DVD

Mar adentro [videorecording] = The sea inside / Canal+ ; Eurimages ; Eyescreen S.r.l. ; Filmanova ; Himenóptero ; Lucky Red ; Sociedad General de Cine S.A. ; Sogepaq ; Televisión Españole ; UGC ; producers, Alejandro Amenábar, Fernando Bovaira ; screenplay, Alejandro Amenábar and Mateo Gil ; director, Alejandro Amenábar.

Amenábar, Alejandro, 1972- (Added Author). Bovaira, Fernando. (Added Author). Gil, Mateo, 1972- (Added Author). Bardem, Javier, 1969- (Added Author). Rueda, Belén. (Added Author). Dueñas, Lola. (Added Author). Rivera, Mabel. (Added Author). Bugallo, Celso. (Added Author). Aguirresarobe, Javier, 1948- (Added Author). Fine Line Features. (Added Author). Sogepaq S.A. (Added Author). Sogecine (Firm) (Added Author). Himenóptero (Firm) (Added Author). New Line Home Entertainment (Firm) (Added Author). Javier Bardem, Belén Rueda, Lola Dueñas, Mabel Rivera, Celso Bugallo, Clara Segura, Joan Dalmau, Alberto Jiménez, Tamar Novas. (Cast).

Summary:

Ramón Sampedro wants to end his life because a diving accident 28 years before that turned him into a quadriplegic. For most of those years he made the most of it: writing, developing a close relationships with his family, who all help to care for him. While grateful to his family and friends for their help, Ramón was always an active person. He has come to see his life as frustrating and pointless and wishes to die with what remains of his dignity. Gené is a friend who works with a "Right to Die" organization who introduces Ramón to Julia, a lawyer he hopes will help him persuade the courts to let him end his own life. As Ramón and Julia work together on his case, Ramón finds himself falling in love with his attorney, but Ramón remains convinced that the greatest gift to him would be an end to his life.

Record details

ISBN: 0780650441
Physical Description: 1 videodisc (approximately 125 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Edition: Widescreen.
Publisher: [Burbank, Calif.] : New Line Home Entertainment, [2005]
Copyright: ©2005.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Originally released in 2004. Special features: Director commentary; deleted scenes; "A trip to 'The sea inside'": a making-of documentary; storyboards; theatrical trailer.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Director of photography, Javier Aguirresarobe ; editor, Alejandro Amenábar ; music, Alejandro Amenábar ; costume designer, Sonia Grande ; production designer, Benjamín Fernañdez.
Participant or Performer Note:	Javier Bardem, Belén Rueda, Lola Dueñas, Mabel Rivera, Celso Bugallo, Clara Segura, Joan Dalmau, Alberto Jiménez, Tamar Novas.
Target Audience Note:	MPAA rating: PG-13; for intense depiction of mature thematic material.
System Details Note:	DVD; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, Dolby Digital 2.0 surround, stereo. System requirements for DVD-ROM features: PC; Microsoft Windows 98SE or higher; Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 or higher; Macromedia Flash 6.0; InterActual Player (available on disc); Internet connection; DVD-ROM drive; software or hardware DVD player.
Language Note:	In Spanish with English or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.
Awards Note:	Academy Awards, USA: 2005, Oscar - Best Foreign Language Film of the Year (Spain)