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The Ballad Of The Sad Cafe 1989 : DVD
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Format: DVD
Starring: Rod Steiger Keith Carradine Director: Simon Callow Genre: Drama Subcategory: Series: BALLAD OF Released: 06/09/2004 RRP: £6.99
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Description
three oscar-winners - vanessa redgrave (julia), keith carradine (nashville) and rod steiger (in the heat of the night) - are the stars of merchant ivory productions' extraordinary 1991 film directed by the british actor simon callow (a room with a view, four weddings and a funeral).
the ballad of sad cafe, based on the novella by carson mccullers is both a grotesque black comedy and a prime slice of 'southern gothic' set in a poverty-stricken rural community dominated by the curious, androgynous character of 'miss amelia'. a forceful personality with a mysterious past, she runs the town's only cafe and controls the locals through the careful distribution of her own secretly brewed 'hooch'. but miss amelia's eccentric existence comes under threat from the unheralded arrival of a hunchbacked dwarf, who claims kinship with her, and by the reappearance of the husband she rejected on their wedding night and who has come back to wreak vengeance on the woman he once tried to love.
the ballad of sad cafe, based on the novella by carson mccullers is both a grotesque black comedy and a prime slice of 'southern gothic' set in a poverty-stricken rural community dominated by the curious, androgynous character of 'miss amelia'. a forceful personality with a mysterious past, she runs the town's only cafe and controls the locals through the careful distribution of her own secretly brewed 'hooch'. but miss amelia's eccentric existence comes under threat from the unheralded arrival of a hunchbacked dwarf, who claims kinship with her, and by the reappearance of the husband she rejected on their wedding night and who has come back to wreak vengeance on the woman he once tried to love.
Special Features
directors commentary by simon callow
behind the scenes with simon callow
behind the scenes with simon callow
Details:
| Region | Region 2 - UK / Europe |
| Widescreen | No |
| Dolby Sound | No |
| Subtitled | No |
| Caption | No |
| Running Time | 96 mins |
| Discs | 1 |
| Dubbed | No |
| Animation | No |
| Certificate | 15 |
| Studio | Prism Leisure |
| Actors | Rod Steiger Keith Carradine Vanessa Redgrave |
| Producer | Ismail Merchant |
| Music | Richard Robbins |
| Screenplay | Michael Hirst |
| Catalogue | ODX20161 |
| Barcode | 501801120161 |
| Postage | The Ballad Of The Sad Cafe 1989 DVD is delivered free to the UK. Just 50 pence to Europe |
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