Sex, lies, and videotape / an Outlaw production ; written and directed by Steven Soderbergh ; produced by Robert Newmyer, John Hardy.

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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...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Sex, lies, and videotape (Motion picture)
Corporate Authors: Outlaw Productions (Firm) (Production company)
Criterion Collection (Firm) (Publisher)
Other Authors: Soderbergh, Steven, 1963- (Screenwriter, Film director, Editor of moving image work)
Newmyer, Robert (Film producer)
Hardy, John (John S.) (Film producer)
Lloyd, Walt (director of photography.)
Martinez, Cliff (composer (expression))
Spader, James (Actor)
MacDowell, Andie (Actor)
Gallagher, Peter, 1955- (Actor)
San Giacomo, Laura, 1962- (Actor)
Vawter, Ron (Actor)
Language:English
Language of the Original:
English
Language and/or Writing System:
In English with optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH).
Published: [New York] : The Criterion Collection, [2018]
Edition:Director-approved DVD special edition.
Series:Criterion collection ; 938.
Subjects:
Sex > Drama.
Adultery > Drama.
Spouses > Drama.
Deception > Drama.
Sisters > Drama.
Man-woman relationships > Drama.
Louisiana > Drama.
Adultery.
Deception.
Man-woman relationships.
Married people.
Sisters.
Louisiana.
Erotic films.
Fiction films.
Feature films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Comedy films.
Drama.
Films for the hearing impaired.
Genre:
Drama.
Erotic films.
Fiction films.
Feature films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Comedy films.
Films for the hearing impaired.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (100 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 folded-out leaflet.
Format: Video DVD
Description
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.
Note:Title from container.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1989.
Wide screen.
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.
Accompanied by a fold-out leaflet featuring an essay, "Some kind of skin flick", by critic Amy Taubin.
Call Number:PN1995.9.S45 S48 2018 VideoDVD
Audience:
MPAA rating: R.
ISBN:9781681434599
1681434598
Credits:Director of photography, Walt Lloyd ; editor, Steven Soderbergh ; music, Cliff Martinez.
System Details:DVD; NTSC; region 1; 16:9 wide screen (1.85:1 aspect ratio); Dolby digital 5.1 surround.
Cast:
James Spader, Andie MacDowell, Peter Gallagher, Laura San Giacomo, Ron Vawter.