Brazil (1985)

Réalisateur:

Terry Gilliam

Scénaristes:

Terry Gilliam (screenplay) &
Tom Stoppard (screenplay) ...
(suite)

Date de sortie:

18 décembre 1985 (USA)

Genre:

Comedie | Drame | Fantasy | Science-Fiction

Accroche:

It's only a state of mind.

Intrigue:

A bureaucrat in a retro-future world tries to correct an administrative error and himself becomes an enemy of the state.

Plot Keywords:

Bureaucracy | Terrorist | Dream | Bureaucrat | Technology

Récompenses:

Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 8 wins & 1 nomination

Avis des utilisateurs:

Terry Gilliam's 1984

Ensemble

Jonathan Pryce	...	Sam Lowry
Robert De Niro	...	Archibald 'Harry' Tuttle
Katherine Helmond	...	Mrs. Ida Lowry
Ian Holm	...	Mr. M. Kurtzmann
Bob Hoskins	...	Spoor
Michael Palin	...	Jack Lint
Ian Richardson	...	Mr. Warrenn
Peter Vaughan	...	Mr. Helpmann
Kim Greist	...	Jill Layton
Jim Broadbent	...	Dr. Jaffe
Barbara Hicks	...	Mrs. Alma Terrain
Charles McKeown	...	Harvey Lime
Derrick O'Connor	...	Dowser
Kathryn Pogson	...	Shirley
Bryan Pringle	...	Spiro
Sheila Reid	...	Mrs. Buttle
John Flanagan	...	T.V. Interviewer / Salesman
Ray Cooper	...	Technician
Brian Miller	...	Mr. Buttle
Simon Nash	...	Boy Buttle
Prudence Oliver	...	Girl Buttle
Simon Jones	...	Arrest Official
Derek Deadman	...	Bill--Dept. of Works
Nigel Planer	...	Charlie--Dept. of Works
Terence Bayler	...	T.V Commercial Presente
Gorden Kaye	...	M.O.I. Lobby Porter
Tony Portacio	...	Neighbour in Clark's Pool
Bill Wallis	...	Bespectacled lurker
Winston Dennis	...	Samurai Warrior
Jack Purvis	...	Dr. Chapman
Elizabeth Spender	...	Alison / 'Barbara' Lint
Anthony Brown	...	Porter - Information Retrieval (as Antony Brown)
Myrtle Devenish	...	Typist in Jack's Office
Holly Gilliam	...	Holly
John Pierce Jones	...	Basement Guard
Ann Way	...	Old Lady with Dog
Don Henderson	...	First Black Maria Guard
Howard Lew Lewis	...	Second Black Maria Guard
Oscar Quitak	...	Interview Official
Harold Innocent	...	Interview Official
John Grillo	...	Interview Official
Ralph Nossek	...	Interview Official
David Gant	...	Interview Official
James Coyle	...	Interview Official
Patrick Connor	...	Cell Guard
Roger Ashton-Griffiths	...	Priest
Russell Keith Grant	...	Young Gallant at Funeral
reste de la distribution par ordre alphabétique:
Sue Hodge
Sadie Corre	...	Midget Woman (uncredited)
Dominic Ffytche	...	Office boy (uncredited)
Terry Forestal	...	Running Trooper (uncredited)
Terry Gilliam	...	Smoking man at Shang-ri La Towers (uncredited)
John Hasler	...	Naughty little boy (uncredited)
Peter Sands	...	Ida's boyfriend (uncredited)

Réalisé par
Terry Gilliam

Scénaristes
Terry Gilliam		(screenplay) &
Tom Stoppard		(screenplay) &
Charles McKeown		(screenplay)

Produit par
Patrick Cassavetti	....	co-producer
Arnon Milchan	....	producer

Musique originale
Michael Kamen

Image
Roger Pratt

Montage
Julian Doyle

Distribution des rôles
Irene Lamb

Création des décors
Norman Garwood

Direction artistique
John Beard
Keith Pain

Création des costumes
James Acheson

Maquillage
Elaine Carew	....	hair stylist
Elaine Carew	....	makeup artist
Sallie Evans	....	hair stylist
Sallie Evans	....	makeup artist
Meinir Jones Brock	....	hair stylist (as Meinir Brock)
Meinir Jones Brock	....	makeup artist (as Meinir Brock)
Sandra Shepherd	....	hair stylist
Sandra Shepherd	....	makeup artist
Aaron Sherman	....	prosthetic makeup
Maggie Weston	....	hair designer
Maggie Weston	....	makeup designer
Maralyn Sherman	....	prosthetic makeup artist (uncredited)

