Carnage /

CARNAGE is a razor-sharp, biting comedy centered on parental differences. After two boys duke it out on a playground, the parents of the 'victim' invite the parents of the 'bully' over to work out their issues. A polite discussion of childrearing soon escalates into verbal warfar...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author:	Alexander Street (Firm)
Other Authors:	Ben Sa�id, Sa�id (Producer), Polanski, Roman (Screenwriter, Director)
Format:	Video
Language:	English
Language Notes:	In English.
Published:	New York, NY : Sony Pictures Classics, 2011.
Subjects:	Reza, Yasmina > Film adaptations. Interpersonal relations > Drama. Parents > Drama. Childishness > Drama. Feature films.
Online Access:	Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)

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Summary:	CARNAGE is a razor-sharp, biting comedy centered on parental differences. After two boys duke it out on a playground, the parents of the 'victim' invite the parents of the 'bully' over to work out their issues. A polite discussion of childrearing soon escalates into verbal warfare, with all four parents revealing their true colors. None of them will escape the carnage. Directed by Roman Polanski (The Pianist), Carnage stars Academy Award-winner Kate Winslet (Best Actress, The Reader, 2008) and Academy Award-winner Christoph Waltz (Best Supporting Actor, Inglourious Basterds, 2009) as husband and wife Nancy and Alan Cowan, opposite Academy Award-winner Jodie Foster (Best Actress, The Silence of the Lambs, 1991\| Best Actress, The Accused, 1988) and Academy Award-nominee John C. Reilly (Best Supporting Actor, Chicago, 2002) as Penelope and Michael Longstreet.
Item Description:	Title from resource description page (viewed January 05, 2017). Based on the play "Le dieu de carnage" by Yasmina Reza.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (80 minutes)
Playing Time:	01:19:38
Awards:	Won 2011 Boston Society of Film Critics Awards, Best Ensemble Cast Won 2012 Cinema Writers Circle Awards, Best Screenplay, Adapted Won 2012 C�A�sar Awards, Best Adapted Screenplay Won 2011 Detroit Film Critic Society, Best Ensemble Won 2012 Italian Online Movie Awards, Best Adapted Screenplay Won 2013 Polish Film Awards Eagle, Best Director Won 2011 Venice Film Festival, Little Golden Lion
Production Credits:	Production designer, Dean Tavoularis ; costume designer, Milena Canonero ; music, Alexandre Desplat ; director of photography, Pawel Edelman ; editor, Herve�I De Luze.