Disgrace / Film Finance Corporation Australia presents in association with Newbridge Film Capital and Whitest Pouring Films in association with Fortissimo Films in association with The New South Wales Film and Television Office, The South Australian Film Corporation and Do Productions ; a Wild Strawberries/Sherman Pictures production ; produced by Anna-Maria Monticelli, Emile Sherman, Steve Jacobs ; written by Anna-Maria Monticelli ; directed by Steve Jacobs.

Professor David Lurie is a man whose world is shattered when he is fired for seducing a college student. He finds peace at his estranged daughter's modest farm in South Africa until a horrific incident of terror and violence forces Lurie to confront his beliefs and the disturbing racial complexities...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Corporate Author: Image Entertainment (Firm)
Other Authors: Jacobs, Steve, 1955-
Malkovich, John
Haines, Jessica, 1978-
Ebouaney, Eriq
Press, Fiona
Engel, Antoinette
Language:English
Spanish
Language and/or Writing System:
In English dialogue with optional subtitles in Spanish or English.
SDH - subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing.
Published: Chatsworth, CA : Image Entertainment, ©2010, ©2007.
Series:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:
College teachers > Drama.
Teacher-student relationships > Drama.
Seduction > Drama.
Employees > Dismissal of > Drama.
Life change events > Drama.
Moving, Household > Drama.
Threats of violence > Drama.
Choice (Psychology) > Drama.
Conduct of life > Drama.
Interpersonal relations > Drama.
South Africa > Race relations > Drama.
South Africa > Drama.
Feature films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Genre:
Drama.
Feature films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (118 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format: Video DVD
Description
Summary:
Professor David Lurie is a man whose world is shattered when he is fired for seducing a college student. He finds peace at his estranged daughter's modest farm in South Africa until a horrific incident of terror and violence forces Lurie to confront his beliefs and the disturbing racial complexities of the new South Africa.
Note:Based on the novel by J.M. Coetzee.
Special features : interviews with cast and crew ; "Making of" featurette ; trailer.
Videorecording.
Call Number:PR9369.3.C58 D5 2010 VideoDVD
CV8 D0120816 VideoDVD
Audience:
MPAA rating : R for sexual content, nudity, some violence and brief language.
Awards:Winner International Critics' Award, Toronto Film Festival 2008.
ISBN:9786313490370
6313490371
Credits:Music, Antony Partos and Graeme Koehne ; editor, Alexandre de Franceschi ; director of photography, Steve Arnold.
System Details:DVD ; NTSC, region 1 ; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround.
Cast:
John Malkovich, Jessica Haines, Eriq Ebouaney, Fiona Press, Antoinette Engel.