MirrorMask (Widescreen) (US Version) DVD Region 1

Reminiscent of ALICE IN WONDERLAND and LABYRINTH, MIRRORMASK is a fantasy tale of an intelligent young girl on a journey through a magical world. It is also a visually astounding piece of filmmaking, updating the fairy-tale quest in a coming-of-age story imbued with dark beauty. Written by Neil Gaiman (SANDMAN) and directed by frequent collaborator and illustrator Dave McKean, the film mixes live action and animation, and manages to keep the graphic novelists' aesthetic largely intact: the frames are full of weirdly-skewed perspectives, foggy patches, and mismatched textures that appear grandly decayed. Stephanie Leonidas plays Helena, a young girl who juggles in her father's circus, but longs for a "normal" life. She spends her free time drawing elaborate, fantastical black-and-white pictures which cover every surface of her bedroom. One night, after an argument with her mother (Gina McKee) during which Helena lets fly some rather painful pronouncements, Mom falls ill with an unspecified affliction. As the family waits for news and the circus struggles financially, Helena blames herself for the misfortune. The night before her mother's surgery, Helena is mysteriously transported to a world which bears a strong resemblance to her own drawings, and is populated by strange creatures who follow an even stranger logic. Helena and her traveling companion, fellow juggler Valentine (Jason Barry), sign on to find a mysterious charm which will wake the queen of the city--also played by McKee--from her deep sleep, defeating the forces of darkness and returning Helena home. The film's outstanding art direction is complemented by witty dialogue and some genuinely creepy moments (the words "don't let them see you're afraid" are chill-inducing). Meanwhile, Leonidas's performance is remarkable, maintaining a likeability, charm, and freshness that is all the more amazing considering it was delivered against a green screen, with her special-effect co-stars edited in later.

"MIRRORMASK ambitiously draws on a diverse range of influences....McKean treats every frame of film as it were a strip panel scheduled for reproduction in a glossy art book." - Kim, Newman (Film Critic), Sight and Sound

"MIRRORMASK unspools with the rambling, intuitive digressions of a dream..." -- Grade: A- - Lisa, Schwarzbaum (Entertainment Weekly Critic), Entertainment Weekly, 10/07/2005

"[The film] blends live action with computer-generated animation by the Jim Henson Company into a provocative, murky surrealism." - Stephen, Holden (New York Times Critic), New York Times, 10/28/2005

"[With] a winning WIZARD OF OZ-style structure...[and] a resplendent universe of impossible vistas and fabulous beings." - Geoff, Andrew (Uncut Critic), Uncut, 04/01/2006

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Product Title:	MirrorMask (Widescreen) (US Version) MirrorMask (Widescreen) (US Version) MirrorMask (Widescreen) (US Version) MirrorMask (Widescreen) (US Version) MirrorMask (Widescreen) (US Version)
Artist Name(s):	Andy Hamilton (Actor) | Gina McKee (Actor) | Stephanie Leonidas (Actor) | Dora Bryan (Actor) | Dave McKean (Actor) | Jennifer Connelly | Neil Gaiman | Michael Polis (Actor) | Lisa Henson (Actor) | Ray Lovejoy (Actor) | Simon Moorhead (Actor) Andy Hamilton (Actor) | Gina McKee (Actor) | Stephanie Leonidas (Actor) | Dora Bryan (Actor) | Dave McKean (Actor) | 珍妮花康納莉 | Neil Gaiman | Michael Polis (Actor) | Lisa Henson (Actor) | Ray Lovejoy (Actor) | Simon Moorhead (Actor) Andy Hamilton (Actor) | Gina McKee (Actor) | Stephanie Leonidas (Actor) | Dora Bryan (Actor) | Dave McKean (Actor) | 珍妮花康纳莉 | Neil Gaiman | Michael Polis (Actor) | Lisa Henson (Actor) | Ray Lovejoy (Actor) | Simon Moorhead (Actor) Ａｎｄｙ Ｈａｍｉｌｔｏｎ (Actor) | Gina McKee (Actor) | Stephanie Leonidas (Actor) | Dora Bryan (Actor) | Ｄａｖｅ ＭｃＫｅａｎ (Actor) | ジェニファー・コネリー | Ｎｅｉｌ Ｇａｉｍａｎ | Ｍｉｃｈａｅｌ Ｐｏｌｉｓ (Actor) | Lisa Henson (Actor) | Ray Lovejoy (Actor) | Simon Moorhead (Actor) Andy Hamilton (Actor) | Gina McKee (Actor) | Stephanie Leonidas (Actor) | Dora Bryan (Actor) | Dave McKean (Actor) | Jennifer Connelly | Neil Gaiman | Michael Polis (Actor) | Lisa Henson (Actor) | Ray Lovejoy (Actor) | Simon Moorhead (Actor)
Director:	Dave McKean Dave McKean Dave McKean Ｄａｖｅ ＭｃＫｅａｎ Dave McKean
Producer:	Stephanie Leonidas | Dave McKean | Michael Polis | Lisa Henson | Simon Moorhead Stephanie Leonidas | Dave McKean | Michael Polis | Lisa Henson | Simon Moorhead Stephanie Leonidas | Dave McKean | Michael Polis | Lisa Henson | Simon Moorhead Stephanie Leonidas | Ｄａｖｅ ＭｃＫｅａｎ | Ｍｉｃｈａｅｌ Ｐｏｌｉｓ | Lisa Henson | Simon Moorhead Stephanie Leonidas | Dave McKean | Michael Polis | Lisa Henson | Simon Moorhead
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Release Date:	2006-02-14
UPC Code:	043396025059
Language:	English
Subtitles:	English, French, Thai
Country of Origin:	United States
Picture Format:	NTSC What is it?
Color Information:	Color
Disc Format(s):	DVD
Region Code:	1 - USA, Canada, U.S. Territories What is it?
Rating:	PG (MPAA)
Publisher:	Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Package Weight:	90 (g)
Shipment Unit:	1 What is it?
YesAsia Catalog No.:	1004397982

Director: Dave McKean

DVD Features:

Region 1
Keep Case
Full Frame - 1.33
Widescreen - 1.85
Audio:
Dolby 5.1 - English, Portuguese, Thai
Dolby Surround Sound - French
Subtitles - Chinese, English, French, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish, Thai - Optional
Additional Release Material:
Audio Commentary: Dave McKean - Director/Writer
Interviews: Questions & Answers
Featurette:
1. Neil Gaiman
2. Dave McKean talks about the film
3. Beginnings
4. Cast & Crew
5. Day 16
6. Flight of the Monkeybirds
7. Giants Development