1984 - Region 1 DVD
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13 years, 10 months ago at Jul 10 5:27
1984 made in 1984. george orwell's drama about the social order of war. this version is hard to take. its never fun, never exciting, and never moving. which is perhaps exactly what it should be, however it makes for a difficult movie to enjoy. our hero is a boring man with a boring job rewriting parts of history. we get to see him and others taking part in this action as unin... read more
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Michael Radford's adaption of George Orwell's foreboding literary premonition casts John Hurt and Suzanna Hamilton as lovers who must keep their courtship secret. Aside from criminalizing sex and interpersonal relationships, the ruling party in their country Oceania both fabricates reality and reconstructs history for the sake of oppressing the masses. They brainwash their citizens via large, propaganda-spewing TV monitors installed in their living rooms, which also inspect everyone's activities. Hurt and Hamilton are among the few we see desperately trying to fight the system by keeping control of their thoughts and beliefs.
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Manufacturer: MGM (Video & DVD)
Release date: 4 March 2003
Number of discs: 1
EAN: 9780792854968 UPC: 027616884220
Release date: 4 March 2003
Number of discs: 1
EAN: 9780792854968 UPC: 027616884220
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