Wildlife
The directorial debut of actor Paul Dano reveals a filmmaking talent of remarkable intelligence and restraint. Adapted by Dano and Zoe Kazan from the novel by Richard Ford, this meticulously crafted portrait of the American nuclear family in crisis charts the rift that forms within a 1960s Montana household when the father and breadwinner (Jake Gyllenhaal) abruptly departs to fight the forest fires raging nearby, leaving his restless wife (Carey Mulligan, in a performance of fearless emotional honesty) and teenage son (Ed Oxenbould) to pick up the pieces. A deeply human look at a woman’s wayward journey toward self-fulfillment in the pre-women’s-liberation era and a sensitively observed, child’s-eye coming-of-age tale, Wildlife poignantly illuminates the complex ways in which families function, fall apart, and find their way.
DIRECTOR-APPROVED BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES
- New 2K digital master, with 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack
- New interviews with director Paul Dano, screenwriter Zoe Kazan, actors Carey Mulligan and Jake Gyllenhaal, cinematographer Diego García, production designer Akin McKenzie, and costume designer Amanda Ford
- New conversation on the film’s postproduction with Dano, editor Matthew Hannam, and composer David Lang
- Film at Lincoln Center conversation from 2018 between Dano and novelist Richard Ford about the film’s source material
- English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
- PLUS: An essay by critic Mark Harris
New cover by Duncan Hannah
DIRECTOR-APPROVED BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES
- New 2K digital master, with 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack
- New interviews with director Paul Dano, screenwriter Zoe Kazan, actors Carey Mulligan and Jake Gyllenhaal, cinematographer Diego García, production designer Akin McKenzie, and costume designer Amanda Ford
- New conversation on the film’s postproduction with Dano, editor Matthew Hannam, and composer David Lang
- Film at Lincoln Center conversation from 2018 between Dano and novelist Richard Ford about the film’s source material
- English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
- PLUS: An essay by critic Mark Harris
New cover by Duncan Hannah
Cast
- Carey Mulligan
- Jeanette
- Ed Oxenbould
- Joe
- Bill Camp
- Warren Miller
- Jake Gyllenhaal
- Jerry
Credits
- Director
- Paul Dano
- Screenplay by
- Paul Dano
- Screenplay by
- Zoe Kazan
- Based on the book by
- Richard Ford
- Produced by
- Andrew Duncan
- Produced by
- Alex Saks
- Produced by
- Paul Dano
- Produced by
- Oren Moverman
- Produced by
- Ann Ruark
- Produced by
- Jake Gyllenhaal
- Produced by
- Riva Marker
- Executive producer
- Zoe Kazan
- Executive producer
- Ted Deiker
- Executive producer
- Eddie Vaisman
- Executive producer
- Bess Weatherman
- Director of photography
- Diego García
- Production designer
- Akin McKenzie
- Edited by
- Matthew Hannam
- Edited by
- Louise Ford
- Costume designer
- Amanda Ford
- Composer
- David Lang
A scene from Wildlife
