Short cuts
(DVD)
Contributors
Altman, Robert, 1925-2006, screenwriter,
Brokaw, Cary, film producer.
Barhydt, Frank, screenwriter.
MacDowell, Andie, actor.
Davison, Bruce, 1946- actor.
Brokaw, Cary, film producer.
Barhydt, Frank, screenwriter.
MacDowell, Andie, actor.
Davison, Bruce, 1946- actor.
Published
Irvington, N.Y. : Criterion Collection :, [2004].
Format
DVD
Edition
Special ed.
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (approximately 183 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet.
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Published
Irvington, N.Y. : Criterion Collection :, [2004].
Edition
Special ed.
Language
English
UPC
715515015820
Notes
General Note
Widescreen presentation.
General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 1993.
General Note
Based on short stories written by Raymond Carver.
General Note
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 Country": 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.
Creation/Production 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.
Participants/Performers
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.
Description
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.
System Details
DVD format; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround.
Language
Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.
Awards
Golden Globes, USA, 1994: Special Award - Best Ensemble Cast.
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Subjects
LC Subjects
Carver, Raymond, -- 1938-1988 -- Film adaptations.
Drama.
Fiction films.
Film adaptations.
Los Angeles (Calif.) -- Drama.
Man-woman relationships -- California -- Los Angeles -- Drama.
Strangers -- California -- Los Angeles -- Drama.
United States -- Social life and customs -- 1971- -- Drama.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Drama.
Fiction films.
Film adaptations.
Los Angeles (Calif.) -- Drama.
Man-woman relationships -- California -- Los Angeles -- Drama.
Strangers -- California -- Los Angeles -- Drama.
United States -- Social life and customs -- 1971- -- Drama.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Other Subjects