Night on earth
(DVD)
Contributors
Published
[United States] : Criterion Collection, [2007].
ISBN
1934121819, 9781934121818
Status
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| Location | Call Number | Note | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bensenville Community Public Library District - Adult DVD Feature Film | NIGHT (DVD) | .STAFF. | On Shelf |
| Blue Island Public Library - Stacks | DVD NIG | On Shelf | |
| Eisenhower Public Library District - Stacks | DVD NIGHT | On Shelf | |
| Hinsdale Public Library - Stacks | DVD NIGHT | On Shelf | |
| Homewood Public Library District - Stacks | DVD NIG | On Shelf |
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Published
[United States] : Criterion Collection, [2007].
Format
DVD
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (128 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (40 pages : color illustrations ; 19 cm).
Language
English
ISBN
1934121819, 9781934121818
UPC
715515025423
Notes
General Note
Release date: Sep. 4, 2007.
General Note
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1991.
General Note
Special features: selected-scene commentary by director of photography Frederick Elmes and location sound mixer Drew Kunin; Q & A with Jim Jarmusch; 1992 Belgian television interview with Jarmusch.
General Note
Booklet includes essays by Thom Andersen, Paul Auster, Bernard Eisenschitz, Goffredo Fofi, and Peter von Bagh and the lyrics to Tom Waits & Kathleen Brennan's songs from the film.
Creation/Production Credits
Director of photography, Frederick Elmes ; editor, Jay Rabinowitz ; music by Tom Waits.
Participants/Performers
Winona Ryder, Gena Rowlands, Giancarlo Esposito, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Rosie Perez, Isaach De Bankolé, Béatrice Dalle, Roberto Benigni, Paolo Bonacelli, Matti Pellonpää, Kari Väänänen, Sakari Kuosmanen, Tomi Salmela.
Description
A collection of five stories involving cab drivers in five different cities. Los Angeles - A talent agent for the movies discovers her cab driver would be perfect to cast, but the cabbie is reluctant to give up her solid cab driver's career. New York - An immigrant cab driver is continually lost in a city and culture he doesn't understand. Paris - A blind girl takes a ride with a cab driver from the Ivory Coast and they talk about life and blindness. Rome - A gregarious cabbie picks up an ailing man and virtually talks him to death. Helsinki - an industrial worker gets laid off and he and his compatriots discuss the bleakness and unfairness of love and life and death.
Target Audience
Rating: R.
Target Audience
Rating: R.
System Details
DVD; NTSC, region 1; widescreen (1.78:1 aspect ratio).
Language
Dialogue in English, French, Italian, and Finnish, with optional English subtitles; closed-captioned.
Local note
DVD
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Jarmusch, J., Ryder, W., Rowlands, G., Esposito, G., Mueller-Stahl, A., Perez, R., Bankolé, I. d., Dalle, B., Benigni, R., Bonacelli, P., Pellonpää, M., Väänänen, K., Kuosmanen, S., Salmela, T., Waits, T., Brennan, K., Rabinowitz, J., Elmes, F., Kunin, D., Andersen, T., Auster, P., Eisenschitz, B., Fofi, G., & Bagh, P. v. (2007). Night on earth ([Widescreen ed.].). Criterion Collection.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Jim Jarmusch et al.. 2007. Night On Earth. Criterion Collection.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Jim Jarmusch et al.. Night On Earth Criterion Collection, 2007.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Jarmusch, Jim, et al. Night On Earth [Widescreen ed.]., Criterion Collection, 2007.
Note! Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of August 2021.
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