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Ratcatcher / Janus Films ; [presented by] Pathé Pictures and BBC Films ; a Holy Cow Films production ; Merchant Ivory Productions ; written and directed by Lynne Ramsay ; produced by Gavin Emerson.
LIBRA DVD 009 991
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Video
- Series:
- Classic collection (Chicago, Ill.)
- Criterion collection ; 162.
- The Classic collection
- The Criterion collection ; 162
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Slums--Scotland--Glasgow--Drama.
- Slums.
- Glasgow (Scotland)--Drama.
- Glasgow (Scotland).
- Motion pictures, British.
- Motion pictures, French.
- Scotland--Glasgow.
- Genre:
- Feature films.
- Motion pictures, British.
- Drama.
- Video recordings.
- Physical Description:
- 1 videodisc (94 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
- polychrome
- Edition:
- Director approved special edition.
- Other Title:
- Rat catcher
- Place of Publication:
- [Irvington, N.Y.] : The Criterion Collection, 2002.
- Language Note:
- English soundtrack; optional English subtitles.
- System Details:
- DVD; Dolby digital surround.
- digital
- optical
- stereo
- Dolby
- video file
- DVD video
- Summary:
- A haunting evocation of a troubled Glasgow childhood. Set during Scotland's national garbage strike of the mid-1970's, Ratcatcher explores the experiences of a poor adolescent boy as he struggles to reconcile his dreams and his guilt with the poverty that surrounds him.
- Participant:
- William Eadie, Tommy Flanagan, Mandy Matthews.
- Credits:
- Director of photography, Alwin Kúchler; editor, Lucia Zucchetti; music, Rachel Portman.
- Notes:
- "The Classic Collection, a joint venture between Janus Films and Home Vision Cinema"
- Widescreen (1.85:1 aspect ratio); enhanced for 16 x 9 televisions.
- Special features: interview with Lynne Ramsay; "Small deaths" (1995), "Kill the day" (1996), and "Gasman" (1997) [3 short films by Ramsay; stills gallery; original theatrical trailer.
- Videodisc release of the motion picture produced in 1999.
- Contains:
- Small deaths.
- Kill the day.
- Gasman.
- ISBN:
- 0780026047
- OCLC:
- 50950878
- Publisher Number:
- 037429171820
- RAT020 The Criterion Collection
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