New Arrival Birth (Blu-Ray, #1298)

Jonathan Glazers second feature is a haunting cinematic enigma that explores the mysteries of the heart. Nicole Kidman delivers a masterfully multilayered performance as Anna, a widow still mourning the death of her husband a decade earlier when she meets Sean (Cameron Bright), a ten-year-old boy who claims to be his reincarnationleading her into a wrenching confrontation with her own unresolved grief and desires. Featuring painterly cinematography by Harris Savides and a hypnotic orchestral score by Alexandre Desplat,Birthplays its outr premise with unflinching sincerity, yielding a profound emotional reverie on the possibilities of love beyond the physical realm.

DIRECTOR-APPROVED BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES

• New 4K digital restoration, supervised and approved by director Jonathan Glazer, with 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack
• Interview from 2004 with Glazer and actor Nicole Kidman
• New documentary on the making of the film featuring behind-the-scenes footage and interviews with Glazer, producers, and members of the cast
• New program on the films cinematography featuring interviews with camera operator Craig Haagensen and first assistant cameraman Eric Swanek
• Trailer
• English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
• PLUS: An essay by author Olivia Laing

  New cover by Neil Kellerhouse