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Summary:

Focuses on the complexities of human intimacy and deception in the modern age. Housewife Ann (Andie MacDowell) feels distant from her lawyer husband, John (Peter Gallagher), who is sleeping with her sister, Cynthia (Laura San Giacomo). When John's old friend Graham (James Spader) comes to town, Ann is drawn to the soft-spoken outsider, eventually uncovering his startling private obsession: videotaping women as they confess their deepest desires. A piercingly intelligent chamber piece, in which the video camera becomes a charged metaphor for the characters' isolation.

Contributors:

Soderbergh, Steven, 1963- , screenwriter, film director, editor of moving image work

Newmyer, Robert , film producer

Hardy, John (John S.) , film producer

Spader, James , actor

MacDowell, Andie , actor

Gallagher, Peter, 1955- , actor

San Giacomo, Laura, 1962- , actor

Vawter, Ron , actor

Lloyd, Walt , director of photography

Martinez, Cliff , composer

Outlaw Productions (Firm) , production company, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/prn

Criterion Collection (Firm) , publisher, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/pbl

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

In English.

Main Work:

Sex, lies, and videotape (Motion picture)

Related Series:

Criterion collection; [volume] 938

Subjects:

Sex — Drama

Adultery — Drama

Marriage — Drama

Deception — Drama

Sisters — Drama

Spouses — Drama

Man-woman relationships — Drama

Louisiana — Drama

Spouses

Sex

Marriage

Adultery

Deception

Man-woman relationships

Married people

Sisters

Louisiana

Blu-ray discs

Genres:

Motion pictures

Comedy films

Drama

Erotic films

Feature films

Fiction films

Video recordings for the hearing impaired

System Details:

Blu-ray; region A; DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 surround.

Performers:

Cast: James Spader, Andie MacDowell, Peter Gallagher, Laura San Giacomo, Ron Vawter.

Production Credits:

Cinematographer, Walt Lloyd ; music, Cliff Martinez ; editor, Steven Soderbergh.

General Notes:

English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH)
Originally released as a motion picture in 1989.
Wide screen (1.85:1).
Special features: Audio commentary from 1998 featuring Steven Soderbergh in conversation with filmmaker Neil LaBute; new introduction by Soderbergh; interviews with Soderbergh from 1990 and 1992; new documentary about the making of the film, featuring actors Peter Gallagher, Andie MacDowell, and Laura San Giacomo; interview from 1989 with actor James Spader; new conversation between sound editor/re-recording mixer Larry Blake and composer Cliff Martinez Cliff Martinez; deleted scene with commentary by Soderbergh; demonstration of sound restorations through the years; trailers; essay by critic Amy Taubin and excerpts from Soderbergh's 1990 book about the film.

Physical Description:

1 videodisc (100 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (44 pages).

Physical Characteristics:

4 3/4 in.; polychrome

Audio Characteristics:

digital; optical; surround; DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1; sound

Film Characteristics:

1.85:1; wide screen

Digital Characteristics:

video file; Blu-ray; region A

Call Numbers:

SEX 1989 BLU

ISBNs:

9781681434582
168143458X

Other Standard Numbers:

Universal Product Code: 715515216814
Publisher Number, The Criterion Collection: CC2902BD

OCLC Numbers:

1038534656