A dry white season / Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer presents ; a Paula Weinstein production ; screenplay by Colin Welland and Euzhan Palcy ; produced by Paula Weinstein ; directed by Euzhan Palcy.
White schoolteacher Ben Du Toit lives in Johannesburg and remains blissfully incurious about the lives of his black countrymen until a wave of brutal repression comes crashing down on his gardener, bringing Du Toit face-to-face with harsh political realities.
Item details
- ISBN: 9781681435237
- ISBN: 1681435233
- Physical Description: 1 videodisc (106 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
- Edition: Director approved DVD special edition.
- Publisher: [New York] : Criterion Collection, [2018]
Contents / Notes
General Note: | Based on the novel by André Brink. Originally released as a motion picture in 1989. Wide screen (1.85:1). Special features: new interview with director Euzhan Palcy by film critic Scott Foundas ; 'Five scenes,' a new program featuring Palcy ; interview from 1989 with actor Donald Sutherland ; excerpt from a 1995 interview Palcy conducted with Nelson Mandela ; footage of Palcy receiving the highest distinction for foreign dignitaries at the 2017 South African National Orders awards ; an essay by filmmaker and scholar Jyoti Mistry. |
Creation/Production Credits Note: | Music, Dave Grusin ; editors, Sam O'Steen, Glenn Cunningham ; directors of photography, Kelvin Pike, Pierre-William Glenn. |
Participant or Performer Note: | Donald Sutherland, Janet Suzman, Jurgen Prochnow, Zakes Mokae, Susan Sarandon, Marlon Brando, Winston Ntshona, Thoko Ntshinga, John Kani, David De Keyser, Susannah Harker, Gerard Thoolen, Michael Gambon, Ronald Pickup. |
Target Audience Note: | MPAA rating: R. |
System Details Note: | DVD, NTSC, region 1; wide screen (1.85:1) presentation; Dolby digital stereo. |
Language Note: | In English with optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH). |
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Subject: | Apartheid > South Africa > Drama. South Africa > Social conditions > 1961-1994 > Drama. |
Genre: | Historical films. Social problem films. Thrillers (Motion pictures) Fiction films. Feature films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. |
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