Directeur de production
Linda Bruce	....	unit manager
Graham Ford	....	production manager
Chantal Perrin-Cluzet	....	production manager: french unit

Assistant réalisateur
Richard Coleman	....	third assistant director
Julian Doyle	....	second unit director
Terence Fitch	....	additional assistant director
Christopher Newman	....	additional assistant director
Chris Thompson	....	second assistant director
Guy Travers	....	assistant director
Kevin Westley	....	additional assistant director

Département Art
Bernard Allum	....	graphic artist
Lee Apsey	....	supervising carpenter
Michael Bacon	....	prop man
George Ball	....	property master
Françoise Benoît-Fresco	....	assistant art director: France (as Françoise Benoît)
Peter Benson	....	stand-by prop
Gordon Billings	....	prop man
Dennis Bosher	....	assistant art director
Dennis Bovington	....	chargehand carpenter
Stephen Bream	....	draughtsman
Anthony Cain	....	signwriter (as Tony Cain)
Stan Cook	....	dressing prop chargehand
Ron Cowan	....	drapes
Tom Davies	....	supervising carpenter
Gary Dawson	....	property master
Belinda Edwards	....	production buyer
John Frankish	....	art department assistant
Andrew Garnet-Lawson	....	scenic artist (as Andrew Lawson)
Maggie Gray	....	set dressing designer
Alan Grenham	....	construction stand-by
Stephen Hargreaves	....	construction stand-by
Richard Harris	....	construction stand-by
Brian Higgins	....	construction stand-by
Craig Hillier	....	assistant construction manager
David Jones	....	construction stand-by
Michael Jones	....	painter supervisor
Iain Lowe	....	construction stand-by
John Martin	....	construction stand-by
Bill McMinimee	....	dreams and models construction manager
John Murphy	....	chargehand plasterer
Colin Osgood	....	construction stand-by
Tony Rimmington	....	draughtsman
Dave Scutt	....	graphic artist
Stephen Tranfield	....	plasterer supervisor
Peter Verard	....	construction manager
Christine Vincent	....	art department research
Barry Vine	....	construction stand-by
Robert Voysey	....	construction stand-by (as Bob Voisey)
Peter Wallis	....	prop man
Kenneth Welland	....	chargehand painter (as Ken Welland)
David Wicks	....	plasterer supervisor
Dave Wiggins	....	rigger supervisor
Dennis Wraight	....	construction stand-by
John Wright	....	construction stand-by
Steve Pugh	....	stagehand (uncredited)

Technicien du son
Paul Carr	....	sound re-recording mixer
Bob Doyle	....	sound recordist
Rodney Glenn	....	sound editor
Rosie Straker	....	boom operator
Eric Tomlinson	....	sound recording engineer (uncredited)

Effets spéciaux
Ron Burton	....	special effects buyer
Terence J. Cox	....	special effects assistant (as Terence Cox)
Martin Gant	....	special effects technician
George Gibbs	....	special effects supervisor
Darrell Guyon	....	special effects runner
Ray Hanson	....	special effects technician
Ernest Hill	....	special effects assistant
Bob Hollow	....	special effects technician (as Robert Hollow)
Dave Knowles	....	special effects assistant
David McCall	....	special effects technician (as Dave McCall)
Tim Willis	....	special effects runner

Visual Effects
Peter Aston	....	model vehicle
Ray Caple	....	matte artist
Valerie Charlton	....	model maker
Richard Conway	....	model effects supervisor
Julian Doyle	....	model photographer
Nick Dunlop	....	optical effects
Kent Houston	....	optical effects
Richard Morrison	....	optical effects
Tim Ollive	....	optical effects
Roger Pratt	....	model photographer
Stanley W. Sayer	....	blue screen consultant (as Stanley Sayer)
Neil Sharp	....	optical effects
Tim Spence	....	model photographer

Cascadeur
Vic Armstrong	....	stunts
Toby Clark	....	stunt double: Small Sam
Tim Condren	....	stunts
George Lane Cooper	....	stunts
Clive Curtis	....	stunts
Perry Davey	....	stunts
Jim Dowdall	....	stunts
Terry Forestal	....	stunts (as Terry Forrestal)
Tex Fuller	....	stunts
Martin Grace	....	stunts
Frank Henson	....	stunts
Nick Hobbs	....	stunts
Billy Horrigan	....	stunts (as Bill Horrigan)
Wayne Michaels	....	stunts
Dinny Powell	....	stunts
Greg Powell	....	stunts
Terry Richards	....	stunts
Tip Tipping	....	stunts
Chris Webb	....	stunts
Bill Weston	....	stunt arranger

