Cloud Atlas (2012)Cloud Atlas is one of the most ambitious films of the 21st century, released in 2012 and co-directed by Tom Tykwer and Lana and Lilly Wachowski, adapted from David Mitchell's acclaimed 2004 novel. Spanning six interconnected storylines across five centuries — from a 19th-century sea voyage to a post-apocalyptic future — the film explores how individual acts of courage, love and defiance ripple across time and generations. With a budget of over $100 million and a cast including Tom Hanks, Halle Berry, Jim Broadbent, Hugo Weaving, Jim Sturgess and Ben Whishaw, each playing multiple roles across the timelines, it is a genuinely singular piece of filmmaking. Divisive on release but increasingly celebrated, it rewards patient, attentive viewing and looks spectacular on Blu-ray.Highlights The six interwoven narratives — The film's structural ambition is breathtaking; cutting between timelines and genres with remarkable fluidity, it builds to an emotionally resonant whole greater than the sum of its parts. Tom Hanks across the ages — Hanks gives one of his most varied and committed performances, playing characters ranging from a villainous doctor to a post-apocalyptic tribesman; a genuine tour de force. The Neo Seoul sequence — Visually the film's most spectacular section; a dystopian future cityscape that rivals anything in the Wachowskis' back catalogue for sheer cinematic scale. Jim Broadbent's comic turn — The 1970s Edinburgh publisher storyline provides welcome levity; Broadbent is hilarious and the sequence plays like a brilliant short film in its own right. The score by Tom Tykwer, Johnny Klimek and Reinhold Heil — The Cloud Atlas Sextet is one of the great film themes of the decade; haunting, recurring and central to the film's emotional architecture. Disc Details Title: Cloud Atlas Year: 2012 Directors: Tom Tykwer, Lana Wachowski, Lilly Wachowski Cast: Tom Hanks, Halle Berry, Jim Broadbent, Hugo Weaving, Jim Sturgess, Ben Whishaw Studio: Warner Bros. Pictures Certificate: 15 Region: Region B (UK) Format: Blu-ray Runtime: 172 minutes Genre: Science Fiction / Drama / Epic Barcode: 5051892125888 ConditionCondition: VG/VG — see our Condition Grading Guide.Browse our full range of Blu-ray titles. You might also enjoy our Compact Discs or Vinyl Records.
