Production Companies Canal+ España (uncredited), Cruise/Wagner Productions, Las Producciones del Escorpión S.L., Le Studio Canal+ (uncredited), Lucky Red (uncredited), Miramax Films (uncredited), Sociedad General de Cine (SOGECINE) S.A.
Studio Canal Plus, Dimension Films, Miramax, Producciones del Escorpion, Sogecine
Release Date: May 14, 2002 Region: 1 Runtime: 104 mins Studio: Disney / Buena Vista Audio:
ENGLISH: Dolby Digital 5.1 [CC] FRENCH: Dolby Digital Stereo
Video:
Widescreen 1.85:1 Color (Anamorphic)
Subtitles: Spanish Packaging: Keep Case Rating: PG-13 Features:
"A Look Inside The Others" Original Documentary Visual Effects Piece "Xeroderma Pigmentosum": What Is It? The Story Of A Family Dealing With The Disease Portrayed In The Others An Intimate Look At Director Alejandro Amenabar The Others Still Gallery Theatrical Trailer
Region: 1 Runtime: 1 hrs. 44 min. Studio: Buena Vista Home Entertainment Audio:
Dolby Digital 5.1 - English Dolby Surround - French Dolby Surround - Spanish
Video:
Anamorphic Widescreen - 1.85:1
Rating: PG-13 Features:
Notes: 1. EZ-D DVDs only play for 48 hours once the package is opened. Region 1 2-Disc Set Anamorphic Widescreen - 1.85:1 Audio: Dolby Digital 5.1 - English Dolby Surround - French Dolby Surround - Spanish Additional Release Material: Behind the Scenes Footage Making-of - 1. "A Look Inside The Others" Featurette - 1. Visual EFX Featurette 2. XP Featurette Interactive Features: Scene Access Interactive Menus
A welcome throwback to the spooky traditions of Jack Clayton's The Innocents and Robert Wise's The Haunting, Alejandro Amenábar's The Others favours atmosphere, sound, and suggestion over flashy special effects. Set in 1945 on a fog-enshrouded island off the British coast, the film begins with a scream as Grace (Nicole Kidman) awakens from some unspoken horror, perhaps arising from her religiously overprotective concern for her young children, Anne (Alakina Mann) and Nicholas (James Bentley). The children are hypersensitive to light and have lived in a musty manor with curtains and shutters perpetually drawn. With Grace's husband (Christopher Eccleston) presumably lost at war, this ominous setting perfectly accommodates a sense of dreaded expectation, escalating when three strangers arrive in response to Grace's yet-unposted request for domestic help. Led by housekeeper Mrs Mills (Fionnula Flanagan), this mysterious trio is as closely tied to the house's history as Grace's family is--as are the past occupants seen posthumously in a long-forgotten photo album. With her justly acclaimed performance, Kidman maintains an emotional intensity that fuels the film's supernatural underpinnings. And while Amenábar's pacing is deliberately slow, it befits the tone of penetrating anxiety, leading to a twist that extends the story's reach from beyond the grave. Amenábar unveiled a similarly effective twist in his Spanish thriller Open Your Eyes (remade by Cameron Crowe as Vanilla Sky), but where that film drew debate, The Others is finely crafted to provoke well-earned goose bumps and chills down the spine. --Jeff Shannon, Amazon.com
Release Date: Sep 23, 2002 Audio:
Dolby Digital 5.1
Video:
1.85 Wide Screen
Subtitles: English Features:
Audio Commentary From The Director Inside The Others Featurette Visual Effects Featurette Directors Interview Special Feature On Xeroderma Pigmentosum
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