Bergen County Cooperative Library System

Format:

DVD, Videorecording, Projected Medium, Visual Materials

Title:

The witch [videorecording (DVD)] : a New England folktale / A24 ; written & directed by Robert Eggers ; Parts & Labor, RT Features, Rooks Nest Entertainment, Maiden Voyage Pictures, Mott Street Pictures present ; in association with Code Red Productions, Scythia Films, Pulse Films, Special Projects ; produced by Jay Van Hoy, Lars Knudsen ; produced by Jodi Redmond, Daniel Bekerman ; produced by Rodrigo Teixeira.

Other Title:

Vvitch : a New England folktale

Publisher, Date:

Santa Monica, California : Lionsgate, [2016]

Description:

1 videodisc (approximately 92 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

4 3/4 in. stamping

digital optical

widescreen (1.66:1) 24 fps

NTSC

video file DVD video region 1

Target Audience Note:

MPAA rating: R; for disturbing violent content and graphic nudity.

Credits:

Music, Mark Korven ; editor, Louise Ford ; director of photography, Jarin Blaschke.

Performers:

Anya Taylor-Joy, Ralph Ineson, Kate Dickie, Harvey Scrimshaw, Ellie Grainger, Lucas Dawson.

System Details:

DVD; NTSC, region 1; 16x9 widescreen (1.66:1 aspect ratio); 5.1 Dolby digital.

Summary:

A family in 1630s New England faces destruction by the forces of witchcraft, black magic, and possession. When one of their five children goes missing and their life-sustaining crops fail, they fall victim to paranoia and fear as they begin to turn on one another.

Notes:

Wide screen (1.66:1).

Originally released as a motion picture in 2015.

Special features: audio commentary with director Robert Eggers; The Witch: a primal folklore; Salem panel Q & A; design gallery.

Music, Mark Korven ; editor, Louise Ford ; director of photography, Jarin Blaschke.

Anya Taylor-Joy, Ralph Ineson, Kate Dickie, Harvey Scrimshaw, Ellie Grainger, Lucas Dawson.

DVD; NTSC, region 1; 16x9 widescreen (1.66:1 aspect ratio); 5.1 Dolby digital.

English dialogue with optional English SDH or Spanish subtitles.

Sundance, Best Director, 2015

Subjects:

Witchcraft -- New England -- Drama.

Demonology -- New England -- Drama.