DVD
De-Lovely : The Cole Porter Story [videorecording] / Winkler Films ; Potboiler Productions Ltd. ; United Artists ; produced by Rob Cowan, Charles Winkler, Irwin Winkler ; written by Jay Cocks ; directed by Irwin Winkler.
Summary:
An original musical and biographical portrait of American composer Cole Porter, filled with his unforgettable songs.
Record details
- ISBN: 0792863631
- ISBN: 0792863658
- Physical Description: 1 videodisc (ca. 125 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
- Edition: Special ed.
- Publisher: [United States] : MGM Home Entertainment, c2004.
Content descriptions
- General Note:
- Title from container.Featuring music performances by: Natalie Cole, Elvis Costello, Sheryl Crow, Diana Krall, Alanis Morissette, Robbie Williams.Special features: deleted scenes; audio commetary by director Irwin Wnkler and Kevin Kline; audio commentary by director Irwin Winkler and writer Jay Cocks; "Making of De-Lovely" featurette; "Music of De-Lovely" featurette; "Anatomy of a scene: Be a clown" featurette; "Anatomy of a scene: Love for sale" featurette; original theatrical trailer; soundtrack TV spot.
- Restrictions on Access Note:
- LICENSED FOR HOME USE ONLY
- Participant or Performer Note:
- Kevin Kline, Ashley Judd, Jonathan Pryce, Kevin McNally, Sandra Nelson, Allan Corduner, Peter Polycarpou, Keith Allen, James Wilby.
- Target Audience Note:
- MPAA rating: PG-13.PARENTAL GUIDANCE - MATURE THEME Manitoba Film Classification Board
- System Details Note:
- DVD, widescreen presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround.
- Language Note:
- In English, with optional French or Spanish language tracks and English, French or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.
Search for related items by subject
- Subject:
- Porter, Cole, 1891-1964 > Drama.
Composers > United States > Biography.
Motion pictures > United States.
DVDs.
Video recordings. - Genre:
- Feature films.
Biographical films.
Musical films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired. - Topic Heading:
- DVDs.
Available copies
- 5 of 5 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Castlegar Public Library.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 5 total copies.
Show Only Available Copies
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castlegar Public Library | DVD FIC DEL (Text) | 35146001700285 | DVD Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
- Video Librarian Reviews : Video Librarian Reviews
"This is one of those avant-garde things, is it?" asks a droll and dying Cole Porter (Kevin Kline) sitting in an empty theater at the beginning of De-Lovely, watching his life pass before his eyes on the stage, in a production conducted by an enigmatic, ironic, ethereal director named Gabe (Jonathan Pryce). And the answer is a delighted "yes," as this film is an imaginative, deconstructionist, celebratory musical biography woven together from elements of theater, meta-cinema, chamber drama, and Porter's own MGM musicals with gratifying--if deliberately glossy--results. Kline also plays the young Porter in the bulk of the picture, which has a merry, dreamlike quality to its stop-and-start interactions with the elderly Porter (fondly reminiscent but pained by regret) and his theatrical spirit guide. Structured around his atypical, sometimes unstable, but always adoring relationship with wife Linda (Ashley Judd), the film takes full advantage of Porter's prolific catalog of catchy, innuendo-tinged, covertly autobiographical tunes to illustrate the couple's ups and downs, and the bisexual dalliances that sometimes fueled them. But its core remains the delicate, finely balanced performances of Kline and Judd, who find all the joy and all the sorrow in these characters' lives. Recommended. (R. Blackwelder) Copyright Video Librarian Reviews 2005.