The Resource The ballad of the sad cafe, Merchant-Ivory Productions ; screenplay by Michael Hirst ; produced by Ismail Merchant ; directed by Simon Callow, (videorecording)

The ballad of the sad cafe, Merchant-Ivory Productions ; screenplay by Michael Hirst ; produced by Ismail Merchant ; directed by Simon Callow, (videorecording)

Label
The ballad of the sad cafe
Title
The ballad of the sad cafe
Statement of responsibility
Merchant-Ivory Productions ; screenplay by Michael Hirst ; produced by Ismail Merchant ; directed by Simon Callow
Contributor
Actor
Film director
Film producer
Production company
Publisher
Screenwriter
Subject
Genre
Language
  • eng
  • eng
  • eng
Summary
A twisted Southern Gothic dark comedy set in a small rural town in the deep South. Miss Amelia, the eccentric proprietor of the town2s only cafe and, more importantly to her grip on the townsfolk, the proprietor of a secret moonshine still. Her domineering hold on the town is threatened when two strangers appear with a claim on her past
Member of
Cataloging source
TEFMT
Characteristic
videorecording
Dewey number
791.43/72
Intended audience
MPAA rating: PG-13
Language note
Subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH)
LC call number
PN1997
LC item number
.B35 2022
PerformerNote
Vanessa Redgrave, Keith Carradine, Rod Steiger
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
  • 1952-
  • 1949-
  • 1937-
  • 1949-
  • 1925-2002
  • 1917-1967
  • 1928-2016
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
  • Hirst, Michael
  • Merchant, Ismail
  • Callow, Simon
  • Redgrave, Vanessa
  • Carradine, Keith
  • Steiger, Rod
  • McCullers, Carson
  • Albee, Edward
  • Cohen Media Group
  • Merchant Ivory Productions
Runtime
101
Series statement
  • Cohen film collection
  • Classics of American cinema
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Eccentrics and eccentricities
  • Man-woman relationships
  • Restaurateurs
  • Triangles (Interpersonal relations)
  • Southern States
Technique
live action
Label
The ballad of the sad cafe, Merchant-Ivory Productions ; screenplay by Michael Hirst ; produced by Ismail Merchant ; directed by Simon Callow, (videorecording)
Instantiates
Publication
Note
  • Title from disc label
  • Based on the novel by Carons McCullers and the play by Edward Albee
  • Originally released as a motion picture in 1991
  • Wide screen (1.78:1)
  • Bonus features: new audio commentary by film critic and author Peter Tonguette; trailers
Bar code
  • 31223148701072
  • 31223148701056
  • 31223148701098
  • 31223148701064
  • 31223148701080
Carrier category
videodisc
Carrier category code
  • vd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
multicolored
Configuration of playback channels
monaural
Content category
two-dimensional moving image
Content type code
  • tdi
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Dimensions
4 3/4 in.
Dimensions
other
Extent
1 videodisc (101 min.)
Media category
video
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • v
Medium for sound
videodisc
Other control number
738329261238
Other physical details
sound, color
Publisher number
K26123
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System control number
(OCoLC)1351605895
System details
Blu-ray, region A; 1920x1080p wide screen (1.78:1); DTS dual mono; requires Blu-ray player
Video recording format
Blu-ray disc
Label
The ballad of the sad cafe, Merchant-Ivory Productions ; screenplay by Michael Hirst ; produced by Ismail Merchant ; directed by Simon Callow, (videorecording)
Publication
Note
  • Title from disc label
  • Based on the novel by Carons McCullers and the play by Edward Albee
  • Originally released as a motion picture in 1991
  • Wide screen (1.78:1)
  • Bonus features: new audio commentary by film critic and author Peter Tonguette; trailers
Bar code
  • 31223148701072
  • 31223148701056
  • 31223148701098
  • 31223148701064
  • 31223148701080
Carrier category
videodisc
Carrier category code
  • vd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
multicolored
Configuration of playback channels
monaural
Content category
two-dimensional moving image
Content type code
  • tdi
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Dimensions
4 3/4 in.
Dimensions
other
Extent
1 videodisc (101 min.)
Media category
video
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • v
Medium for sound
videodisc
Other control number
738329261238
Other physical details
sound, color
Publisher number
K26123
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System control number
(OCoLC)1351605895
System details
Blu-ray, region A; 1920x1080p wide screen (1.78:1); DTS dual mono; requires Blu-ray player
Video recording format
Blu-ray disc

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