The Time Traveler's Wife [Blu-ray]

Director: Robert Schwentke Robert Schwentke

Overview

A Chicago librarian suffers from a rare genetic disorder that sends him hurtling through time whenever he is under extreme duress; despite the fact that he vanishes at inordinately frequent and lengthy intervals, he attempts to build a stable future with the beautiful young heiress he loves. Eric Bana and Rachel McAdams star in this dramatic fantasy, which is directed by Robert Schwentke and based on the best-selling book by author Audrey Niffenegger.

Product Details

Release Date:	02/09/2010
UPC:	0794043132360
Original Release:	2009
Rating:	PG-13
Source:	New Line Home Video
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Language:	English
Time:	1:47:00
Sales rank:	27,873

Special Features

An unconventional love story; The Time Traveler's Wife - love beyond words

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Rachel McAdams	Clare
Eric Bana	Henry,Actor
Arliss Howard	Richard DeTamble
Ron Livingston	Gomez
Stephen Tobolowsky	Dr. David Kendrick
Jane McLean	Charisse,Actor
Michelle Nolden	Actor
Alex Ferris	Actor
Esther Jun	Actor
Katherine Trowell	Actor
Carly Street	Actor
Bart Bedford	Library Researcher
Matt Birman	Chicago Police #1
Craig Snoyer	Chicago Police #2
Brooklynn Proulx	Young Clare
Maggie Castle	Actor
Philip Craig	Actor
Shawn Storer	Actor
Pepper Sweeney	Actor
Alexis Beckley	Actor
Gene Fojtik	Actor
Jonathan Nichols	Actor
Heidi Brook Myers	Actor
Anne Lockhart	Actor
Helaine Lembeck	Actor
Brian Bisson	Mark Abshire
Fiona Reid	Lucille Abshire
James Lafazanos	Jeremy
Kenner Ames	TV Sales Person
Alison MacLeod	Realtor
Hailey McCann	Alba at Nine and Ten,Alba at Four and Five
Donald Carrier	Dr. Osman
Jan Caruana	Dr. Osman's Nurse
Jean Yoon	Dr. Montague
Paul Francis	Hunting Buddy
Jon Bruno	Chicago Radio Show Host
Kevin Drew	Broken Social Scene
Justin Peroff	Broken Social Scene
Mychael Danna	Composer

Technical Credits

Bruce Joel Rubin

Jeremy Leven

Audrey Niffenegger

Robert Schwentke	Director
Bruce Joel Rubin	Screenwriter
Jeremy Leven	Screenwriter
Audrey Niffenegger	Screenwriter
Brad Pitt	Executive Producer,Producer
Justis Greene	Executive Producer
Michele Weiss	Executive Producer
Richard Brener	Executive Producer
Nick Wechsler	Producer
Dede Gardner	Producer
Ron Bedrosian	Sound Effects

Editorial Reviews

As a book, The Time Traveler's Wife charmed millions with its tale of doomed love, but the fantastical premise will make the movie a challenge for some viewers to follow. Eric Bana stars as Henry, a research librarian who suffers from a genetic disorder that makes him disappear suddenly, and then reappear at some other point in time. This makes maintaining his marriage to artist Clare (Rachel McAdams) very emotionally difficult for the both of them. For example, Henry first meets Clare at a library when they are in their twenties, but Clare sees Henry initially when she is 6 and he is 38 because that's the age Harry is when he first travels to that time in the past. Although the adult couple are happy when they're together, Clare often grows despondent because she never knows when Henry will disappear, or for how long. Eventually, hints of Henry's death begin to appear, forcing the couple to appreciate every second they have together. While that may sound like a confounding setup, the movie has the smarts to not worry about plausibility. No, instead of encouraging you to think about what's happening, director Robert Schwentke wants you to feel -- deeply and profoundly -- every fleeting moment of happiness the doomed couple can share before their imminent demise. The problem is that there aren't enough of them. Between debating about having a child, fighting over his constant disappearances, and trying to figure out why they saw an older version of Harry naked and bleeding on the floor, we're left with so few moments of domestic bliss that it becomes hard to believe Clare isn't certifiably crazy for staying with him. But after all, who said love, or a three-hanky tearjerker, has to be sane? The Time Traveler's Wife shares something with another time-bending romance, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. Both movies offer a fatalistic viewpoint toward relationships -- they want to make it clear that because death is unavoidable, you need to love as strongly as you can and for as long as possible. But where Fincher's film explored this idea at a nearly philosophical level, Schwentke and his crew go exclusively for the gut. The result is a film so single-minded in its attempt to wring tears that it's easy to dismiss, but so effective in its execution that it's hard to deny it achieves its very simple goals.