| Description |
1 videodisc (100 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 folded sheet (12 pages : color illustrations ; 17 cm) |
| Physical Medium |
4 3/4 in. |
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stamping rdapm |
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polychrome |
| Description |
digital rdatr |
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optical rdarm |
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mono rdacpc |
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LPCM rdaspc |
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sound rdasco |
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video file rdaft |
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Blu-ray |
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region A rdare |
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Motion pictures lcgft |
| Series |
Criterion collection ; 22.
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| System Details |
Blu-ray; region A; LPCM monaural; requires Blu-ray player. |
| Language |
English dialogue, subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH). |
| Note |
Title and credits from screen. |
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Based on the play "The time of the cuckoo" by Arthur Laurents. |
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Originally released as a motion picture in 1955. |
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Full screen 1.37:1. |
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4K digital restoration. |
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Accompanied by booklet (12 pages) containing essay by film critic Stephanie Zacharek. |
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Originally released as a motion picture in 1955 |
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Special features: new interview with film historian Melanie Williams; interview from 1963 with director David Lean; audio excerpts from a 1988 interview with cinematographer Jack Hildyard; trailer; essay by film critic Stephanie Zacharek. |
| Cast |
Katharine Hepburn, Rossano Brazzi, Darren McGavin, Jane Rose, Mari Aldon, MacDonald Parke, Gaetano Autiero, Jeremy Spenser, Isa Miranda. |
| Credits |
Music, Alessandro Cicognini ; director of photography, Jack Hildyard ; editor, Peter Taylor. |
| Summary |
In a tour de force of fearless vulnerability, Katharine Hepburn embodies the conflicting emotions that stir the heart of a lonely, middle-aged American tourist who is forced to confront her deep-seated insecurities when she is drawn into a seemingly impossible affair with a charming Italian shopkeeper amid the ancient city's canals and piazzas. |
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Middle-aged women -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Vacations -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Man-woman relationships -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Americans -- Italy -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Love -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Venice (Italy) -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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| Genre |
Romance films.
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Film adaptations.
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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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Blu-ray discs.
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| Added Author |
Lean, David, 1908-1991, film director, screenwriter.
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Bates, H. E. (Herbert Ernest), 1905-1974, screenwriter.
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Lopert, Ilya, film producer.
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Hepburn, Katharine, 1907-2003, actor.
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Brazzi, Rossano, 1916-1994, actor.
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McGavin, Darren, 1922-2006, actor.
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Rose, Jane, 1912-1979, actor.
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Aldon, Mari, 1925-2004
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Parke, MacDonald, 1891-1960, actor.
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Autiero, Gaetano, 1941- actor.
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Spenser, Jeremy, 1937- actor.
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Miranda, Isa, 1905-1982, actor.
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Cicognini, Alessandro, composer (expression)
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Hildyard, Jack, director of photography.
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Taylor, Peter, 1922-1997, editor of moving image work.
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Motion picture adaptation of (work): Laurents, Arthur.
Time of the cuckoo.
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Zacharek, Stephanie, writer of supplementary textual content.
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Lopert Films, production company.
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Criterion Collection (Firm), publisher.
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| Added Title |
Container of (work) : Summertime (Motion picture : 1955)
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| ISBN |
9781681439587 |
| Standard No. |
715515274418 |
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715515274418 |
| Music No. |
CC3380BD The Criterion Collection |
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