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Empire of the Sun (Widescreen)
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Steven Spielberg's EMPIRE OF THE SUN, based on the autobiographical novel by J.G. Ballard, stars Christian Bale as Jim Graham, a British schoolboy separated from his upper-class colonial parents when the Japanese sweep into Shanghai during World W... More > See All DVDs (or Videos) By
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Information Overview
| Video Format | Widescreen |
| UPC | 883929091539 |
| Release Date | 11/03/2009 |
| Running Time | 2 hours 32 minutes |
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Empire of the Sun (Widescreen) General
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| Video Format | Widescreen |
| UPC | 883929091539 |
| Release Date | 11/03/2009 |
| Running Time | 2 hours 32 minutes |
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| Number of Discs | 1 |
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| Dual Layer |
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| Widescreen |
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| Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo - English, French |
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| Dolby Digital 5.1 - English, French |
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| Subtitles - English, French, Japanese, Spanish |
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| Steven Spielberg's EMPIRE OF THE SUN, based on the autobiographical novel by J.G. Ballard, stars Christian Bale as Jim Graham, a British schoolboy separated from his upper-class colonial parents when the Japanese sweep into Shanghai during World War II. Temporarily orphaned, Jim attaches himself to Basie (John Malkovich), a fast-talking American opportunist determined make a buck off the spoils of war. Later, when the two are interned in a prison camp, Jim's boyish fantasies are fueled by the grace and daring of the Japanese fighter pilots whom he comes to idolize despite their enemy status. Spielberg's visually spectacular wartime epic is a testimony to the human will to survive and a child's ability to find wonder even in the midst of horror. Thirteen-year-old Welsh actor Christian Bale is brillant as Jim in his feature film debut. Spielberg himself identified more with Jim, a boy who is obsessed with flying and who experiences the death of his innocence, than with E.T.'s Elliott. After a year of negotiations with the Chinese, Spielberg and his crew were allowed to film in Shanghai, which was virtually unchanged since World War II. |
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| Theatrical Release: December 9, 1987 |
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| The film was shot in Shanghai, China, England, and Spain. |
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| J.G. Ballard based his novel EMPIRE OF THE SUN on his own experiences as a boy separated from his parents in Shanghai's British Protectorate and interned in a Japanese prison camp during World War II. |
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| Steven Spielberg was originally slated to produce EMPIRE OF THE SUN with David Lean as director, but Lean became daunted by the prospect of adapting the J.G. Ballard novel and filming in China. |
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| The film features one of the first screen appearances of Ben Stiller. |
Reviews
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| "...[EMPIRE OF THE SUN] seems to speak a language all its own....Great and small triumphs...steadily deliver[ed]..." |
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| 12/09/1987 | p.C25 | Janet Maslin |
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| Included in the New York Times "10 Best Films of 1987" |
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| 12/27/1987 | p.II, 23 | Vincent Canby |
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| 5 stars out of 5 -- "[With] astounding performances from John Malkovich and a teenage Christian Bale. Essential." |
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| 03/01/2006 | p.134 | Andrew Sumner |
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| "...[The] sweeping picture is studded by spectacular set pieces..." |
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| 12/02/1987 | Cart. |
| Sight and Sound |
| "The scenes in which the Japanese invade Shanghai and the English forlornly try to flee are handled with huge flair; but unusually for Speilberg, the performances and subtlety of his direction register equally strongly." |
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| 04/01/2006 | p.88 | Geoffrey Macnab |
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| "Malkovich walks a line between sentiment and grit in his relationship with the young Christian Bale, and brings it off." |
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| 09/01/2005 | p.130 | Andy Webster |
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Epinions Product Reviews
 | Empire of the Sun
by danmclovin, 8/10/2008 |
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Pros: Brilliant movie!
Cons: None!
The Bottom Line: One of Spielberg's greatest movies!
Review: Released in 1988, Empire of the Sun is a brilliant epic movie set during the second world war. Direc
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| | The end of privilege, the start of war
by flipperoid, 4/8/2007 |
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Pros: The story, the cinematography, Christian Bale, the film editing, the direction.
Cons: None.
The Bottom Line: An excellent coming-of-age story, presented through the backdrops of WWII.
Review: In his most under appreciated gem, Empire of the Sun, based off the semi-autobiographical novel by J
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| | The end of the innocence.
by jeff_wilder78, 6/15/2005 |
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Pros: Uniformly superb and emotional filmmaking.
Cons: May be too overly long for some tastes.
The Bottom Line: A uniformly superb and underrated Steven Spielberg classic.
Review: Imagine the way war looks from the eyes of a child. To a child, the politics don't matter. What matt
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