| Description |
1 videodisc (92 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Physical Medium |
4 3/4 in. |
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polychrome rdacc |
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color |
| 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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wide screen rdaar |
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video file rdaft |
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Blu-ray 1080p high definition |
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region A rdare |
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Motion pictures lcgft |
| Series |
Criterion collection ; 1131.
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| System Details |
Blu-ray; monaural; region A; requires Blu-ray player. |
| Language |
In English. |
| Note |
Title and credits from screen. |
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Originally released as a motion picture in 1972. |
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Wide screen (1.66:1 aspect ratio). |
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Accompanied by booklet (8 pages) containing an essay by critic Howard Hampton and a piece by actor and author Cookie Mueller about the making of the film, from her 1990 book Walking Through Clear Water in a Pool Painted Black |
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The film is on the Library of Congress National Film Registry. |
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Special features: two audio commentary featuring John Waters (1997 and 2001); Divine trash (97 min. documentary by Steve Yaeger); new conversation between Waters and filmmaker Jim Jarmusch; tour of the film's Baltimore location led by Waters; deleted scenes, alternate takes, and on-set footage; trailer. |
| Cast |
Divine, David Lochary, Mary Vivian Pearce, Mink Stole, Danny Mills, Edith Massey, Channing Wilroy, Cookie Mueller. |
| Credits |
Cinematography, John Waters ; editor, John Waters. |
| Summary |
Outré diva Divine is iconic as the wanted criminal hiding out with her family of degenerates in a trailer outside Baltimore while reveling in her tabloid notoriety as the "Filthiest Person Alive." When a pair of sociopaths with a habit of kidnapping women to impregnate them attempt to challenge her title, Divine resolves to show them and the world the true meaning of the word filthy. |
| Subject |
Vice -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Degeneration -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Contests -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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United States -- Social life and customs -- 1971- -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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| Genre |
Dark comedy films.
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Comedy films.
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Subculture films.
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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 |
Waters, John, 1946- film director, film producer, screenwriter, director of photography, editor of moving image work.
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Divine, 1945-1988, actor.
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Lochary, David, 1944-1977, actor.
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Pearce, Mary Vivian, actor.
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Stole, Mink, actor.
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Mills, Danny, actor.
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Massey, Edith, actor.
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Wilroy, Channing, 1940- actor.
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Mueller, Cookie, actor.
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Hampton, Howard, 1958- writer of supplementary textual content.
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Container of (work) : Mueller, Cookie.
Walking through clear water in a pool painted black. Selections.
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Dreamland Films, presenter.
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Criterion Collection (Firm), publisher.
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| Added Title |
Pink flamingos (Motion picture)
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John Waters' pink flamingos |
| ISBN |
9781681439549 |
| Standard No. |
715515273817 |
| Music No. |
CC3375BD The Criterion Collection |
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