Insignificance
(Blu-ray)
Contributors
Published
[United States] : Criterion Collection, 2011.
ISBN
9781604654301, 1604654309
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (109 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Status
Adult Blu-ray - Public Shelving
BLU-RAY Feature INSIGNIFICANCE
1 available
BLU-RAY Feature INSIGNIFICANCE
1 available
Copies
Location | Call Number | Status |
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Adult Blu-ray - Public Shelving | BLU-RAY Feature INSIGNIFICANCE | On Shelf |
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Subjects
LC Subjects
Celebrities -- United States -- Drama.
Cold War -- Social aspects -- United States -- Drama.
Comedy films.
DiMaggio, Joe, -- 1914-1999 -- Drama.
Einstein, Albert, -- 1879-1955 -- Drama.
Feature films
Fiction films
Film adaptations
Johnson, Terry, -- 1955- -- Film adaptations.
McCarthy, Joseph, -- 1908-1957 -- Drama.
Mistaken identity -- New York (State) -- New York -- Drama.
Monroe, Marilyn, -- 1926-1962 -- Drama.
United States -- Social life and customs -- 1945-1970 -- Drama.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired
Cold War -- Social aspects -- United States -- Drama.
Comedy films.
DiMaggio, Joe, -- 1914-1999 -- Drama.
Einstein, Albert, -- 1879-1955 -- Drama.
Feature films
Fiction films
Film adaptations
Johnson, Terry, -- 1955- -- Film adaptations.
McCarthy, Joseph, -- 1908-1957 -- Drama.
Mistaken identity -- New York (State) -- New York -- Drama.
Monroe, Marilyn, -- 1926-1962 -- Drama.
United States -- Social life and customs -- 1945-1970 -- Drama.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired
More Details
Published
[United States] : Criterion Collection, 2011.
Format
Blu-ray
Language
English
ISBN
9781604654301, 1604654309
UPC
715515081412
Notes
General Note
Requires a Blu-ray player.
General Note
Based on the play by Terry Johnson.
General Note
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1985.
General Note
Special features include video interviews, Making Insignificance, theatrical trailer and more.
Creation/Production Credits
Cinematography, Peter Hannan ; editor, Tony Lawson ; music, Stanley Myers.
Participants/Performers
Gary Busey, Michael Emil, Theresa Russell, Will Sampson, Tony Curtis,
Description
Four unnamed people who look and sound a lot like Albert Einstein, Marilyn Monroe, Joe DiMaggio, and Joseph McCarthy converge in one New York City hotel room for a compelling, visually inventive adaptation of Terry Johnson's play. With a combination of whimsy and dread, director Nicolas Roeg creates a fun-house-mirror picture of cold war America that questions the nature of celebrity and plays on a society's simmering nuclear fears.
Target Audience
MPAA rating: R.
System Details
Blu-ray; region 1; NTSC; widescreen 1.78:1 aspect ratio; Dolby Digital, mono.
Language
Subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing.
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Roeg, N., Johnson, T., Busey, G., Russell, T., Sampson, W., Curtis, T., Emil, M., & Thomas, J. (2011). Insignificance . Criterion Collection.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Nicolas Roeg et al.. 2011. Insignificance. Criterion Collection.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Nicolas Roeg et al.. Insignificance Criterion Collection, 2011.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Roeg, Nicolas, et al. Insignificance Criterion Collection, 2011.
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