Search - J.R.R. Tolkien: Master of the Rings - The Definitive Guide to the World of the Rings on DVD

Movie Release: 2001 DVD Release: 03/30/2004 Format: DVD Audio Tracks: English SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 20 mins Studio: Eagle Vision USA Total Copies: 6 Genres: Language & Literature, Biography, Literary Studies See Also: The Master of the Rings: The Unauthorized Story Behind J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, J.R.R. Tolkien: Master of the Rings [Special Edition]

This documentary examines the social and cultural underpinnings of the trilogy of -The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien, in an attempt to understand the work's phenomenal success and influence. The program looks for answers in the author's sources of inspiration, from the folk legends of Norway to the field of linguistics of which Tolkien was a lifelong student. It finds that the deep chord the story strikes owes its resonance to the author's use of archetypal imagery and language. Many examples of these recurrent themes and images are given, with readings from the work and other literature. Interviews with the book's illustrators, the brothers Hildebrandt, speak to the power of the imagery in the classic story. Scholars, Tolkien's children, and the author himself provide insight into the mythic themes and the spell they have cast over the vast readership of -The Lord of the Rings. ~ Rose of Sharon Winter, All Movie Guide

This documentary on J.R.R. Tolkien and his most revered work, -The Lord of the Rings trilogy, comes to DVD with a standard full-frame transfer. The English soundtrack is rendered in Dolby Digital Stereo. There are neither subtitles nor closed captions on this release. Supplemental materials include a 3-D animated rendering of the geography of Middle-earth, and a series of illustrations of Tolkien's characters and settings. This DVD should be worthwhile for any enthusiast of the books. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide