Gravity

Theatrical Release Date: 2013 10 04 (USA - 3D) / 2013 10 04 (USA) / 2014 01 17 (USA -- Theatrical Re-release)

UPC: 883929266180

Studio: Warner Home Video

MPAA Rating: PG13   Contains:[Violence, Profanity]

Summary: Director Alfonso Cuaron's Gravity stars Sandra Bullock as Dr. Ryan Stone, a scientist on a space shuttle mission headed by astronaut Matt Kowalsky (George Clooney), a talkative, charismatic leader full of colorful stories that he shares with his crewmates as well as mission control. As the two are on a space walk, debris hits the area where they are working, and soon the pair finds themselves detached from their ship and stranded in space. While figuring out what steps they can take to save themselves, Stone grapples with a painful past that makes her consider giving up altogether. Gravity screened at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival. ~ Perry Seibert, Rovi

Category: Science Fiction

Awards: Best Sound – British Academy of Film and Television Arts Best British Film – British Academy of Film and Television Arts Best Production Design – British Academy of Film and Television Arts Best Visual Effects – British Academy of Film and Television Arts Best Visual Effects – British Academy of Film and Television Arts Best Production Design – British Academy of Film and Television Arts Best Sound – British Academy of Film and Television Arts Best Visual Effects – British Academy of Film and Television Arts Best Production Design – British Academy of Film and Television Arts Best Sound – British Academy of Film and Television Arts Best Picture – British Academy of Film and Television Arts Best Visual Effects – British Academy of Film and Television Arts Best Director – British Academy of Film and Television Arts Best Sound – British Academy of Film and Television Arts Best Sound – British Academy of Film and Television Arts Best Visual Effects – British Academy of Film and Television Arts Best Editing – L.A. Film Critics Association Best Director – L.A. Film Critics Association Best Picture – L.A. Film Critics Association Best Editing – L.A. Film Critics Association Best Cinematography – L.A. Film Critics Association Best Picture – Detroit Film Critics Society Best Director – Detroit Film Critics Society Best Actress – Screen Actors Guild Best Picture - Drama – Hollywood Foreign Press Association Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama – Hollywood Foreign Press Association Best Original Score – Hollywood Foreign Press Association Best Actress – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Production Design – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Production Design – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Picture – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Production Design – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Director – Hollywood Foreign Press Association Best Director – Directors Guild of America Best Actress – British Academy of Film and Television Arts Best Editing – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Editing – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Score – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Visual Effects – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Cinematography – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Sound Mixing – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Visual Effects – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Sound Mixing – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Visual Effects – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Sound Mixing – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Visual Effects – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Director – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Sound Editing – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Sound Mixing – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Original Music – British Academy of Film and Television Arts Best Original Screenplay – British Academy of Film and Television Arts Best Cinematography – British Academy of Film and Television Arts Best Original Screenplay – British Academy of Film and Television Arts

Features: Experience the meticulous innovation necessary to create the world of Zero-G.
Witness the physical and emotional demands Sandra Bullock endured on set.
Journey with Alfonso Cuarón through four years of filmmaking to the farthest boundaries of cinema.

Gravity

Release Date: 02/25/2014

Aspect Ratio: 2.40:1 2.40:1

Audio: DD5.1 Dolby Digital 5.1, DD2 Dolby Digital Stereo, DHMA

Runtime: 91 Minutes

Sides: 3

Number of Discs: 3

Language(s) English,French,Spanish

Subtitles: English,French,Spanish

Chapters: Disc #1 -- Gravity
1. Chapter 1 [13:08]
2. Chapter 2 [8:24]
3. Chapter 3 [7:38]
4. Chapter 4 [10:46]
5. Chapter 5 [6:11]
6. Chapter 6 [2:37]
7. Chapter 7 [8:11]
8. Chapter 8 [11:07]
9. Chapter 9 [7:18]
10. Chapter 10 [8:22]
11. Chapter 11 [7:07]
1. Chapter 1 [3:18]
2. Chapter 2 [6:53]

Perry Seibert

Movies frequently engage us on an emotional level, prompting us to empathize with the characters onscreen. Less often, but still common, a film can trigger a physical response -- like making us flinch during a horror flick or experience a quick burst of adrenaline during a tense chase. Alfonso Cuarón's Gravity is that rarest of all beasts, an enthralling work of popular art so overwhelmingly visceral that you might need a few minutes after leaving the theater -- and Gravity should be seen in a theater -- to readjust to everyday life.

The setup couldn't be simpler. Sandra Bullock plays Dr. Ryan Stone, a scientist on a space-shuttle mission headed by veteran astronaut Matt Kowalsky (George Clooney), a talkative, charismatic leader full of colorful stories that he shares with his crewmates and mission control. Debris hits the area where they are working during a space walk, and soon the pair find themselves detached from their ship and stranded among the stars. While figuring out what steps they can take to save themselves, Stone grapples with a painful past that makes her consider giving up altogether.

Cuarón grabs us from the opening shot with the majesty and physical reality of a space walk. His control and mastery are certainly showy -- you might very well think to yourself, "I didn't know a filmmaker could do that" -- but they're also designed to put viewers on edge. Almost instantly, you feel like you're sharing Stone and Kowalsky's surroundings, and it quickly turns into a previously unimagined nightmare -- the kind of stress dream in which forces are threatening you and there's little you can do but hang on for dear life.

The movie is a thrill ride, sure, but first and foremost it's a fight for survival, and that fight transpires in both a physical and an emotional realm. Cuarón wears us out in the film's first act so that when it comes time to focus on the characters' -- especially Stone's -- struggle to decide if life is worth fighting for, the emotions hit us hard. Cuarón upsets us physically so that we're less resistant to contemplating the same painful psychological territory as his characters.

This is far from the first time that Cuarón has shown an uncanny talent for blending state-of-the-art effects with a strong emotional story. He directed Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, which was arguably the most respected entry in that franchise because it made Hogwarts feel like a real place with lots of outdoor areas to explore, rather than just a movie set full of shifting walls and ghosts. His last film before Gravity was Children of Men, as disturbing and affecting a portrait of a future dystopia as anyone has produced since Blade Runner.

While Gravity shares with those pictures the ability to make an unfamiliar environment seem real, it's a different experience because it cuts so close to the bone. There's something elemental Cuarón is getting at -- he's showing us how close people can come to deciding that leaving this Earth might be what they really want. It's a formidable achievement to combine such a profound examination of suicidal thought with such stunningly realized and executed visuals, and it makes Gravity arguably the most ambitious science-fiction film since Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey.

However, where that picture ended with an image that people still debate 45 years later, Cuarón's unambiguous final shot drives home the movie's title, inverts one of the most famous quotes in the history of space travel, and gives us one last thunderously visceral reminder of how thoroughly this world-class filmmaker has had us in the palm of his hand for the previous 90 minutes. It's the perfect ending to an unforgettable experience. ~ Perry Seibert, Rovi

Cast and Crew: Christopher de Faria  Executive Producer 
Alfonso Cuarón  Director 
Alfonso Cuarón  Producer 
Alfonso Cuarón  Screenwriter 
David Heyman  Producer 
Nikki Penny  Executive Producer 
Geoffrey Alexander  Composer (Music Score) 
Stephen Jones  Executive Producer 
Jonas Cuarón  Screenwriter 
Steven Price  Composer (Music Score) 
Sandra Bullock  Actor 
George Clooney  Actor 
Ed Harris  Actor 
Orto Ignatiussen  Actor 
Phaldut Sharma  Actor 
Amy Warren  Actor 
Basher Savage  Actor 

Country: USA