On 2010-02-13 Ran Prieur, wrote: Brazil was originally released in two versions: the 142 minute European theatrical cut, and the 131 minute American theatrical cut. Terry Gilliam approved both. Then there was the 94 minute ´Love Conquers All´ version shown on American television, which everyone agrees is dreadful. Brazil is one of my favorite films. I´ve seen the 131 minute cut about ten times, and the Criterion ´director´s cut´, which is closely based on the European theatrical cut, two or three times, and I think the shorter version is better. We should learn from George Lucas that it is not necessarily good for the director to get everything he wants. The stuff added to the long cut is not that good, not necessary for the plot, and drags down the pacing. Another difference is that in the shorter cut, in the final shot, Sam is surrounded by clouds. It doesn´t change the story but I think it´s a better presentation of the ending. And there´s one bit that´s only in the shorter version: when Jim Broadbent slaps the plastic over Katherine Helmond´s face, Sam says (ironically) ´My God, it works.´
The item description says that the 1998 DVD is 131 minutes (or 132). This is incorrect. All DVD´s are the long version, although the 1998 stand-alone DVD might be slightly different from the one in the Criterion collection. The 131 minute version was released only on VHS and videodisc.. And summed up by saying This is the long version, and the shorter version is better. Currently Brazil has an overall rating of 8 over 10.
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Charles McKeown claimed The nightmarish futuristic satire brazil effectively blurs all lines between illusion and reality. Jonathan pryce plays a government statistician who chooses to blind himself to the decaying world around him. Studio: Uni Dist Corp. (mca) Release Date: 01/09/2007 Starring: Jonathan Pryce Katherine Helmond Run time: 131 minutes Rating: R Director: Terry Gilliam
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