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Directed by Gus Van Sant
USA | Argentina | Jordan 2002

 

From Gus Van Sant, the groundbreaking director of Good Will Hunting and My Own Private Idaho, comes a suspenseful and highly provocative story of two men pushed to the limit. A pair of best friends (Matt Damon and Casey Affleck), who've nicknamed each other "Gerry," set out on a desert hike. But what begins as a simple daytime adventure turns into an intense life-and-death journey that will test the boundaries of human endurance ... and ultimately, their bond. Written by Damon, Affleck, and Van Sant, this uncommonly compelling motion picture is a starkly realized triumph of visionary filmmaking.

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Friends Gerry (Casey Affleck) and Gerry (Matt Damon) hike into Death Valley, but they stray so far from the trail that they have no idea how to get back. Initially, they maintain morale by rehashing old stories and reciting inside jokes, but the gravity of their situation sinks in as a return to civilization becomes more unlikely. As the sheer scope, hypnotic pull and spirit-crushing mirages of the desert affect the men, their will to live and sense of identity is challenged and transformed.

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Theatrical Release: January 12th, 2002 (Sundance Film Festival)

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Review: Shout! Factory - Region 'A' - Blu-ray

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Runtime 1:42:56.128         
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2.35:1 1080P Dual-layered Blu-ray

Disc Size: 33,263,769,667 bytes

Feature: 29,985,816,768 bytes

Video Bitrate: 33.06 Mbps

Codec: MPEG-4 AVC Video

NOTE: The Vertical axis represents the bits transferred per second. The Horizontal is the time in minutes.
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DTS-HD Master Audio English 1877 kbps 5.1 / 48 kHz / 1877 kbps / 24-bit (DTS Core: 5.1 / 48 kHz / 1509 kbps / 24-bit)
DTS-HD Master Audio English 1695 kbps 2.0 / 48 kHz / 1695 kbps / 24-bit (DTS Core: 2.0 / 48 kHz / 1509 kbps / 24-bit)
Subtitles English, None
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Studio: Shout! Factory

 

2.35:1 1080P Dual-layered Blu-ray

Disc Size: 33,263,769,667 bytes

Feature: 29,985,816,768 bytes

Video Bitrate: 33.06 Mbps

Codec: MPEG-4 AVC Video

 

Edition Details:

• “Salt Lake Van Sant” – Behind-The-Scenes Featurette (13:49)
• Theatrical Trailer (2:27)


 Blu-ray Release Date: February 18th, 2020
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Chapters 12

 

 

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ADDITION: Shout! Factory Blu-ray (February 2020): Shout! Factory have transferred Gus Van Sant's Gerry to Blu-ray. It is on a dual-layered disc with a max'ed out bitrate and the image quality, (kudos Harris Savides' cinematography) is awe-inspiring in the HD resolution. The 2.35:1 framed image looks fantastic in 1080P. It makes me feel like this film should never have been seen in SD (DVD).

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On their Blu-ray, Shout! Factory give the option of DTS-HD Master (24-bit) tracks in both 2.0 channel stereo and 5.1 surround. Both in the original English language. There is some mild separation but the film is significantly impacted by the score by Estonian composer Arvo Pärt (who wrote pieces used in Mia Madre, The Banishment, The Great Beauty, Foxcatcher, There Will Be Blood among other great films) notably Für Alina and Spiegel im Spiegel, both used in Tom Tykwer's Heaven sound beautiful in the lossless. Shout! Factory offer optional English subtitles on their Region 'A' Blu-ray.

The Shout! Factory Blu-ray's only supplements, besides a trailer, is Felix Andrew's 1/4 hour 2003 short “Salt Lake Van Sant” – a behind the scenes look at how the salt lake scene in Gus Van Sant's 'Gerry' was filmed. A commentary wouldn't suit the film experience - this is cinema that has to be personally absorbed not lectured about.

I find that Gerry, with its wild swings of critical judgment from 'masterpiece' to 'student film flop', is a litmus test for understanding cinema and its power to speak to the soul. Like another Van Sant masterpiece, Paranoid Park, it is what is not spoon-fed to the audience that is the most impacting. Along with Arvo Pärt's solitary, idyllic music - the Harris Savides' cinematography (Elephant, Zodiac etc.) in Jordan, Argentina, the Bonneville Salt Flats, Utah, and Death Valley National Park, California - the impressive landscapes are heightened by the 1080P presentation, advancing it to more impacting levels. Gerry is brilliant cinema channeling the visual splendor of Antonioni. It's a film I thrilled to own in the higher resolution of Blu-ray. Despite the limited extras we give it our highest recommendation! 

Gary Tooze

 

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