) and Close to home (1994)); Trailer; A booklet featuring and essay by critic Jonathan Romney.
Performers:
Stellan Skarsgård, Sverre Anker Ousdal, Bjorn Floberg, Gisken Armand, Maria Bonnevie, Kristian Figenschow, Thor Michael Aamodt, Bjørn Moan, Marianne O. Ulrichsen, Frode Rasmussen, Guri Johnson, Maria Mathiesen.
Technical Details:
DVD, NTSC, region 1, widescreen (1.85:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 2.0 surround sound.
Language:
Norwegian
Additional Language:
Norwegian and Swedish dialogue; English subtitles.
Added Corporate Author:
Audience:
No rating available.
