| Edition |
Widescreen ed. |
| Description |
1 videodisc (147 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Series |
The Criterion collection ; 253 |
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Criterion collection ; 253.
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| System Details |
DVD; Dolby digital. |
| Note |
Title from container. |
| Language |
Closed-captioned. |
| Note |
Videodisc release of the 1974 motion picture. |
| Cast |
Peter Falk, Gena Rowlands, Fred Draper, Lady Rowlands, Katherine Cassavetes, Matthew Laborteaux, Matthew Cassel, Christina Grisanti. |
| Credits |
Music, Bo Harwood ; [director of photography], Mitchell Breit ; additional photography, Caleb Deschanel ; editors, David Armstrong, Sheila Viseltear, Beth Bergeron. |
| Audience |
Rated R. |
| Summary |
A drama detailing the emotional breakdown of a suburban housewife and how her family struggles to save her from herself. |
| Note |
Special features: New high definition digital transfer, with restored image and sound, and enhanced for widescreen televisions; audio commentary by longtime Cassavetes collaborators Mike Ferris (camera operator) and Bo Harwood (sound recordist/composer); new video conversation between actors Gena Rowlands and Peter Falk; audio interview with Cassavetes and film historian Michel Ciment conducted in 1975; trailer; booklet featuring an essay by film critic Kent Jones and an interview with Cassavetes from 1975; stills gallery featuring rare behind-the-scenes production photos. |
| Awards |
National Film Registry selection, 1990. |
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Golden Globe Awards, 1975: Best performance by an actress in a motion picture - Drama (G. Rowlands) |
| Subject |
Man-woman relationships -- Drama.
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Man-woman relationships. (OCoLC)fst01007080
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| Genre/Form |
Romance films. (OCoLC)fst01710332
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Fiction films. (OCoLC)fst01710264
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Feature films.
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Fiction films.
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Drama. (OCoLC)fst01423879
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Feature films. (OCoLC)fst01710384
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired. (OCoLC)fst01710450
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Melodrama -- Feature.
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Melodrama.
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Romance films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Women -- Feature.
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| Added Author |
Cassavetes, John, 1929-1989.
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Falk, Peter, 1927-2011.
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Rowlands, Gena, actor.
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Draper, Fred, actor.
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Rowlands, Lady, 1904-1999.
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Cassavetes, Katherine., actor.
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Shaw, Sam, 1912-1999.
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Faces International Films, Inc.
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Criterion Collection (Firm)
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Home Vision Entertainment (Firm)
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| ISBN |
0780029208 |
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9780780029200 |
| Standard No. |
037429198926 |
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