The Clearing (US Version) DVD Region 1

In its chilling opener, THE CLEARING paints a classic portrait of rich man vs. poor man, showing the morning routines of two very similar characters. Though they are both white, middle-aged, and of middle-class stature, the nuances that differentiate them--their houses, their wives, their clothing--jump off the screen with stark clarity. With a slightly jumbled chronology, the subsequent events come not with shock but with devastating realness. Wayne Hayes (Robert Redford) is in his Lexus on his way to work when Arnold Mack (Willem Dafoe) kidnaps him. It all happens calmly with purposeful execution. Mack wants money, and will use Hayes as ransom to get it. The film then turns to Hayes' elegant wife (Helen Mirren, who is a tour-de-force in this quietly emotive role) and well-bred family, who are saddled with a ransom negotiator and FBI surveillance, and are forced to face the tragedy. With no outright violence, no sudden bursts of surprise, and no wasted time, THE CLEARING is a captivating, masterful suspense thriller. Debut director Pieter Jan Brugge works from a screenplay by Justin Haythe in telling this deeply unsettling tale. Hayes and Mack (the superb and intense pairing of Redford and Dafoe) argue their opposite points of view through conversations about family, morality, and power. Meanwhile, safe at home, Hayes' wife undergoes ups and downs reevaluating her marriage and her love for her husband as investigators dig through the intricacies and secrets of their lives.

"[Redford] gives a performance of quiet, riveting intensity..." - Peter, Travers (Rolling Stone Critic), Rolling Stone, 07/08/2004

"[I]t's a meditation on midlife weaknesses and compensations in which the camera idles for relatively infinite stretches on the handsomely etched faces of serious actors over the age of 45..." - Lisa, Schwarzbaum (Entertainment Weekly Critic), Entertainment Weekly, 07/09/2004

"THE CLEARING showcases first-rate, subtle work by three veteran performers....Dafoe captures the submerged anger of a man who feels ignored and invisible, while Redford also does an excellent job of conveying his captor's arrogance..." - Stephen, Farber (Movieline Critic), Movieline's Hollywood Life, 07/01/2004

"THE CLEARING is an intelligent thriller that adroitly explores a longtime marriage..." - Kevin, Thomas (Film critic), Los Angeles Times, 07/02/2004

"[D]istinguished by the most forceful Redford performance in a decade." - Mike, Clark (USA Today Critic), USA Today, 11/19/2004

"[A] superior thriller that depends more on psychology than formula..." - Roger, Ebert (Critic and screenwriter), Chicago Sun-Times, 11/05/2004

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Artist Name(s):	Robert Redford (Actor) | Mark Feuerstein (Actor) | Greg Germann (Actor) | Corey Haim (Actor) | Melissa Sagemiller (Actor) | Baz Luhrmann | Gustavo Santaolaya (Actor) | Helen Mirren (Actor) | Carmen Thomas (Actor) 羅拔烈福 (Actor) | 馬克•弗瑞斯坦 (Actor) | Greg Germann (Actor) | Corey Haim (Actor) | Melissa Sagemiller (Actor) | 巴茲雷曼 | Gustavo Santaolaya (Actor) | Helen Mirren (Actor) | Carmen Thomas (Actor) 罗拔烈福 (Actor) | 马克?弗瑞斯坦 (Actor) | Greg Germann (Actor) | Corey Haim (Actor) | Melissa Sagemiller (Actor) | 巴兹雷曼 | Gustavo Santaolaya (Actor) | Helen Mirren (Actor) | Carmen Thomas (Actor) Ｒｏｂｅｒｔ Ｒｅｄｆｏｒｄ (Actor) | Mark Feuerstein (Actor) | Ｇｒｅｇ Ｇｅｒｍａｎｎ (Actor) | Corey Haim (Actor) | Melissa Sagemiller (Actor) | Ｂａｚ Ｌｕｈｒｍａｎｎ | Gustavo Santaolaya (Actor) | Helen Mirren (Actor) | Carmen Thomas (Actor) Robert Redford (Actor) | Mark Feuerstein (Actor) | Greg Germann (Actor) | Corey Haim (Actor) | Melissa Sagemiller (Actor) | Baz Luhrmann | Gustavo Santaolaya (Actor) | Helen Mirren (Actor) | Carmen Thomas (Actor)
Director:	Mark Feuerstein | Kevin Spacey 馬克•弗瑞斯坦 | 奇雲史柏斯 马克?弗瑞斯坦 | 奇云史柏斯 Mark Feuerstein | ケビン・スペイシー Mark Feuerstein | Kevin Spacey
Producer:	Robert Redford | Kevin Spacey | Martin Donovan | Baz Luhrmann | Carmen Thomas 羅拔烈福 | 奇雲史柏斯 | 馬田當奴芬 | 巴茲雷曼 | Carmen Thomas 罗拔烈福 | 奇云史柏斯 | 马田当奴芬 | 巴兹雷曼 | Carmen Thomas Ｒｏｂｅｒｔ Ｒｅｄｆｏｒｄ | ケビン・スペイシー | Martin Donovan | Ｂａｚ Ｌｕｈｒｍａｎｎ | Carmen Thomas Robert Redford | Kevin Spacey | Martin Donovan | Baz Luhrmann | Carmen Thomas
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Release Date:	2004-11-09
UPC Code:	024543152484
Language:	English
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:	Not Rated
Publisher:	20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Package Weight:	95 (g)
Shipment Unit:	1 What is it?
YesAsia Catalog No.:	1004397746

Director: Pieter Jan Brugge

DVD Features:

Region 1
Keep Case
Audio:
Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
Dolby Digital Surround - Spanish, French
Subtitles - English, Spanish - Optional
Additional Release Material:
Behind the Scenes: Fox's Inside Look
Audio Commentary: Peter Jan Brugge - Director; Justin Haythe - Writer; Kevin Tent - Editor
Trailers: Theatrical Trailer
Deleted Scenes: With Optional Director's Commentary (6)
Text/Photo Galleries:
Additional Text: Screenplay