Millenium Actress DVD to be released this week by
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Wednesday, October 29, 2003
DVD features specials such as interviews and other media.
Renowned anime director Satoshi Kon’s critically acclaimed and award-winning cinematic masterpiece, Millennium Actress, makes its highly anticipated debut on DVD on October 28 from DreamWorks Home Entertainment. Bestowed with prestigious awards across the globe, Millennium Actress, along with Hayao Miyazaki’s Academy Award winning film, Spirited Away*, garnered the Japan Agency of Cultural Affairs Media Arts Festival Grand Prize. The film was also awarded the Fantasia Ground-Breaker Award for Artistic Innovation and named Best Animated Film at the Fantasia Film Festival in Montreal, Canada, among other top honors. Millennium Actress showcases Kon’s remarkable visual style and unique storyline by seamlessly blending fantasy and reality into a compelling epic adventure of fate and destiny. Following a high-definition telecine transfer incorporating a meticulous digital clean up of film artifacts, the Millennium Actress DVD release marks the first time audiences can view the film in its most pristine visual representation. In addition, the DVD includes a behind-the-scenes look at the highly innovative creative process involved in bringing this story to life. A must-have for all film collectors, the Millennium Actress DVD is priced at $19.95 (M.A.P.)
Continuing to receive high praise, Millennium Actress was the first ever recipient of the 2001 International Film Festival of Catalonia’s Orient Express Award spotlighting Asian genre films, and has also been an official selection at some of Asia’s most renowned film festivals including the Pusan International Film Festival (Korea), the Bangkok International Film Festival and the Singapore International Film Festival.
MILLENNIUM ACTRESS SYNOPSIS Millennium Actress is a compelling epic adventure of fate and destiny. Past and present collide as a reporter discovers a mysterious key that unlocks the secrets to the life of a legendary actress who vanished at the height of her brilliant career.
