| Edition |
[Widescreen]. |
| Description |
1 videodisc (approximately 111 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVD. |
| Cast |
Michael Caine, Julie Walters. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Frank Watts ; editor, Garth Craven ; music composed, performed, and arranged by David Hentschel. |
| Note |
Based on the stage play by Willy Russell. |
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DVD release of the 1983 motion picture. |
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Region 1, widescreen format (1.85:1 aspect ratio); Dolby digital, mastered in High Definition. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: PG. |
| Summary |
Rita, a young working-class woman in Liverpool, desperately wants an education. She enrolls in literature tutorials at a British university to escape from her dreary life as a hairdresser, as well as a confining existence at home with a husband who wants her to choose motherhood over education. Her professor is Frank Bryant, a disillusioned, alcoholic English professor who encourages his students to forsake dead poetry and enjoy life. As Rita is transformed into a free spirit, Frank is forced to confront his own life. |
| Language |
Closed-captioned; English or French soundtracks; optional English or French subtitles. |
| Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
| Subject |
Adult college students -- Drama.
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College teachers -- Drama.
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Interpersonal relations -- Drama.
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Liverpool (England) -- Drama.
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| Genre/Form |
Romantic comedy films.
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Comedy films.
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Film adaptations.
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Feature films.
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Feature films -- Great Britain.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Comedy -- Feature.
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| Added Author |
Gilbert, Lewis, 1920-2018. Producer. Director.
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Russell, Willy. Screenwriter.
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Caine, Michael. Actor.
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Walters, Julie, 1950- Actor.
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Acorn Pictures.
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Columbia Pictures.
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| ISBN |
0767882938 |
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9780767882934 |
| Standard No. |
043396078987 |
| Music No. |
07898 Columbia Pictures |
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