| Description |
1 videodisc (93 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVD; Region 1; Dolby Digital mono.; "matted" widescreen format, preserving the aspect ratio of the theatrical exhibition, 1.85:1, enhanced for widescreen televisions. |
| Note |
Based on Tillie Olsen's novella. |
| Cast |
Melvyn Douglas (David), Lila Kedrova (Eva), Brooke Adams (Jeannie). |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Fred Murphy ; film editor, Suzanne Pettit ; music composed by Sheldon Shkolnik ; production designer, Patrizia Von Brandenstein. |
| Note |
Originally produced as an American motion picture in 1980. |
| Summary |
David and Eva have grown elderly, their 47 years of togetherness have left them tense, fraught, caught in habit, isolation, and personal indifference. Then Eva is diagnosed with inoperable cancer, with less than a year to live. Hoping to reconnect with their children, David takes his spouse on a trip across country, ending at the San Francisco apartment of their granddaughter, Jeannie. In attempting to show their love, husband and children fail to listen to the Eva's expressed wishes. It is this inability to be heard that has tormented her entire life--and will torment her into her deathbed. |
| Contents |
Too old for this -- On and off -- Selling the house -- Eva's illness -- Family picture -- Omaha blues -- Prison memories -- You hide here too? -- Jeannie's territory -- Seeing San Francisco -- Meeting Mrs. Mays -- No room to breathe -- Missing her things -- Coping with the pain -- I want to go home -- Terrible truth -- Birthday party memories -- Touched again -- They will sustain you -- Legacy to pass on -- Farewell party. |
| Note |
Includes theatrical trailer. |
| Audience |
PG. |
| Language |
In English with optional subtitles in English; closed-captioned. |
| Subject |
Cancer -- Patients -- United States -- Drama.
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Married people -- United States -- Drama.
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Working class -- United States -- Drama.
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Older women -- United States -- Drama.
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Man-woman relationships -- Drama.
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Older people -- United States -- Drama.
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Olsen, Tillie -- Film adaptations.
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| Genre/Form |
Feature films.
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Romance films.
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Film adaptations.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Grant, Lee, 1927- Director.
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Eliason, Joyce. Screenwriter.
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Croutier, Alev Lytle, 1944- Screenwriter.
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Affrime, Mindy. Producer.
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Lyon, Rachel. Producer.
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O'Connell, Susan. Producer.
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Douglas, Melvyn. Actor.
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Kedrova, Lila. Actor.
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Adams, Brooke, 1949- Actor.
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Olsen, Tillie.
Tell me a riddle.
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Warner Bros. Pictures (1969- )
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Godmother Productions.
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Saul Zaentz Company.
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Warner Home Video (Firm)
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| ISBN |
1419824325 |
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9781419824326 |
| Standard No. |
012569753143 |
| Music No. |
75314 Warner Home Video |
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