| Edition |
Director-approved blu-ray special ed. |
| Description |
1 videodisc (113 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet ([15] pages ; 16 cm.). |
| Series |
The Criterion collection ; 426 |
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Criterion collection (Blu-ray discs) ; 426.
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| System Details |
Blu-ray; Region A; widescreen, 16:9, aspect ratio, 1.85:1; DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Surround. |
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Requires Blu-ray player. |
| Cast |
Kevin Kline, Joan Allen, Henry Czerny, Adam Hann-Byrd, Tobey Maguire, Christina Ricci, Jamey Sheridan, Elijah Wood, Sigourney Weaver, Katie Holmes, David Krumholtz, Michael Cumpsty, Allison Janney, Glenn Fitzgerald, David Krumholtz. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Frederick Elmes ; editor, Tim Squyres ; composer, Mychael Danna ; costume designer, Carol Oditz ; production designer, Mark Friedberg ; casting by Avy Kaufman ; art director, Bob Shaw ; camera operators, Phil Oetiker, John Sosenko. |
| Note |
Originally released as a motion picture in 1997. |
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Based on the novel by Rick Moody. |
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Blu-ray release date: Jul. 23, 2013. |
| Summary |
Thanksgiving 1973. The climate is changing, both politically and physically. As the Watergate scandal unfolds in the background, the inhabitants of a small Connecticut town begin to slip into an existentialist void. Social taboos are shattered on whims and the line between adult authority and juvenile irresponsibility is practically nonexistant. Focuses on the Hood and Carver families. Chronicles a brief period of rapid moral deterioration. Their actions - including adultery, sexual experimentation, drug use and petty crimes - become increasingly unpredictable and impulsive. Once the 'ice storm' hits, though, reality sinks in, and the severity of their situation becomes all too apparent. |
| Note |
Special features: New, restored transfer, supervised and approved by director Ang Lee and director of photography Frederick Elmes; audio commentary featuring Lee and producer-screenwriter James Schamus; theatrical trailer; new documentary featuring interviews with actors Joan Allen, Kevin Kline, Tobey Maguire, Christina Ricci, Sigourney Weaver and Elijah Wood; new video interview with novelist Rick Moody; deleted scenes; footage from an event honoring Lee and Schamus at New York's Museum of the Moving Image; visual essays on the look of the film, featuring interviews with the cinematographer, production designer, and costume designer; in booklet, a new essay by film critic Bill Krohn. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: R; for sexuality and drug use, including scenes involving children, and for language. |
| Awards |
Cannes Film Festival, Best Screenplay, 1997. |
| Language |
In English with optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing. |
| Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
| Subject |
Dysfunctional families -- Connecticut -- New Canaan -- Drama.
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Suburban life -- Connecticut -- New Canaan -- Drama.
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Winter storms -- Connecticut -- New Canaan -- Drama.
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Adultery -- Drama.
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Conflict of generations -- Drama.
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Nineteen seventy-three, A.D. -- Drama.
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United States -- Social life and customs -- 1971- -- Drama.
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Social change -- United States -- Drama.
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Moody, Rick -- Film adaptations.
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Moody, Rick. (OCoLC)fst00305068
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Adultery. (OCoLC)fst00797378
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Conflict of generations. (OCoLC)fst00874815
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Dysfunctional families. (OCoLC)fst01728523
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Manners and customs. (OCoLC)fst01007815
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Nineteen seventy-three, A.D. (OCoLC)fst01037816
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Social change. (OCoLC)fst01122310
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Suburban life. (OCoLC)fst01136930
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Winter storms. (OCoLC)fst01176100
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Connecticut -- New Canaan.
(OCoLC)fst01207718
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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| Chronological Term |
Since 1971
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| Genre/Form |
Melodramas (Motion pictures)
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Feature films.
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Fiction films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Drama. (OCoLC)fst01423879
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Film adaptations. (OCoLC)fst01710491
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| Added Author |
Lee, Ang, 1954-
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Hope, Ted. Producer.
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Schamus, James, 1959- Screenwriter. Producer.
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Kline, Kevin. Actor.
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Allen, Joan, 1956- Actor.
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Czerny, Henry. Actor.
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Hann-Byrd, Adam. Actor.
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Maguire, Tobey, 1975- Actor.
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Ricci, Christina. Actor.
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Sheridan, Jamey. Actor.
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Wood, Elijah, 1981- Actor.
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Weaver, Sigourney, 1949- Actor.
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Holmes, Katie, 1978- Actor.
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Krumholtz, David, 1978- Actor.
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Cumpsty, Michael. Actor.
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Janney, Allison. Actor.
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Fitzgerald, Glenn. Actor.
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Moody, Rick.
Ice storm.
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Fox Searchlight Pictures.
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Good Machine (Firm)
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Criterion Collection (Firm)
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| ISBN |
9781604657449 |
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1604657448 |
| Standard No. |
715515107914 |
| Music No. |
CC2281BD The Criterion Collection |
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