Passion fish / Columbia TriStar Home Video ; an Atchafalaya Films production ; a John Sayles film ; produced by Sarah Green and Maggie Renzi ; written, directed and edited by John Sayles.

After an auto accident leaves her paralyzed, ex-soap opera star May-Alice Culhane returns to her now-empty family home in the bayous of Louisiana where she proceeds to drive away a succession of nurses-- until Chantelle. May-Alice and Chantelle form an unlikely friendship, and explore the bayou, as...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Passion fish (Motion picture)
Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Corporate Authors: Atchafalaya Films
Columbia TriStar Home Video (Firm)
Other Authors: McDonnell, Mary (Actor)
Woodard, Alfre, 1953- (Actor)
Burmester, Leo, 1944-2007 (Actor)
Curtis-Hall, Vondie (Actor)
Sayles, John, 1950- (Screenwriter, Director, Film editor)
Renzi, Maggie (Producer)
Green, Sarah, 1957- (Producer)
Language:English
French
Spanish
Language of the Original:
English
Language and/or Writing System:
Soundtrack in English, Spanish or French ; English, Spanish and French subtitles available.
Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.
Published: Culver City, Calif. : Columbia Tristar Home Video, [1998], ©1998.
Series:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:
Paraplegics > Drama.
Paraplegics > Rehabilitation > Drama.
People with disabilities > Drama.
Friendship > Drama.
Bayous > Louisiana > Drama.
Discapacitados.
Bayous.
Friendship.
Paraplegics.
Paraplegics > Rehabilitation.
People with disabilities.
Louisiana.
Feature films > United States.
Drama.
Feature films.
Films for the hearing impaired.
Genre:
Drama.
Feature films
Feature films.
Films for the hearing impaired.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (135 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format: Video DVD
Description
Summary:
After an auto accident leaves her paralyzed, ex-soap opera star May-Alice Culhane returns to her now-empty family home in the bayous of Louisiana where she proceeds to drive away a succession of nurses-- until Chantelle. May-Alice and Chantelle form an unlikely friendship, and explore the bayou, as well as the murkier aspects of men, romance, and family.
Note:Title not shown until about 7 minutes into film.
Videodisc release of the 1992 motion picture.
Side A is a widescreen version (1.85:1 theatrical aspect ratio); side B is a full screen version, re-formatted to fit a television screen.
Videorecording.
Call Number:AF2 D0010673 VideoDVD
Audience:
Rating: Rated R.
ISBN:0767821432
9780767821438
Credits:Music, Mason Daring ; director of photography, Roger Deakins ; costume design, Cynthia Flynt ; production design, Dan Bishop, Dianna Freas.
System Details:DVD (with chapter stops), Stereo., Dolby digital, English 2-channel.
Cast:
Mary McDonnell, Alfre Woodard, Vondie Curtis-Hall, David Strathairn, Leo Burmester, Nora Dunn, Mary Portser.