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Features: DVD, Widescreen, Aspect Ratio 1.85:1, Dolby Digital (5.1), Dolby Digital Stereo, Audio Commentary, Making Of Featurette, Tarot Card Game, Original Pilot, English, French, Spanish Subtitled, 6 Discs
1934. The Dustbowl. The last great age of magic. In a time of titanic sandstorms, vile plagues, drought and pistilence - signs of God's fury and harbingers of the Apocalypse - the final conflict between good and evil is about to begin. The battle will take place in the Heartland of an empire called America. And when it is over, man will forever trade away wonder for reason. See the conflict of good vs. evil played out against a pair of vivid and unusual backdrops: a traveling carnival working the American Dustbowl circuit, and an evangelical ministry in California.Episodes:1 - 1.Milfay2.After the Ball is Over2 - 3. Tipton4. Black Blizzard3 - 5. Babylon6. Pick a number4 - 7. The River8. Lonnigan, Texas5 - 9. Insomnia10. Hot and Bothered6 - 11. Day of the Dead12. The Day that was the DayBonus ContentDVD Features:Audio Commentary: 3 Audio Commentaries with Creator Daniel Knauf, Executive Producer Howard Klein and Directors Rodrigo Garcia and Jeremy PodeswaFeaturette: "Making of Carnivale" Featurette detailing how set and costume designers collaborated to achieve the look of the Dustbowl in the 1930sSystem Requirements:Running Time 720 MinFormat: DVD MOVIE
Editor's Note
Like a cross between TWIN PEAKS and THE GRAPES OF WRATH, HBO's acclaimed television drama CARNIVALE sets an allegorical fable about the mythic battle between good and evil against the surreal backdrop of a Depression-era traveling circus. Having lost both his farm and his mother to the 1930s Dust Bowl, prison escapee Ben Hawkins (Nick Stahl, IN THE BEDROOM) joins an itinerant carnival in a desperate bid to escape poverty, the police, and his own discomfort with his miraculous healing powers. Ben's story is juxtaposed with that of California preacher Justin Crowe (Clancy Brown, THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION), whose evangelical ministries with his sister, Iris (Amy Madigan), take on increasingly sinister overtones and hint at an eventual confrontation between himself and young Hawkins through the mysterious figure of former circus showman and WWI veteran Henry Scudder (John Savage). As the main story arc builds to its apocalyptic showdown, the series takes dramatic detours into the daily lives of the carnival denizens. Lorded over by the unseen "Management" and a dwarf named Samson (TWIN PEAKS' Michael J. Anderson), the ragtag collection of sideshow freaks includes the blind soothsayer, Lodz (Patrick Bauchau); the bearded lady, Lila (Debra Christofferson); the snake charmer, Ruthie (Adrienne Barbeau); the troubled fortuneteller, Sophie (Clea DuVall); her catatonic mother, Apollonia (Diane Salinger); the wounded former-baseball player-turned-roustabout, Jonesy (Tim DeKay); and a family of strippers and prostitutes comprised of mother Rita Sue (Cynthia Ettinger), her daughters Libby (Carla Gallo) and Dora Mae (Amanda Aday), and their pimp-like father, Stumpy (Toby Huss). Creator Daniel Knauf surrounds this impressive cast with impeccable period-piece production design, a rotating roster of directorial talent that includes Alison Maclean (JESUS' SON) and Rodrigo Garcia (son of magical-realist writer Gabriel Garcia Marquez), and innovative storytelling that is at once supremely creepy, intellectually provocative, and emotionally gripping. This collection includes all 12 episodes of the series' highly addictive first season.
| Features | 6-Disc Set | | Audio: English Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound; English, French, Spanish Stereo | | Director Commentary | | Interactive Menus | | Making Of Featurette | | Original Pilot Episode | | Scene Selection | | Widescreen Presentation | | Subtitles: English, French, Spanish | | Audio: English Dolby Digital 5.1, English, Spanish, French Dolby Digital Stereo | | Museum of TV and Radio Seminar | | TCA Trailer | | The Original Pilot Episode Titled Milfay | | Audio Commentary from Director Rodrigo Garcia | | Making Of Carnivale Featurette | | Tarot Card Game |
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Release Information
| | Studio: HBO |
| Release Date: 11/10/2009 |
| Running Time: 720 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 2003 | | Catalog ID: 98857 | | UPC: 00026359885723 | | Number of Discs: 6 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English [CC], English, French Dubbed, Spanish Dubbed | | Available Subtitles: English, French, Spanish | | Video: Color |
Aspect Ratio | | Anamorphic Widescreen 1.85:1 |
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| | Professional Reviews | Entertainment Weekly
"[The] writers are assured, relishing the chance to explore nuances without the usual TV fear." 12/10/2004 p.72Uncut
"Bearded ladies, Siamese twins and ghost towns heighten the already creepy atmosphere." 03/01/2005 p.138 Sight and Sound
"The leisurely, sometimes languid pace shows the same confidence as the impeccable compositions and relishably ambiguous performances?" 04/01/2005 p.85 |
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