Short cuts [DVD] / Fine Line Features presents ; in association with Spelling Films International ; a Cary Brokaw, Avenue Pictures production ; a Robert Altman film ; screenplay by Robert Altman & Frank Barhydt ; produced by Cary Brokaw ; directed by Robert Altman.
Edition:
Widescreen.
Publisher:
The Criterion Collection,
Copyright Date:
2016
Description:
2 videodiscs (187 min.) : DVD video, sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Andie MacDowell, 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. Title from title frame. Originally released as a motion picture in 1993. Based on the writings of Raymond Carver. Special features: New, restored 4K digital transfer, approved by cinematographer Walt Lloyd; optional isolated music track; Conversation between director Robert Altman and actor Tim Robbins from 2004; Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country, a feature-length 1993 documentary on the making of Short Cuts; To Write and Keep Kind, a 1992 PBS documentary on the life of author Raymond Carver; One-hour 1983 audio interview with Carver, conducted for the American Audio Prose Library; Original demo recordings of the film's Doc Pomus--Mac Rebennack songs, performed by Rebennack (Dr. John); Deleted scenes; A look inside the marketing of Short Cuts; An essay by film critic Michael Wilmington on insert.
Contents:
1. [Feature] -- 2. [Special features].
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.
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