UID:
kobvindex_ZLB15925696
Format:
1 DVD-Video (93 Min.)
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DD 2.0 Surround
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1 Beil.
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1.85:1 aspect ratio
Edition:
1
ISBN:
9781604655742
Series Statement:
The Criterion collection : [DVD-Video] 616
Content:
The diabolical thriller Shallow Grave was the first film from director Danny Boyle, producer Andrew Macdonald, and screenwriter John Hodge (the smashing team behind Trainspotting). In it, three self-involved Edinburgh roommates̶played by Kerry Fox, Christopher Eccleston, and Ewan McGregor, in his first starring role̶take in a brooding boarder, and when he dies of an overdose, leaving a suitcase full of money, the trio embark on a series of very bad decisions, with extraordinarily grim consequences for all. Macabre but with a streak of offbeat humor, this stylistically influential tale of guilt and derangement is a full-throttle bit of Hitchcockian nastiness. (Covertext)
Content:
FILMMAKER-APPROVED SPECIAL EDITION: * New, restored digital transfer, supervised by director of photography Brian Tufano, with 2.0 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack on the Blu-ray edition * Two audio commentaries: one by director Danny Boyle (director Danny Boyle discusses how Shallow Grave came to exist, how certain sequences were filmed, the chemistry between the leading actors, etc. There are some particularly interesting comments about the money (apparently, a briefcase full of real one million pounds) which the filmmakers were able to borrow for a day. The commentary was recorded in 2009 and it also appears on the Film Four Blu-ray release.) and the other by screenwriter John Hodge and producer Andrew Macdonald (a new audio commentary, recorded exclusively for Criterion in 2012, with screenwriter John Hodge and producer Andrew Macdonald. This is a much more expansive commentary which focuses not only on Shallow Grave but on British cinema in general, with the two gentlemen addressing some of the specific standards the film challenged (such as the bleakness of contemporary British films), British talent, etc.)) * New interview piece featuring actors Christopher Eccleston, Kerry Fox, and Ewan McGregor (29 min.) * Digging Your Own Grave, a 1993 documentary by Kevin Macdonald on the making of the film (about the making of Shallow Grave directed by Kevin Macdonald. After Digging Your Own Grave, Macdonald would go on to direct Touching the Void (2003), The Last King of Scotland (2006), and State of Play (2009). In English, not subtitled. (30 min, 1080i).) * Andrew Macdonald and Kevin Macdonald's video diary from the 1992 Edinburgh Film Festival, where they shopped around the script for Shallow Grave (9 min.) * Shallow Grave trailer and Trainspotting teaser * PLUS: An essay by critic Philip Kemp (partly from blu-ray.com)
Note:
Ländercode: 1
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Orig.: Großbritannien, 1994
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Bonus: Two audio commentaries: one by director Danny Boyle and the other by screenwriter John Hodge and producer Andrew Macdonald. New interview piece featuring actors Christopher Eccleston, Kerry Fox, and Ewan McGregor. Digging your own grave, a 1993 documentary by director Kevin Macdonald on the making of the film. Andrew Macdonald and Kevin Macdonald's video diary from the 1992 Edinburgh Film Festival, where they shopped around the script for Shallow grave. Shallow grave trailer and Trainspotting teaser. An essay by critic Philip Kemp
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Mit Untertiteln für Hörgeschädigte
Language:
English
Keywords:
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Großbritannien
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Filmwirtschaft
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Kommentar
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Kommentar
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Interview
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Interview
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Kommentar
Author information:
McGregor, Ewan
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