Rent /

Focuses on the year in the life of a group of friends in New York's East Village. The "bohemians" live carefree lives of art, music, sex, and drugs. It is carefree until Mark, an aspiring filmmaker, and Roger, an aspiring songwriter, find out they owe a year's rent to Benny. Benn...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:	Rent (Motion picture).
Corporate Authors:	Columbia Pictures, Revolution Studios, 1492 Pictures, Tribeca Productions, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm)
Other Authors:	Columbus, Chris, Chbosky, Stephen, Dawson, Rosario, Diggs, Taye, Heredia, Wilson Jermaine, Martin, Jesse L., Menzel, Idina, Pascal, Adam, Rapp, Anthony, Thoms, Tracie, 1975-, Cavalio, Rob, Weil, Tim, Young, Keith, Larson, Jonathan
Format:	Video DVD
Language:	English French
Language Notes:	Closed-captioned. Sound tracks: English and French, with optional subtitles in English and French.
Published:	Culver City, Calif. : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, [2005]
Edition:	2-disc widescreen special ed.
Subjects:	Musical films. Rent > New York (State) > New York > Drama. Bohemianism > New York (State) > New York > Drama. Interpersonal relations > New York (State) > New York > Drama. Apartment dwellers > New York (State) > New York > Drama. Romance > Feature > Videodisc. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Motion pictures, American. Feature films.

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Summary:	Focuses on the year in the life of a group of friends in New York's East Village. The "bohemians" live carefree lives of art, music, sex, and drugs. It is carefree until Mark, an aspiring filmmaker, and Roger, an aspiring songwriter, find out they owe a year's rent to Benny. Benny is a former friend who had promised them free rent when he married the landlord's daughter. Roger has also attracted the attention of his downstairs neighbor, Mimi. Mark's former girlfriend, Maureen, has found a new romance in a lawyer named Joanne. Philosophy professor Tom finds his soul mate in drag queen Angel. With this being the late 1980s, the threat of AIDS is always present.
Item Description:	Originally released as a motion picture in 2005. Based on the musical by Jonathan Larson. Book, music, and lyrics by Jonathan Larson. Aspect ratio 2.40:1 (anamorphic widescreen). Mastered in high definition. Special features: disc 1. Commentary by director Chris Columbus and selected cast -- disc 2. Feature-length documentary No day but today ; Deleted scenes and musical performances ; PSAs for Jonathan Larson's performing arts foundation and the National Marfan Foundation. Videorecording.
Physical Description:	2 videodiscs (approximately 135 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:	DVD; Dolby digital, 5.1.
Audience:	MPAA rating: PG-13. Special features not rated.
Production Credits:	Songs and music produced & arranged by Rob Cavalio ; vocal conductor and additional arrangements by Tim Weil ; choreography by Keith Young ; edited by Richard Pearson ; director of photography, Stephen Goldblatt.
ISBN:	140498304X