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Review

It's 1973 in Connecticut, and two families are going through some painful adolescences: the children and the parents are discovering their sexualities and learning to express their emotions. Ben (Kline), the head of the Hood family, is lifelessly carrying on with his neighbor Janey Carver, played with gleeful bitchiness by Weaver. This empty affair strains his marriage to Elena (Allen), who is upset about her lot in life but can only express it by emotionally cutting off her husband. Their kids are going through similar situations, but learning and growing instead of falling apart; it is these performances that carry the film. Wendy Hood (Ricci) woos both Mikey Carver (Wood) and his immature younger brother Sandy. Her older brother (Maguire) is at school in Manhattan, learning his own life lessons.

Lee is an obsessively detail-oriented director. Every period detail is just-so, but played for emotional effect rather than comic effect. The details are in the performances, too, as what is said is secondary to what is felt.

-- David Gorgos

Product Format Information

Used - Good: $14.99

Availability: In stock and ready to ship
Region Code: 1
UPC: 715515028424
ISBN: B0011U3OAQ
Catalog #: D31091544

Studio : Criterion, Fox Searchlight

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DVD Widescreen: $35.99 (Criterion Collection 2-Disc Set)

Availability: Usually ships in
5-10 days
Close Caption: No
Region Code: 1
UPC: 715515028424
Catalog #: DL1091542

Studio : Criterion, Fox Searchlight

Languages: English Dolby Digital 2.0 (Primary)
Aspect Ratio: Anamorphic 1.85
Extras: Trailers, Deleted Scenes
Features:
Chapter selection
Digitally mastered: Supervised by Ang Lee and Frederick Elmes
Audio commentary: by Ang Lee and James Schamus
Interview(s): with novelist Rick Moody
Booklet: A new essay by film critic Bill Krohn
Documentaries: featuring actors Allen, Kline, Ricci, and Wood
Bonus footage: Lee and Schamus at NY's Museum of the Moving Image
Photo gallery: Production designs and sketches, with commentary by the designers

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DVD : $9.99 (Single-disc)

Availability: Usually ships in
5-10 days
Close Caption: Yes
Region Code: 1
UPC: 024543012245
Catalog #: DV1091541

Studio : Criterion, Fox Searchlight

Languages: English Dolby Digital 5.0 (Primary) , French Dolby Digital Surround , English Subtitles , Spanish Subtitles
Aspect Ratio: Anamorphic 1.85
Extras: Trailers
Features:
Featurette
Chapter selection