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- Released
- 02/12/2002
- DVD Region
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2 (UK, Western Europe, Japan)
Also plays on multi-region DVD players
What region is right for me? - Film and TV Genre
- Action, Drama, General
Description
After the disappearance of his estranged wife (Blanchett), Quoyle's (Spacey) fortunes begin to change when his long lost aunt (Dench) convinces him and his daughter to move to their ancestral home in Newfoundland. There, a place where life is as rough as the weather and secrets are as vast as the ocean, Quoyle lands a job as a reporter for the local paper. Now, a past is emerging, a mystery is unfolding and life is awakening
From the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by E. Annie Proulx
Plot Synopsis
Lasse Hallstrom (CHOCOLAT, MY LIFE AS A DOG) presents this strong, quiet, chillingly deep adaptation of the popular novel by E. Annie Proulx. In a fishing port set in the Canadian province of Newfoundland, newspaper journalist Quoyle (Kevin Spacey), his young daughter Bunny (Alyssa Gainer), and his stern aunt Agnis Hamm (Dame Judi Dench) have reclaimed their ancestral home, which stood vacant for 40 years perched over the raging sea on the edge of a cliff. The fresh air and the mundane routine of the sleepy village act as a balm for Quoyle's wounds. Having grown up with unhappy parents who cautioned him that he'd never amount to anything, Quoyle thought he'd finally found a stroke of luck when he fell in love with Petal (a surprisingly slutty but no less beautiful Cate Blanchett), Bunny's mother. However, after Petal's sudden death, and the simultaneous passing of his loveless parents, Quoyle's migration from downtrodden Poughkeepsie, N.Y. to coastal Canada is his salvation. As Quoyle gains confidence and pride daily through his coworkers at the tiny newspaper the Gammy Bird, through his friendship with Wavey (a lovely Julianne Moore), and through his reconciliation with some spooky family secrets from the distant past, Quoyle, Bunny, and Agnis slowly find new direction, new hope, and the beginnings of a new life.
Product Details
- Actors
- Kevin Spacey
- Cate Blanchett
- Julianne Moore
- Judi Dench
- Rhys Ifans
- Pete Postlethwaite
- Gordon Pinsent
- Robert Joy
- Jeanetta Arnette
- Director
- Lasse Hallstrom
- Number of Discs
- 1
- Aspect Ratio
- 2.35:1
- Audio Format
- Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
- Dolby Digital 5.1 - English, French
- English Audio Commentary Dolby Digital
- Stereo Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
- Dolby Digital 5.1 English
- Media Format
- DVD-Video
- Run Time (minutes)
- 111
- Film Format
- Anamorphic
- Language
- English
- Film Rating (Australia)
- MA15+
- Disc Features
- Interactive Menus
- Making Of
- Scene Selection
- Dive Beneath The Surface
- Feature Commentary
- Stills Gallery
- Film Rating (UK)
- 15
- Year of release
- 2001
- Label / Studio
- MIRAMAX HOME ENTERTAINMENT
- Colour System
- PAL
- Cast & Crew
- E ANNIE PROULX (Author)
- E. Annie Proulx (Author)
- Christopher Young (Composer)
- Renee Ehrlich Kalfus (Costume Designer)
- Oliver Stapleton (Director of Photography)
- Bob Weinstein (Executive Producer)
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