| Description |
2 videodiscs (approximately 183 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (157 pages : 19 cm). |
| Series |
Criterion collection ; 265.
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| System Details |
DVD; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround. |
| Language |
English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing. |
| Note |
Widescreen presentation. |
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Originally released as a motion picture in 1993. |
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Includes the book Short cuts : selected stories / by Raymond Carver, New York: Vintage Books, 1993 (1st edition). |
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Based on short stories written by Raymond Carver. |
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Special features: new high-definition digital transfer, with restored image and sound; isolated music track; "Reflections on 'Short cuts'", a new 25-min. videotaped conversation with Robert Altman and Tim Robbins; "Luck, trust, and ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver County": a 90-min. documentary on the making of 'Short cuts'; segment from BBC television's "Moving Pictures" tracing the development of Raymond Carver's short story "Jerry and Molly and Sam" for the film; a 50-min. audio interview with Raymond Carver; deleted scenes; a look inside the marketing of 'Short cuts', featuring trailers and more than sixty print advertising campaigns; special reprint of 'Short cuts', the Vintage Books companion collection of Raymond Carver short stories; an essay by film critic Michael Wilmington and a guide to the music. |
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For specific features see interactive menu. |
| Cast |
Andie McDowell, Bruce Davison, Julianne Moore, Matthew Modine, Anne Archer, Fred Ward, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Chris Penn, Lili Taylor, Robert Downey, Jr., Madeleine Stowe, Tim Robbins, Lily Tomlin, Tom Waits, Frances McDormand, Peter Gallagher, Annie Ross, Lori Singer, Jack Lemmon, Lyle Lovett, Buck Henry, Huey Lewis. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Walt Lloyd ; art director, Jerry Fleming ; editors, Geraldine Peroni, Suzy Elmiger ; music, Gavin Friday, Mark Isham ; costume designer, John Hay ; production designer, Stephen Altman. |
| Audience |
Not rated by MPAA. |
| Summary |
While helicopters overhead spray against a Medfly infestation, a group of peoples' lives in Los Angeles intersect, some casually, some to more lasting effect. While they go out to concerts and jazz clubs and even have their pools cleaned, these same folks also lie, drink, and cheat. Death itself seems never to be far away. A look at human life and American culture with over 20 lives interweaving. |
| Awards |
Golden Globes, USA, 1994: Special Award - Best Ensemble Cast. |
| Subject |
Carver, Raymond, 1938-1988 -- Television adaptations.
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Carver, Raymond, 1938-1988 -- Film adaptations.
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Los Angeles (Calif.) -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Strangers -- California -- Los Angeles -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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United States -- Social life and customs -- 1971- -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Man-woman relationships -- California -- Los Angeles -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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DVDs.
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Carver, Raymond B. -- Television adaptations.
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Carver, Raymond B. -- Film adaptations.
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| Genre |
Films for the hearing impaired.
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Feature films.
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| Added Author |
Altman, Robert, 1925-2006.
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MacDowell, Andie.
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Davison, Bruce, 1946-
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Moore, Julianne.
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Modine, Matthew.
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Archer, Anne.
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Ward, Fred, 1942-
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Leigh, Jennifer Jason, 1962-
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Downey, Robert, Jr., 1965-
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Stowe, Madeleine.
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Robbins, Tim, 1958-
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Tomlin, Lily.
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Waits, Tom, 1949-
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McDormand, Frances.
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Gallagher, Peter, 1955-
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Ross, Annie, 1930-
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Singer, Lori, 1962-
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Lemmon, Jack.
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Lovett, Lyle.
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Henry, Buck.
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Lewis, Huey, 1951-
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Carver, Raymond, 1938-1988.
Short stories. Selections.
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Fine Line Features.
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Spelling Films International.
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Avenue Pictures.
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Criterion Collection (Firm)
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New Line Home Video (Firm)
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Home Vision Entertainment (Firm)
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| ISBN |
1559409568 |
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9781559409568 |
| Standard No. |
715515015820 |
| Music No. |
CC1608 Criterion Collection |
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