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A remote manor; hushed, candlelit atmosphere; and shivery, supernatural menace. With his first English-language feature, Chilean Spanish writer-director-composer Alejandro Amenábar resurrected the classic gothic chiller to create a ghost story of uncommon emotional resonance. Nicole Kidman stars as a World War II–era mother whose imperiousness masks a terrifying pain, as she keeps her light-sensitive children enshrouded in darkness on her country estate. The arrival of three new servants punctures her insular world—and seems to disturb the balance between the living and the dead. With each stunning twist and turn, Amenábar immerses us more deeply in a realm haunted not only by spirits but also by guilt, trauma, and repression.DIRECTOR-APPROVED 4K UHD + BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURESNew 4K digital restoration, approved by director Alejandro Amenábar, with Dolby Atmos soundtrackOne 4K UHD disc of the film and one Blu-ray with the film and special featuresAudio commentary featuring AmenábarNew conversation between Amenábar and film critic Pau GómezNew making-of program from Studiocanal UK featuring Amenábar, actors Nicole Kidman and Christopher Eccleston, and producer Fernando BovairaArchival programs about the film’s production, soundtrack, and visual effects, featuring interviews and footage recorded on the setAudition footage of actors Alakina Mann and James Bentley and photography from the “Book of the Dead”Seven deleted scenesTrailerEnglish subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearingPLUS: An essay by scholar Philip Horne