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Venus [videorecording (DVD)] / Miramax Films, Filmfour and UK Film Council present a Free Range Film ; produced by Kevin Loader ; written by Hanif Kureishi ; directed by Roger Michell.

Summary:

Maurice and Ian are successful, but aging actors. The two are close friends whose conversation generally revolves around theatrical shop talk and the infirmities of other aging actors. Ian is fearful that death is right around the corner, so he agrees to let his niece's daughter, Jessie, move in to his flat to care for him. Jessie is a modern woman in her early twenties. She turns out to be a nightmare for Ian, especially since she is a hard-drinking, rude, and dismissive brat. But Maurice sees something else in the young woman, a potential for humanity which blossoms under his kindness and gentle guidance. For Maurice, something else blossoms as well - romantic love for a girl fifty years younger.

Record details

  • ISBN: 065935803607
  • Physical Description: 1 videodisc (ca. 95 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Publisher: Burbank, CA : Miramax Home Entertainment ; c2007.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Originally released as a motion picture in 2006.
Special features: "Venus: a real work of art" featurette.
Title from container.
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Director of photography, Haris Zambarloukos ; editor, Nicolas Gaster ; music, Corrine Bailey Rae ; costume designer, Natalie Ward ; production designer, John-Paul Kelly.
Participant or Performer Note:
Peter O'Toole, Leslie Phillips, Jodie Whittaker, Richard Griffiths, Vanessa Redgrave.
System Details Note:
DVD, region 1, widescreen (1.85:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:
For private home use only
Subject: Comedy film
Feature film
Man-woman relationships > Fictio
Video recordings for the hearing impaire

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
Show Only Available Copies
Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Lakeshore Branch DVD Venus 31681002008548 DVD Available -


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