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1 videodisc (101 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
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Criterion collection #743
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Originally produced as a motion picture in 2001
With a radical take on narrative, disturbing yet beautiful cinematography, and a highly sophisticated use of on- and off screen sound, Martel turns her tale of a decaying bourgeois family, whiling away the hours of one sweaty, sticky summer, into a cinematic marvel. This visceral take on class, nature, sexuality, and the ways political turmoil and social stagnation can manifest in human relationships is a drama of amazing tactility and one of the great contemporary film debuts
Special features: New interview with filmmaker Andrés de Tella about Martel and the film; Trailer; New English subtitle translation; An essay by critic David Oubiña
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Mercedes Moran, Graciela Borges, Martin Adjemian
Rating: R
DVD; widescreen (1.85:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 2.0 surround; New 4K digital film transfer
Spanish dialogue; English subtitles