| Edition |
Director-approved two-DVD special edition. |
| Description |
2 videodiscs (124 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
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digital rdatr |
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optical rdarm |
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video file rdaft |
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DVD video |
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Motion pictures lcgft |
| Series |
Criterion collection ; 1097 |
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Criterion collection ; 1097.
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| System Details |
DVD, wide screen. |
| Language |
Subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH). |
| Cast |
Sanaa Lathan, Omar Epps, Alfre Woodard, Harry Lennix, Dennis Haysbert, Regina Hall. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Reynaldo Villalobos; editor, Terilyn A. Shropshire; music, Terence Blanchard. |
| Note |
Title from web page. |
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Originally released as a motion picture in 2000. |
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Wide screen (1.85:1). |
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New 4K digital restoration. |
| Audience |
Rating: PG-13. |
| Summary |
"Sparks fly both on and off the court in this groundbreaking feature debut by writer-director Gina Prince-Bythewood (The Old Guard), which elevated the coming-of-age romance by giving honest expression to the challenges female athletes face in a world that doesn't see them as equal. Sanaa Lathan (Alien vs. Predator) and Omar Epps (Higher Learning) make for one of the most iconic screen couples of the 2000s as the basketball-obsessed next-door neighbors who find love over flirtatious pickup games, fall apart under the strain of high-pressure college hoops and families, and drift in and out of each other's lives as they pursue their twin aspirations of playing professionally. Aided by stellar supporting performances and an eclectic R&B soundtrack, Love & Basketball captures the intoxicating passions, heartbreaking setbacks, and sky-high ambitions that mark a young woman's journey to the top of her game and to lasting love."--Container. |
| Note |
Special features: Audio commentary from 2000 featuring Prince-Bythewood and Sanaa Lathan; Playing for your heart, a new making-of documentary; editing "Love & basketball"; new conversation on the film's impact; audition tapes exerpts and six deleted scenes; two short films: Stitches (1991) and Progress (1997); essay by Roxane Gay. |
| Subject |
Basketball -- United States -- Drama.
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Women basketball players -- United States -- Drama.
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African American basketball players -- United States -- Drama.
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Man-woman relationships -- United States -- Drama.
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| Genre/Form |
Feature films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Prince-Bythewood, Gina, screenwriter, film director.
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Lee, Spike, producer.
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Lathan, Sanaa, actor.
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Epps, Omar, actor.
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Woodard, Alfre, 1953- actor.
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Lennix, Harry J., actor.
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New Line Cinema Corporation, presenter.
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Forty Acres & a Mule Filmworks, production company.
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Criterion Collection (Firm), publisher.
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| Added Title |
Love and basketball |
| ISBN |
9781681438702 |
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1681438704 |
| Standard No. |
715515263412 |
| Music No. |
CC3288DDVD The Criterion Collection |
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