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Gates of Heaven ; Vernon, Florida : two films by Errol Morris / IFC Films ; produced, directed and edited by Errol Morris.
LIBRA DVD 026 420 disc 1-2 + fold-out insert
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Video
- Series:
- Criterion collection ; 751.
- Criterion collection ; 752.
- Criterion collection ; nos. 751 and 752
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Pet cemeteries--California.
- Pet cemeteries.
- Pets--Death.
- Pets.
- Vernon (Fla.)--Social life and customs.
- Vernon (Fla.).
- Manners and customs.
- California.
- Florida--Vernon.
- Genre:
- Documentary films.
- Video recordings for hard of hearing people.
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
- Video recordings.
- Physical Description:
- 2 videodiscs (139 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + folded-out insert.
- DVD video 4 3/4 in.
- Other Title:
- Vernon, Florida
- Place of Publication:
- [Irvington, NY] : The Criterion Collection, [2015]
- Language Note:
- In English, with optional English SDH.
- System Details:
- DVD, NTSC 1, Dolby digital monaural; Gates of heaven, fullscreen (1.33:1); Vernon, Florida, widescreen (1.66:1)
- digital optical mono Dolby Digital 1.0
- laser optical NTSC
- video file DVD video region 1
- Summary:
- Errol Morris changed the face of documentary filmmaking in the US, and his career began with two remarkable tales of American eccentricity: Gates of heaven uses two Southern California pet cemeteries as the bases for a profound and funny rumination on love, loss, and industry; Vernon, Florida travels to a languorous southern backwater and meets a handful of fascinating folks; a determined turkey hunter, a curious minister, a laconic policeman, engaged in individualistic, sometimes absurd pursuits.
- Contents:
- Disc 1. Gates of heaven (83 min. ; 1978) / IFC Films ; a film by Errol Morris ; produced, directed and edited by Errol Morris
- Disc 2. Vernon, Florida (56 min. ; 1981) / IFC Films ; a production of the Television Laboratory at WNET/THIRTEEN, ZDF, and Errol Morris Films, Inc. ; a film by Errol Morris ; executive producer, David Loxton ; produced and directed by Errol Morris.
- Credits:
- Gates of heaven: director of photography, Ned Burgess -- Vernon, Florida: director of photography, Ned Burgess ; editor, Brad Fuller.
- Notes:
- Title from container.
- Gates of heaven originally released as a motion picture in 1978; Vernon, Florida originally released as a motion picture in 1981.
- Special features: Gates of Heaven: Werner Herzog eats his shoe (1980) (a twenty-minute film by Les Blank featuring Herzog fufilling a bet intended to inspire Morris to complete his first feature); Herzog at Telluride (footage of Herzog professing his admiration of "Gates of heaven" at the 1980 Telluride Film Festival); Errol Morris (new interview with Morris). Vernon, Florida: Errol Morris (new interview with the director). Insert includes an essay by critic Eric Hynes.
- Contains:
- Container of: Gates of heaven (Motion picture)
- Container of: Vernon, Florida (Motion picture)
- Container of: Werner Herzog eats his shoe (Motion picture)
- ISBN:
- 9781604659696
- 1604659696
- OCLC:
- 903552928
- Publisher Number:
- 715515141819
- CC2461D The Criterion Collection
- CC2461D-1 The Criterion Collection (disc 1)
- CC2461D-2 The Criterion Collection (disc 2)
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