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Hysterical blindness [videorecording] / HBO Films presents ; a Karuna Dream/Blum Israel production ; producer, Lydia Dean Pilcher ; screenplay by Laura Cahill ; directed by Mira Nair.

Pilcher, Lydia Dean. (Added Author). Cahill, Laura. (Added Author). Nair, Mira. (Added Author). Thurman, Uma. (Added Author). Rowlands, Gena. (Added Author). Lewis, Juliette. (Added Author). Chambers, Justin. (Added Author). Gazzara, Ben, 1930-2012 (Added Author). De Sando, Anthony. (Added Author). Peters, Jolie. (Added Author). Thorne, Callie. (Added Author). Quinn, Declan, 1957- (Added Author). Boden, Kristina. (Added Author). Barber, Lesley. (Added Author). HBO Films. (Added Author). Karuna Dream (Firm) (Added Author). Blum Israel Productions. (Added Author). HBO Video (Firm) (Added Author). Uma Thurman, Gena Rowlands, Juliette Lewis, Justin Chambers, Ben Gazzara, Anthony DeSando, Jolie Peters, Callie Thorne. (Cast).

Summary:

A single mother and a lonely office worker seek after "love" in the meat-market bars of Bayonne, New Jersey, ca. 1987.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0783120605
  • ISBN: 9780783120607
  • Physical Description: 1 videodisc (99 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Edition: Widescreen format (1.85:1).
  • Publisher: [New York, N.Y.] : HBO Video, [2003]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Originally produced for television in 2002.
Special features: optional audio commentary by Nair; cast & crew bios (Thurman, Rowlands, Lewis, Gazarra, Nair, Cahill); cast & crew interviews with Thurman (47 p.), Lewis (34 p.), Nair (44 p.) & Cahill (23 p.); photo gallery (8 images).
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Director of photography, Declan Quinn ; editor, Kristina Boden ; music composer, Lesley Barber.
Participant or Performer Note:
Uma Thurman, Gena Rowlands, Juliette Lewis, Justin Chambers, Ben Gazzara, Anthony DeSando, Jolie Peters, Callie Thorne.
Target Audience Note:
Not rated by the MPAA.
System Details Note:
DVD, region 1; Dolby 5.1 in English, Dolby surround in English, Dolby 2.0 in French or Spanish.
Language Note:
In English, dubbed French or dubbed Spanish; with optional English, French or Spanish subtitles. Closed captioned.
Awards Note:
Golden Globes, USA, 2003: Golden Globe - Best Performance by an Actress in a Mini-Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television (Uma Thurman).

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Subject: Single women > Drama.
Female friendship > Drama.
Man-woman relationships > Drama.
Bars (Drinking establishments) > Drama.
Bayonne (N.J.) > Drama.
Genre: Drama.
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