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Possession [videorecording] / USA Films and Warner Bros. Pictures present a Baltimore/Spring Creek Pictures production in association with Contagious Films ; producers, Paul Weinstein, Barry Levinson ; screenplay writers, David Henry Hwang, Laura Jones, Neil LaBute ; director, Neil LaBute.

Weinstein, Paul. (Added Author). Levinson, Barry. (Added Author). Hwang, David Henry, 1957- (Added Author). Jones, Laura, 1951- (Added Author). LaBute, Neil. (Added Author). Paltrow, Gwyneth, 1972- (Added Author). Eckhart, Aaron. (Added Author). Northam, Jeremy, 1961- (Added Author). Ehle, Jennifer, 1969- (Added Author). Headey, Lena. (Added Author). Stephens, Toby, 1969- (Added Author). Hollander, Tom, 1967- (Added Author). Escoffier, Jean-Yves, 1950-2003 (Added Author). Simpson, Claire. (Added Author). Vared, Gabriel. (Added Author). Beavan, Jenny, 1950- (Added Author). Arrighi, Luciana. (Added Author). Byatt, A. S. (Antonia Susan), 1936- Possession. (Added Author). Baltimore Pictures (Firm) (Added Author). Contagious Films. (Added Author). Spring Creek Productions. (Added Author). Universal Pictures (Firm) (Added Author). USA Films (Firm) (Added Author). Warner Bros. Pictures (1969- ) (Added Author). Gwyneth Paltrow, Aaron Eckhart, Jeremy Northam, Jennifer Ehle, Lena Headey, Toby Stephens, Tom Hollander. (Cast).

Summary:

Roland is an academic researcher who discovers some important letters written by a famous Victorian poet, Randolph Henry Ash. Ash was presumed to have been totally devoted to his wife, but Roland finds letters written to another unnamed woman, and soon determines that the intended recipient was another, less well-known poet, Christabel LaMotte. Roland contacts Maud, an expert on LaMotte's life and work. Despite her skepticism, the two begin to investigate, and uncover a wealth of information about the affair between the two poets.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0783273355
  • ISBN: 9780783273358
  • Physical Description: 1 videodisc (102 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Distributor: Universal City, CA : Universal Pictures, [2002]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Based on the novel by A.S. Byatt.
Special features: commentary by director Neil LaBute, trailer.
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Director of photography, Jean-Yves Escoffier ; editor, Claire Simpson ; music composer, Gabriel Vared ; costume designer, Jenny Beavan ; production designer, Luciana Arrighi.
Participant or Performer Note:
Gwyneth Paltrow, Aaron Eckhart, Jeremy Northam, Jennifer Ehle, Lena Headey, Toby Stephens, Tom Hollander.
Target Audience Note:
MPAA rating: PG-13.
System Details Note:
DVD ; NTSC, Region 1 encoding ; anamorphic widescreen ; Dolby digital 5.1 surround.
Language Note:
Soundtrack in English or dubbed French; optional Spanish subtitles or closed-captioned in English.

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Subject:
Love poetry, Romance > Drama.
Poetry > History and criticism > Drama.
Poets > Drama.
Genre:
Historical films.
Fiction films.
Feature films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Romance.

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