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Isle (The) AKA Seom (2000)
Mute Hee-Jin is working as a clerk in a fishing resort in the korean wilderness...Director: Ki-Duk Kim
OVERALL: R3-
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Extras:Interviews with the director Ki-duk Kim (9:28)
"Behind-the-scenes" featurette (7:03)
Music video (3:56)
Theatrical Trailer (1:54)
Bonus Trailers
- "Tuvalu" (1:46)
- "Merci pour le chocolat" (1:32)
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Subtitles:English (Burned-in)
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):Korean Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
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Case type:Keep Case
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Extras:Interviews with Producer Lee Eun, Critics Kim Young-Jim & Hwang Jim-Mi, Actor Kim Yoo-Seok, Composer Jeon Sang-Youn, Actor Suh Jung, and Cinematorgrapher Hwang Suh-Shik
Music Featurette (4:00)
Behind the Scenes Featurette (9:00)
About the Director Featurette (8:00)
About the Film Featurette (6:00)
Bonus Trailers for Phone, Oldboy, Infernal Affairs, Infernal Affairs II, Into the Mirror, Save the Green Planet -
Subtitles:English (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.77:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):Korean DTS 5.1
Korean Dolby Digital 5.1
Korean Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo -
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Extras:"Making of" featurette (7:04)
Interviews (9:29)
Music Video (4:09)
Trailer (1:58)
Kim Ki-Duk biography (text screens)
Bonus Trailers
- Windfall (2:45)
- Flying Virus (2:48)
- Vidocq (2:02)
- J.S.A. (2:30) -
Subtitles:German (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.77:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):Korean Dolby Digital 5.1
Korean Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround
German DTS 5.1
German Dolby Digital 5.1
German Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround -
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Extras:"Making The Film" featurette (7:04)
Music Video (3:58)
Director's note (2 text screens in English)
Interviews:
– Ki-Duk Kim (3:54)
– Yoo-seok Kim (3:39)
– Jung Suh (1:54)
3 Cast & Crew Biographies
Theatrical Trailer (1:49)
Bonus Trailers:
– Shiri (2:37)
– Bichunmoo (2:11)
– Musa (1:37)
– Bad Guy (2:14)
– Joint Security Area (2:31)
– Ichi The Killer (1:27)
– My Wife Is a Gangster (1:25)
– Friend (2:42) -
Subtitles:Danish, Finnish, Norwegian and Swedish
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):Korean Dolby Digital 5.1
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Also region 1 encoded.
Bad transfer: NTSC → PAL port, video-like image quality, interlacing artefacts.
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Extras:Cast and Crew interviews (9:30)
Music Video (3:59)
Cast, Crew & Dubbing Artist notes
Bonus Trailers
- "School Killer" (1:47)
- "The Unsaid" (1:06)
- "En Construccion" (1:58) -
Subtitles:English and Spanish
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):Korean Dolby Digital 5.1
Spanish DTS 5.1
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Interviews have optional English and Spanish subtitles.
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Extras:Stars' Files:
- Jung Suh (actress)
- Yoo-seok Kim (actor)
- Kim Ki-duk (Director)
Trailer (1:59)
More Attraction:
- 'Happy End' (1:50) -
Subtitles:Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional) and English
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Aspect Ratio:1.75:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):Korean Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Case states the running time to be 100 minutes.
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Commentaries:Audio commentary by film critics Kim Yeong-jin and Hwang Jin-mi
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Extras:Making Film (8:55)
Interview:
- Actress Seo Jeong (3:51)
- Actor Kim Yoo-seok (2:37)
- Producer Lee Eun (2:40)
- Director of Photography Hwang Seo-shik (3:04)
- Composer Jeong Sang-yoon (3:33)
Music Explanation (4:30)
Talking about Kim Ki-duk:
- Kim Ki-duk, his Films and and 'The Isle' (11:39)
- Filmography (in Korean, includes film clips/trailers)
-'Crocodile' (3:11)
-'Wild Animals' (3:08)
-'Birdcage Inn' (4:43)
-'The Isle' (1:57)
-'Real Fiction'
-'Address Unknown' (2:33)
-'Bad Guy' (2:06)
-'The Coast Guard' (2:16)
-'Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring' (2:27)
-'Samaria' (Samaritan Girl)
- Lee Seung-jae talks about Kim Ki-duk (8:48)
Music Video 'Insect' by Cocore (3:59)
Trailer (1:57)
Still Gallery (2 galleries)
Cast & Crew (biographies and filmographies):
- Actress Seo Jeong
- Actress Seo Won
- Actor Kim Yoo-seok
- Actor Jo Jae-hyeon
- Director Kim Ki-duk
- Director of Photography Hwang Seo-shik
- Producer Lee Eun
- Composer Jeong Sang-yoon
Credit (film credits)
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Subtitles:English, Korean
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):Korean Dolby Digital 5.1
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:DVD is coded R1/R3. There are no subtitles on any of the extras.
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Extras:"Making of The Isle" featurette (8:58)
Interviews:
- Lee Eun (producer) (2:42)
- Kim Young-jim & Hwang Jin-mi (film critics) (5:03)
- Kim Yeo-seok (actor) (2:40)
- Jeon Sang-yoon (composer) (3:36)
- Suh Jung (actress) (3:53)
- Hwang Suh-shik (cinematographer) (2:48)
- Kim Ki-duk (director) (3:55)
Music featurette (4:32)
About the Film (6:40)
Original trailer (1:50)
Production Stills (Static gallery – 38 images)
Bonus trailers:
- "The Quiet Family" (2:42)
- "Brotherhood of War" (2:37)
- "Silmido" (2:26) -
Subtitles:English (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):Korean Dolby Digital 5.1
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Case type:Keep Case
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OVERALL: R3
The Korean release is uncut, has an anamorphic transfer and a large selection of extras.
The R2 UK release has DTS (in the original language) and some different extras, but is cut.
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CUTS:
- R0 America- First Run Features - No cuts (90:34 NTSC).
- R0 United Kingdom- Tartan Video - Yes - 1:44 of cuts required to remove sight of animal cruelty in accordance with BBFC policy.
- R2 Germany- Sunfilm - No Cuts (86:31 PAL).
- R2 Scandinavia- Future Film - No Cuts (90:22 NTSC->PAL)
- R2 Spain- DeAPlaneta - No Cuts (86:15 PAL).
- R3 Hong Kong- Universe Laser - No cuts (90:03 NTSC).
- R3 South Korea- CJ Entertainment - No cuts (87:13 NTSC).
- R4 Australia- Eastern Eye - No Cuts (86:30 PAL).
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Comparison added by Noor_Razzak on 18/08/03
Comparison last updated by Ain_Uussaar on 13/12/15UPDATE LOG:
09/12/15: DVDBeaver, Capsaholic, updated US, Germany, Hong Kong, South Korea runtimes.
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12/12/15: Added R4 Australian release.
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