The actual news coming from the front and elsewhere around the state, however, are closely monitored and then filtered daily by hundreds of censors employed by the Ministry of Truth. They are always uplifting and inspirational, predicting the inevitable victory that will bring back peace and prosperity to the masses. The state is engaged in a big war with a mortal enemy and each day its residents are provided with lengthy reports highlighting new developments from the front. The events in the film take place in a futuristic state controlled by the Socialist Party and its many visible and invisible forces. All other red flags and troubles in its narrative exist to support the validity of this relationship.
This is the crucial truth that emerges from Michael Radford's cinematic adaptation of George Orwell's classic novel. The bigger and more powerful the government, the smaller your freedoms are. In English, with optional English SDH subtitles for the main feature.
The release also arrives with an illustrated leaflet featuring an essay by critic A. The supplemental features on the disc include an original trailer for the film new video interviews with the director and cinematographer Roger Deakins new video interview with writer David Ryan and more. Michael Radford's "1984" arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of Criterion.
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