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Insignificance / Zenith in association with the Recorded Picture Company presents a film by Nicolas Roeg ; screenplay written by Terry Johnson ; produced by Jeremy Thomas ; directed by Nicolas Roeg.
LIBRA BLU RAY PN1997 .I5754 2011 disc + booklet
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Video
- Series:
- Criterion collection ; 566.
- The Criterion collection ; 566
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Johnson, Terry, 1955---Film adaptations.
- Johnson, Terry.
- Monroe, Marilyn, 1926-1962--Drama.
- Monroe, Marilyn.
- Einstein, Albert, 1879-1955--Drama.
- Einstein, Albert.
- McCarthy, Joseph, 1908-1957--Drama.
- McCarthy, Joseph.
- DiMaggio, Joe, 1914-1999--Drama.
- DiMaggio, Joe.
- Cold War--Social aspects--United States--Drama.
- Cold War.
- Mistaken identity--New York (State)--New York--Drama.
- Mistaken identity.
- Celebrities--United States--Drama.
- Celebrities.
- United States--Social life and customs--1945-1970--Drama.
- United States.
- DiMaggio, Joe, 1914-1999.
- Einstein, Albert, 1879-1955.
- Johnson, Terry, 1955-.
- McCarthy, Joseph, 1908-1957.
- Monroe, Marilyn, 1926-1962.
- Manners and customs.
- Social aspects.
- New York (State)--New York.
- Genre:
- Comedy films
- Drama
- Feature films
- Fiction films
- Film adaptations
- Comedy films.
- Film adaptations.
- Fiction films.
- Feature films.
- Video recordings for hard of hearing people.
- Physical Description:
- 1 Blu-ray disc (approximately 109 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (23 pages : color illustrations ; 16 cm).
- Edition:
- Blu-ray.
- Place of Publication:
- [United States] : Criterion Collection, 2011.
- Language Note:
- Subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing.
- System Details:
- Blu-ray; region 1; NTSC; widescreen 1.78:1 aspect ratio; Dolby Digital, mono.
- digital
- optical
- Dolby Digital
- NTSC
- video file
- Blu-ray
- region 1
- Summary:
- Four unnamed people who look and sound a lot like Albert Einstein, Marilyn Monroe, Joe DiMaggio, and Joseph McCarthy converge in one New York City hotel room for a compelling, visually inventive adaptation of Terry Johnson's play. With a combination of whimsy and dread, director Nicolas Roeg creates a fun-house-mirror picture of cold war America that questions the nature of celebrity and plays on a society's simmering nuclear fears.
- Participant:
- Gary Busey, Michael Emil, Theresa Russell, Will Sampson, Tony Curtis.
- Credits:
- Cinematography, Peter Hannan ; editor, Tony Lawson ; music, Stanley Myers.
- Notes:
- Requires a Blu-ray player.
- Based on the play by Terry Johnson.
- Originally produced as a motion picture in 1985.
- Special features include video interviews, Making Insignificance, theatrical trailer and more.
- ISBN:
- 9781604654301
- 1604654309
- OCLC:
- 732846373
- Publisher Number:
- 715515081412
- CC2017BD The Criterion Collection
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