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Riff-Raff: the story of Stevie, a construction worker, and his girlfriend, an unemployed pop singer, serves to show the living conditions of the British poor class.

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Riff-Raff (Motion picture)
Main Author: Kirgo, Julie (Author)
Corporate Authors: Channel Four (Great Britain) (film production company.), Parallax Pictures (film production company.)
Other Authors: Jesse, Bill (Screenwriter), Allen, Jim, 1926-1999 (Screenwriter), Carlyle, Robert, 1961- (Actor), McCourt, Emer (Actor), Tomlinson, Ricky, 1939- (Actor), Jones, Bruce, 1953- (Actor), Brown, Julie, (Actress) (Actor), Hickey, Tom, 1944- (Actor), Coleman, Jimmy (Actor)
Format: Video Blu-ray Disc
Language:English
Language Notes:In English.
Published: [Valencia, California] : Twilight Time, Red Jam LLC, [2014]
Edition:Limited edition of 3,000 units.
Subjects:
Construction workers > England > London > Drama.
Labor unions > England > London > Drama.
Singers > England > London > Drama.
Fathers and daughters > England > Drama.
Working class > England > Drama.
Motion pictures > Great Britain.
Motion pictures.
Great Britain.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Description
Summary:Riff-Raff: the story of Stevie, a construction worker, and his girlfriend, an unemployed pop singer, serves to show the living conditions of the British poor class.
Raining Stones, a Jury Prize-winner at the Cannes Film Festival, about an earnest man driven to desperate measures in an effort to buy his daughter a First Communion dress. Both films feature scores by Stewart Copeland.
Item Description:Riff-Raff, originally released as a motion picture in 1991; Raining Stones, originally released as a motion picture in 1993.
Booklet (6 pages ; illustrations) with an essay by Julie Kirgo inserted in container.
Special features include isolated music and effects tracks.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 Blu-ray disc (96 min, 91 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (6 pages ; 15 cm.).
Format:Riff-Raff: Blu-ray disc, region A; 1080p HD; aspect ratio: 1:33:1; 1.0 DTS-HD MA; requires Blu-ray player.
Raining Stones: Blu-ray disc, region A; 1080p High Definition; aspect ratio: 1.66:1; 2.0 DTS-HD MA; requires Blu-ray player.
Audience:Not rated.
Awards:Riff-Raff: Cannes Film Festival, 1991: FIPRESCI Prize (Ken Loach).
Raining Stones: Cannes Film Festival, 1993: Jury Prize (Ken Loach). Cinema Writers Circle Awards, Spain, 1994: CEC Award in Best Foreign Film. French Syndicate of Cinema Critics, 1994: Critics Award in Best Foreign Film (Ken Loach). Grand Prix de l'UCC, 1994: Grand Prix de l'UCC. Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists,1994: European Silver Ribbon (Ken Loach). London Critics Circle Film Awards, 1994: ALFS Award in British Director of the Year (Ken Loach).
Production Credits:Riff-Raff (1991 ; 96 min.): Channel Four Films, Parallax Pictures ; director, Ken Loach ; producer, Sally Hibbin ; screenplay, Bill Jesse ; music, Stewart Copeland ; cinematographer, Barry Ackroyd ; editor, Jonathan Morris.
Raining Stones (1993 ; 91 min.): Film Four International presents ; Parallax Pictures production ; director, Ken Loach ; producer, Sally Hibbin ; writer, Jim Allen ; music, Stewart Copeland ; cinematographer, Barry Ackroyd ; editor, Jonathan Morris.
Access:Classroom use may be subject to licensing restrictions.
This Blu-ray disc will not play in standard DVD players.