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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

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

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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.
  • DVD; Widescreen.
Extent
1 videodisc (106 min.)
Note
  • 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 new program featuring Palcy ; 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 ; an essay by filmmaker and scholar Jyoti Mistry
Instance
Label
A dry white season.
Title
A dry white season.
Statement of responsibility
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer presents ; a Paula Weinstein production ; screenplay by Colin Welland and Euzhan Palcy ; produced by Paula Weinstein ; directed by Euzhan Palcy
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Actor
Director of photography
Editor of moving image work
Film director
Film distributor
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Subject
Genre
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, Dave Grusin ; editors, Sam O'Steen, Glenn Cunningham ; directors of photography, Kelvin Pike, Pierre-William Glenn
Dewey number
791.43/72
Intended audience
MPAA rating: R
Language note
In English with optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH)
LC call number
PN1997
LC item number
.D79 2018
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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  • 1935-
  • 1946-
  • 1943-1996
  • 1923-2000
  • 1950-2006
  • 1929-
  • 1935-2015
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  • Palcy, Euzhan
  • Welland, Colin
  • Weinstein, Paula
  • Ntshona, Winston
  • Sutherland, Donald
  • Brando, Marlon
  • Sarandon, Susan
  • Suzman, Janet
  • Prochnow, Jürgen
  • Mokae, Zakes
  • Ntshinga, Thoko
  • Kani, John
  • De Keyser, David
  • Harker, Susannah
  • Thoolen, Gerard
  • Gambon, Michael
  • Pickup, Ronald
  • Grusin, Dave
  • O'Steen, Sam
  • Cunningham, Glenn
  • Pike, Kelvin
  • Glenn, Pierre-William
  • Brink, André P.
  • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
  • Criterion Collection (Firm)
Runtime
106
Series statement
Criterion collection
Series volume
953
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  • Apartheid
  • 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
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Publication
Note
  • 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 new program featuring Palcy ; 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 ; an essay by filmmaker and scholar Jyoti Mistry
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
on1059465801
Dimensions
4 3/4 in.
Dimensions
  • 4 3/4 in.
  • other
Edition
  • Director approved DVD special edition.
  • DVD; Widescreen.
Extent
1 videodisc (106 min.)
Media category
video
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • v
Medium for sound
videodisc
Other control number
715515223416
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, NTSC, region 1; wide screen (1.85:1) presentation; Dolby digital stereo
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
Publication
Note
  • 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 new program featuring Palcy ; 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 ; an essay by filmmaker and scholar Jyoti Mistry
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
on1059465801
Dimensions
4 3/4 in.
Dimensions
  • 4 3/4 in.
  • other
Edition
  • Director approved DVD special edition.
  • DVD; Widescreen.
Extent
1 videodisc (106 min.)
Media category
video
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • v
Medium for sound
videodisc
Other control number
715515223416
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, NTSC, region 1; wide screen (1.85:1) presentation; Dolby digital stereo
Video recording format
DVD

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