Caméra et Département Electrique
David Appleby	....	still photographer
Peter Butler	....	camera grip
Mark Cridlin	....	clapper loader
Perry Evans	....	electrician
Chuck Finch	....	best boy
Jean-Yves Freess	....	grip: France
Simon Fulford	....	clapper loader
David Garfath	....	camera operator
Alan Grosch	....	electrician
Brian Herlihy	....	additional assistant camera
John Ignatius	....	assistant camera
Jean-Claude LeBras	....	chief electrician: France
Brian Martin	....	best boy
Steve Parker	....	additional assistant camera
John 'Porky' Rivers	....	grip (as Porky Rivers)
Les Rodhouse	....	electrician
Roy Rodhouse	....	gaffer
Brian Sullivan	....	electrician
Toby Tyler	....	electrician
George White Jr.	....	electrician (as George White)
Kevin Brookner	....	assistant camera (uncredited)

Département Casting
Margery Simkin	....	casting: USA

Département Costume et garde-Robe
Martin Adams	....	costumes
Anthony Black	....	wardrobe assistant
Vin Burnham	....	costumes
Jamie Courtier	....	costumes
Jean Fairlie	....	wardrobe mistress
Annie Hadley	....	costumes
Gilly Hebden	....	assistant costume editor
Ray Scott	....	costumes
Joyce Stoneman	....	wardrobe supervisor
Frank Vinall	....	wardrobe master
Colin Wilson	....	wardrobe assistant

Dpartement Editorial
Cilla Beirne	....	assistant editor
Peter Compton	....	assistant editor
Margarita Doyle	....	assistant editor
Sally Kinnes	....	post-production assistant
Keith Lowes	....	assistant editor
Roya Salari	....	assistant editor

Département Musique
Ray Cooper	....	music coordinator
Andrew Jackson	....	additional music recordist (as Andy Jackson)
Ray Cooper	....	composer: additional music (uncredited)
Vic Fraser	....	music preparation (uncredited)
Michael Johns	....	music editor (uncredited)
Michael Kamen	....	conductor (uncredited)
Michael Kamen	....	music arranger (uncredited)
Michael Kamen	....	orchestrator (uncredited)
Sidney Sax	....	musician: violin solo (uncredited)
Sidney Sax	....	orchestral fixer (uncredited)
Eric Tomlinson	....	music mixer (uncredited)
E.C. Woodley	....	composer: additional music (uncredited)

Divers
Margaret Adams	....	production coordinator
Alan Arnold	....	publicist
Laurence Bodini	....	production runner
Lesley Broderick	....	assistant accountant
Terry Connors	....	production accountant
Ira Curtis-Coleman	....	video consultant (as Ira Curtis Coleman)
Nick Dunlop	....	title designer
Yves Dutheil	....	location manager: France (as Yves Duteil)
Penny Eyles	....	script supervisor
Geoff Freeman	....	publicist
William Hobbs	....	samurai fight arranger (as Bill Hobbs)
Denis Hopperton	....	stand-by prop chargehand
Kent Houston	....	title designer
Elaine Matthews	....	trainee continuity (as Melanie Matthews)
Judith May	....	cashier
Barry McCormick	....	footstep editor
Arnon Milchan	....	presenter
Richard Morrison	....	title designer
Tim Ollive	....	title designer
Katy Radford	....	secretary
Hamish Scott	....	location researcher
Matthew Scudamore	....	production runner
Neil Sharp	....	title designer
Bob Stilwell	....	follow focus
Margarita Doyle	....	assistant to director (uncredited)
Sarah Teboul	....	accounting assistant (uncredited)

Companies de production

• Embassy International Pictures

Distributeurs

• Universal Pictures (1985) (USA) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox (1985) (France) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox (1986) (Japan) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox of Germany (1985) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Cinequanon (1997) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Fox Film (1985) (Sweden) (theatrical)
• Oy Europa Vision AB (1985) (Finland) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (Brazil) (DVD)
• 20th Century Fox Italia (2003) (Italy) (DVD) (director's cut)
• 20th Century Fox (UK)
• Asociace Ceských Filmových Klubu (ACFK) (Czech Republic)
• Criterion Collection, The (2004) (USA) (DVD)
• Criterion Collection, The (USA) (laserdisc)
• Flashstar Home Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)
• Geneon Entertainment (2003) (Japan) (DVD)
• MCA (video)
• MCA/Universal Home Video (USA) (laserdisc)
• Movie Plus (2007) (Japan) (TV)
• Süddeutsche Zeitung (2005) (Germany) (DVD)
• Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment Germany (2003) (Germany) (DVD)
• Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment Germany (2009) (Germany) (DVD)
• Universal Home Entertainment (USA) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (UK) (video)
• Warner Home Video (USA) (laserdisc)

