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The Resource 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 ; from Metro Goldwyn Mayer in association with Star Partners II, Ltd

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 ; from Metro Goldwyn Mayer in association with Star Partners II, Ltd

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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
Language
  • eng
  • eng
  • eng
  • eng
Work
Publication
Edition
Director-approved DVD special edition.
Extent
1 videodisc (106 min.)
Note
  • Title from title frame
  • 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 short featuring Palcy discussing scenes from the film and how she brings authenticity to her work; 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; on insert, an essay by filmmaker and scholar Jyoti Mistry
Isbn
9781681435237
Instance
Label
A dry white season
Title
A dry white season
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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer presents ; a Paula Weinstein production ; screenplay by Colin Welland and Euzhan Palcy ; produced by Paula Weinstein ; directed by Euzhan Palcy ; from Metro Goldwyn Mayer in association with Star Partners II, Ltd
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Film producer
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Language
  • eng
  • eng
  • eng
  • eng
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
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videorecording
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Dry white season (Motion picture)
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Credits note
Music by Dave Grusin ; edited by Sam O'Steen, Glenn Cunningham ; production designer, John Fenner ; directors of photography, Kelvin Pike, Pierre-William Glenn
Intended audience
MPAA rating: R
Language note
In English with optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH)
PerformerNote
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
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  • 1929-
  • 1923-2000
  • 1950-2006
  • 1946-
  • 1935-
  • 1946-
  • 1943-1996
  • 1935-2015
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  • Palcy, Euzhan
  • Weinstein, Paula
  • Welland, Colin
  • Pike, Kelvin
  • Glenn, Pierre-William
  • Grusin, Dave
  • O'Steen, Sam
  • Cunningham, Glenn
  • Fenner, John
  • Sutherland, Donald
  • Suzman, Janet
  • Prochnow, Jürgen
  • Mokae, Zakes
  • Sarandon, Susan
  • Brando, Marlon
  • Ntshona, Winston
  • Ntshinga, Thoko
  • Kani, John
  • De Keyser, David
  • Harker, Susannah
  • Thoolen, Gerard
  • Gambon, Michael
  • Pickup, Ronald
  • Brink, André P.
  • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
  • Star Partners II, Ltd
  • Criterion Collection (Firm)
Runtime
106
Series statement
The Criterion collection
Series volume
953
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  • Apartheid
  • South Africa
  • History teachers
  • History teachers
  • Apartheid
  • Social conditions
  • South Africa
Target audience
adult
Technique
live action
Label
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 ; from Metro Goldwyn Mayer in association with Star Partners II, Ltd
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Publication
Copyright
Note
  • Title from title frame
  • 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 short featuring Palcy discussing scenes from the film and how she brings authenticity to her work; 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; on insert, an essay by filmmaker and scholar Jyoti Mistry
Accompanying material
1 folded insert (10 unnumbered pages : illustrations ; 19 cm)
Carrier category
videodisc
Carrier category code
  • vd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
multicolored
Configuration of playback channels
stereophonic
Content category
two-dimensional moving image
Content type code
  • tdi
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Control code
1059465801
Dimensions
4 3/4 in. +
Dimensions
  • 4 3/4 in.
  • other
Edition
Director-approved DVD special edition.
Extent
1 videodisc (106 min.)
Isbn
9781681435237
Media category
video
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • v
Medium for sound
videodisc
Note
WorldCat record variable field(s) change: 655
Other control number
  • 715515223416
  • 00715515223416
Other physical details
sound, color
Publisher number
CC2966D
Recording technique
stamping
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System control number
(OCoLC)1059465801
System details
DVD; region 1, NTSC; 16:9 wide screen (1.85:1) presentation; Dolby digital stereo
Terms governing use
For private home use only.
Video recording format
DVD
Label
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 ; from Metro Goldwyn Mayer in association with Star Partners II, Ltd
Publication
Copyright
Note
  • Title from title frame
  • 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 short featuring Palcy discussing scenes from the film and how she brings authenticity to her work; 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; on insert, an essay by filmmaker and scholar Jyoti Mistry
Accompanying material
1 folded insert (10 unnumbered pages : illustrations ; 19 cm)
Carrier category
videodisc
Carrier category code
  • vd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
multicolored
Configuration of playback channels
stereophonic
Content category
two-dimensional moving image
Content type code
  • tdi
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Control code
1059465801
Dimensions
4 3/4 in. +
Dimensions
  • 4 3/4 in.
  • other
Edition
Director-approved DVD special edition.
Extent
1 videodisc (106 min.)
Isbn
9781681435237
Media category
video
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • v
Medium for sound
videodisc
Note
WorldCat record variable field(s) change: 655
Other control number
  • 715515223416
  • 00715515223416
Other physical details
sound, color
Publisher number
CC2966D
Recording technique
stamping
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System control number
(OCoLC)1059465801
System details
DVD; region 1, NTSC; 16:9 wide screen (1.85:1) presentation; Dolby digital stereo
Terms governing use
For private home use only.
Video recording format
DVD

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