| Description |
1 videodisc (95 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVD, region 1, widescreen (1.85:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround. |
| Language |
Closed-captioned ; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing. |
| Note |
Title from container. |
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Originally released as a motion picture in 2006. |
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Special features: "Venus: a real work of art" featurette. |
| Cast |
Peter O'Toole, Leslie Phillips, Jodie Whittaker, Richard Griffiths, Vanessa Redgrave. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Haris Zambarloukos ; editor, Nicolas Gaster ; music, Corrine Bailey Rae ; costume designer, Natalie Ward ; production designer, John-Paul Kelly. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: R; for language, some sexual content and brief nudity. |
| Summary |
Maurice and Ian are successful, but aging actors. The two are close friends whose conversation generally revolves around theatrical shop talk and the infirmities of other aging actors. Ian is fearful that death is right around the corner, so he agrees to let his niece's daughter, Jessie, move in to his flat to care for him. Jessie is a modern woman in her early twenties. She turns out to be a nightmare for Ian, especially since she is a hard-drinking, rude, and dismissive brat. But Maurice sees something else in the young woman, a potential for humanity which blossoms under his kindness and gentle guidance. For Maurice, something else blossoms as well - romantic love for a girl fifty years younger. |
| Subject |
Male actors -- England -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Older men -- England -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Nieces -- England -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Young women -- England -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Man-woman relationships -- England -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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England -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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DVDs.
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| Genre |
Feature films.
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Comedy films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Loader, Kevin.
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Kureishi, Hanif.
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Michell, Roger, 1956-2021
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O'Toole, Peter, 1932-2013.
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Phillips, Leslie, 1924-
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Whittaker, Jodie.
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Griffiths, Richard, 1947-2013.
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Redgrave, Vanessa, 1937-
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Miramax Films.
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FilmFour (Firm)
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UK Film Council.
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Free Range Films (Firm)
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Miramax Home Entertainment (Firm)
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Buena Vista Home Entertainment (Firm)
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| Added Title |
Venus (Motion picture : 2006)
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| ISBN |
0788870823 |
| Standard No. |
786936712438 |
| Music No. |
52082 Miramax Home Entertainment |
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