Autres Companies

• Abbey Road Studios  music recording
• D.C.A Design  special vehicles & props
• Joe Dunton & Company  camera equipment provided by
• Lee Lighting  grip and lighting equipment
• Lisa Weston and S.B International Ltd.  publicity liaisons
• Mayflower Recording  adr recording
• National Philharmonic Orchestra  orchestra
• Peerless Camera Company  titles and opticals

Autre(s) titre(s):

1984 and 1/2 (UK) (working title)
1984½ (UK) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated R for some strong violence. (edited version)

Durée:

132 min | USA:94 min (edited version) | 142 min (director's cut)

Pays:

UK

Langue:

Anglais

Couleur:

Couleur (Technicolor)

Rapport de forme:

1,85 : 1

Son:

Dolby

Classification:

Canada:A (Nova Scotia) | Germany:12 (re-rating) (uncut) | Germany:18 (original rating) (cut) | Germany:12 (re-rating) (2003) | Brazil:14 | Argentina:16 | Australia:M | Canada:AA (Ontario) | Canada:G (Québec) | Canada:PA (Manitoba) | Chile:18 | Finland:K-16 | France:-12 | New Zealand:R13 | Norway:16 (1985) | Singapore:PG | South Korea:15 (DVD rating) | Spain:13 | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | USA:R | West Germany:18 (1985-2003)

Lieux de tournage:

Croydon, Surrey, England, UK

Société:

Embassy International Pictures

Anecdotes:

Charles McKeown, who shared the co-credit in writing the film, wrote most of the propaganda slogans that can be seen in the background throughout the film.

Goofs:

Continuité: When the secretary transcribes the words of the tortured, the second time the text is shown, there's actually less text than in the first shot: already typed out lines are suddenly vanished.

Guillemet:

[first lines]
Singers: [TV commercial jingle] Central Services: We do the work, you do the pleasure.
TV commercial pitchman: Hi, there. I want to talk to you about ducts.

Connexions De Film:

Parodié dans We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story (1993)

Bande son:

Sam Lowry's 1st Dream

Terry Gilliam's 1984

Brazil(1985) is a great SCIFI feature that's one of the most visually rewarding films to watch. The movie deals with a computer error that causes havoc for the protagonist, Sam Lowry. Sam Lowry is someone who dreams of living as an individual, away from the system of Big Brother. The movie is heavily influenced by George Orwell's classic novel, 1984. Brazil(1985) is the closest thing to a perfect adaptation of 1984 for the big screen.

Brazil(1985) is more well known for what happened behind the scenes than anything that happens in the film. There was a bitter battle between the director and producer that ended up in the cutting of the film much to Terry Gilliam's disapproval. As a result there are three cuts of the film(director, studio, TV). I've seen both the 142Minute and 132Minute version. In my opinion, the 142Minute edition is the definite one to watch.

Jonathan Pryce as Sam Lowry does a great act in showing someone who is imprisoned by the system. Robert De Niro plays Sam Lowry's alter ego, Harry Tuttle in an eccentric role for the actor. At first De Niro wanted the role of Sam's best friend but instead got the role of the spy Harry Tuttle. The film retains the forbidden love affair between Sam Lowry and Jill Layton that is an important element in 1984. A lot of scens that involved Kim Griest were cut due to the dissatifaction of her performance from the director.

Brazil(1985) is Terry Gilliam's masterwork and a well directed piece by the filmmaker himself. The set designs are dazzling and the depiction of city life is nothing short of amazing. The title song is one of the most famous tunes. Much better then 12 Monkeys(1996) because this is a more complete film. Brazil(1985) is part of a trilogy that includes Time Bandits(1981) and The Adventures of Baron Munchausen(1988).

This trilogy is really about the progression of life that begins in Childhood, continues in Middleage, and ends with Old age. Brazil(1985) is really about the uncertainties of middleage. The samurai dream sequences are a marvalous example of the symbolisms they provide for the movie. Bob Hoskins gives a dark humorous act as a government plumber. The dream sequences with Sam Lowry and his dream girl are beautifully romantic.