| Edition |
Director-approved two-DVD special edition. |
| Description |
2 videodiscs (89 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 folded insert (unpaged : color illustrations). |
| Physical Medium |
4 3/4 in. color |
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stamping rdapm |
| Description |
digital rdatr |
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optical rdarm |
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surround rdacpc |
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Dolby digital 5.1 |
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NTSC rdabs |
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video file rdaft |
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DVD video |
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region 1 rdare |
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Motion pictures lcgft |
| Series |
Criterion collection ; 951 |
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Criterion collection ; 951.
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| System Details |
DVD; region 1, NTSC; widescreen (1.85:1 aspect ratio); Dolby Digital 5.1 surround; color. |
| Cast |
John Goodman, Annie McEnroe, Jo Harvey Allen, Spalding Gray, Alix Elias, Roebuck "Pops" Staples, Humberto "Tito" Larriva, John Ingle, Matthew Posey, David Byrne, Swoosie Kurtz. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Ed Lachman ; editor, Caroline Biggerstaff ; production designer, Barbara Ling ; music composer, David Byrne. |
| Note |
Originally released as a motion picture in 1986. |
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Program notes (1 folded sheet) with essays by critic Rebecca Bengal and journalist/author Joe Nick Patoski inserted in container. |
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Features: New, restored 4K digital transfer, supervised by director David Byrne and cinematographer Ed Lachman; New documentary about the film's production, featuring Byrne, Lachman, screenwriter Stephen Tobolowsky, executive producer Edward Pressman, coproducer Karen Murphy, fashion-show costume designer Adelle Lutz, casting director Victoria Thomas, consultant Christina Patoski, actor Jo Harvey Allen, and artist and songwriter Terry Allen; Real Life (1986), a short documentary by Pamela Yates and Newton Thomas Sigel, made on the set of the film; No Time to Look Back, a new homage to Virgil, Texas, the fictional town where True Stories is set; New documentary about designer Tibor Kalman and his influence on Byrne and work on the film, featuring Byrne and artist Maira Kalman, Tibor's widow; Deleted scenes; Trailer. |
| Summary |
"Music icon David Byrne was inspired by tabloid headlines to make his sole foray into feature-film directing, an ode to the extraordinariness of ordinary American life and a distillation ot what was in his own idiosyncratic mind. The Talking Heads front man plays a visitor to Virgil, Texas, who introduces us to the citizens of the town during preparations for its Celebration of Specialness. As shot by cinematographer Ed Lachman, Texas becomes a hyperrealistic late-capitalist landscape of endless vistas, shopping malls, and prefab metal buildings. In True Stories, Byrne uses his songs to stitch together pop iconography, voodoo rituals, and a singular variety show--all in the service of uncovering the rich mysteries that lurk under the surface of everyday experience"--Container. |
| Contents |
disc one. [Feature film and trailer] -- disc two. [Special features]. |
| Language |
English dialogue with optional English SDH subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing. |
| Subject |
Texas -- Drama.
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Talent shows -- Texas -- Drama.
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Eccentrics and eccentricities -- Drama.
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Bachelors -- Drama.
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Mate selection -- Drama.
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Talent shows. (OCoLC)fst01142237
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Texas. (OCoLC)fst01210336
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Bachelors. (OCoLC)fst00825039
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Eccentrics and eccentricities. (OCoLC)fst00901271
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Mate selection. (OCoLC)fst01011691
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| Genre/Form |
Feature films.
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Musical films.
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Comedy films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Fiction films. (OCoLC)fst01710264
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Comedy films. (OCoLC)fst01710291
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Drama. (OCoLC)fst01423879
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Feature films. (OCoLC)fst01710384
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Musical films. (OCoLC)fst01710273
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired. (OCoLC)fst01710450
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Fiction films.
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| Added Author |
Byrne, David, 1952- film director, screenwriter, composer (expression), actor.
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Kurfirst, Gary, 1947-2009, film producer.
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Tobolowsky, Stephen, 1951- screenwriter.
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Henley, Beth, screenwriter.
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Lachman, Edward, 1948- director of photography.
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Biggerstaff, Caroline, editor of moving image work.
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Ling, Barbara C., production designer.
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Goodman, John, 1952- actor.
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McEnroe, Annie, actor.
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Allen, Jo Harvey, 1942- actor.
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Gray, Spalding, 1941-2004, actor.
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Elias, Alix, actor.
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Staples, Pops, actor.
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Larriva, Tito, actor.
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Ingle, John (Actor), actor.
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Posey, Matthew, 1958- actor.
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Kurtz, Swoosie, actor.
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Edward R. Pressman Film Corporation, production company.
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True Stories Ventures, Inc., production company.
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Gary Kurfirst Pictures, production company.
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Warner Bros. Pictures (1969- ), film distributor.
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Criterion Collection (Firm), publisher.
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| Standard No. |
715515223812 |
| ISBN |
9781681435275 |
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1681435276 |
| Music No. |
CC2970D The Criterion Collection |
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