House of games /

A therapist and best-selling author must confront her own demons when she meets a man who has gambling debts and she feels compelled to help him.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	Orion Pictures, Filmhaus (Firm), Criterion Collection (Firm), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, MGM Home Entertainment Inc
Other Authors:	Hausman, Michael, Katz, Jonathan, Mamet, David, Crouse, Lindsay, Mantegna, Joe, Nussbaum, Mike, Skala, Lilia, Walsh, J. T., Ruiz-Anchía, Juan, Jans, Alaric, Jay, Ricky, Jones, Kent
Format:	Video DVD
Language:	English
Language Notes:	English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Published:	[Irvington, N.Y.] : Criterion Collection, [2007]
Series:	Criterion collection (DVD videodiscs) ; 399.
Subjects:	Women psychiatrists > Drama. Swindlers and swindling > Drama. Gamblers > Drama. Gambling > Drama. Feature films. Film noir. Thrillers (Motion pictures) Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

Description
Summary:	A therapist and best-selling author must confront her own demons when she meets a man who has gambling debts and she feels compelled to help him.
Item Description:	Originally produced as a motion picture in 1987. "1.78:1 aspect ratio, enhanced for 16:9 widescreen TVs"--Container. Special features: audio commentary by director David Mamet and consultant and actor Ricky Jay, new video interviews with actors Lindsay Crouse and Joe Mantegna, David Mamet on House of games: a short documentary, storyboard detail, theatrical trailer, essay by critic Kent Jones, and excerpt from Mamet's introduction to the published screenplay. Videorecording.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (102 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (28 pages : color illustrations ; 19 cm.)
Format:	DVD, region 1, NTSC; Dolby digital mono.
Audience:	MPAA rating: R; adult situations, language, violence.
Production Credits:	Director of photography, Juan Ruiz Anchía ; editing, Trudy Ship ; music, Alaric Jans ; DVD producer, Abbey Lustgarten.
ISBN:	1934121711 9781934121719