A dry white season
(DVD)

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LC Subjects
Apartheid -- South Africa -- Drama.
Historical films.
History teachers -- South Africa -- Drama.
Social problem films.
South Africa -- Social conditions -- 1961-1994 -- Drama.
Thrillers (Motion pictures)

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Format
DVD
Edition
Director-approved DVD special edition.
Language
English
ISBN
9781681435237, 1681435233
UPC
715515223416

Notes

General Note
Title from title frame.
General Note
Based on the novel by André Brink.
General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 1989.
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Wide screen (1.85:1).
General Note
Special features: new interview with director Euzhan Palcy by film critic Scott Foundas ; 'Five scenes, ' a short featuring Palcy discussing scenes from the film and how she brings authenticity to her work; interview from 1989 with actor Donald Sutherland ; excerpt from a 1995 interview Palcy conducted with Nelson Mandela ; footage of Palcy receiving the highest distinction for foreign dignitaries at the 2017 South African National Orders awards ; on insert, an essay by filmmaker and scholar Jyoti Mistry.
Creation/Production Credits
Music by Dave Grusin ; edited by Sam O'Steen, Glenn Cunningham ; production designer, John Fenner ; directors of photography, Kelvin Pike, Pierre-William Glenn.
Participants/Performers
Donald Sutherland, Janet Suzman, Jurgen Prochnow, Zakes Mokae, Susan Sarandon, Marlon Brando, Winston Ntshona, Thoko Ntshinga, John Kani, David De Keyser, Susannah Harker, Gerard Thoolen, Michael Gambon, Ronald Pickup.
Description
White schoolteacher Ben Du Toit lives in Johannesburg and remains blissfully incurious about the lives of his black countrymen until a wave of brutal repression comes crashing down on his gardener, bringing Du Toit face-to-face with harsh political realities.
Target Audience
MPAA rating: R.
System Details
DVD; region 1, NTSC; 16:9 wide screen (1.85:1) presentation; Dolby digital stereo.
Language
In English with optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH).

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Palcy, E., Weinstein, P., Welland, C., Pike, K., Glenn, P., Grusin, D., O'Steen, S., Cunningham, G., Fenner, J., Sutherland, D., Suzman, J., Prochnow, J., Mokae, Z., Sarandon, S., Brando, M., Ntshona, W., Ntshinga, T., Kani, J., De Keyser, D., Harker, S., Thoolen, G., Gambon, M., Pickup, R., & Brink, A. P. 1. (2018). A dry white season (Director-approved DVD special edition.). Criterion Collection.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Euzhan. Palcy et al.. 2018. A Dry White Season. [New York]: Criterion Collection.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Euzhan. Palcy et al.. A Dry White Season [New York]: Criterion Collection, 2018.

Harvard Citation (style guide)

Palcy, E., Weinstein, P., Welland, C., Pike, K., Glenn, P., Grusin, D. and O'Steen, S. et al (2018). A dry white season. Director-approved DVD special edn. [New York]: Criterion Collection.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Palcy, Euzhan., et al. A Dry White Season Director-approved DVD special edition., Criterion Collection, 2018.

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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