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.

Palcy, Euzhan, (film director,, screenwriter.). Welland, Colin, (screenwriter.). Weinstein, Paula, (film producer.). Ntshona, Winston, (actor.). Sutherland, Donald, 1935- (actor.). Brando, Marlon, (actor.). Sarandon, Susan, 1946- (actor.). Suzman, Janet, (actor.). Prochnow, Jürgen, (actor.). Mokae, Zakes, (actor.). Ntshinga, Thoko, (actor.). Kani, John, (actor.). De Keyser, David, (actor.). Harker, Susannah, (actor.). Thoolen, Gerard, 1943-1996 (actor.). Gambon, Michael, (actor.). Pickup, Ronald, (actor.). Grusin, Dave, (composer (expression)). O'Steen, Sam, 1923-2000 (editor of moving image work.). Cunningham, Glenn, 1950-2006 (editor of moving image work.). Pike, Kelvin, 1929- (director of photography.). Glenn, Pierre-William, (director of photography.). Brink, André P. (André Philippus), 1935-2015 Motion picture adaptation of (work): Droë wit seisoen. (Added Author). Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, (film distributor,, presenter.). Criterion Collection (Firm), (publisher.). 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. (Cast).

Summary:

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).