Spider /

In a London halfway house, a paranoid-schizophrenic struggles to cope with his illness while trying to unravel a mysterious and tormented past, specifically an event from his childhood that occurred after he came to believe that his father was having an affair.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: McGrath, Patrick, 1950- (Author, Screenwriter)
Corporate Author: Artists Independent Network (Firm) (film production company.)
Other Authors: Fiennes, Ralph (Actor), Richardson, Miranda (Actor), Byrne, Gabriel, 1950- (Actor), Neville, John, 1925-2011 (Actor), Hall, Bradley, 1992- (Actor), Redgrave, Lynn, 1943-2010 (Actor)
Format: Video Blu-ray Disc
Language:English
Language Notes:English dialogue, with optional English subtitles. Closed-captioned.
Published: Culver City, California : Sony Pictures Classics, [2022]
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Description
Summary:In a London halfway house, a paranoid-schizophrenic struggles to cope with his illness while trying to unravel a mysterious and tormented past, specifically an event from his childhood that occurred after he came to believe that his father was having an affair.
Item Description:Title from title screens.
Originally released as a motion picture in 2002.
Based on the novel by Patrick McGrath.
Wide screen (aspect ratio 1.85:1).
Special features: filmmaker's commentary; featurettes: In the beginning: how Spider came to be ; Weaving the web: the making of Spider ; Caught in Spider's web: the cast.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (approximately 98 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:Blu-ray, regions A, B, C; 1080p High Definition wide screen (1.85:1); DTS-HD Master Audio; requires Blu-ray player.
Audience:MPAA rating: R; for sexuality, brief violence and language.
Awards:Directors Guild of Canada 2003: DGC Craft Award / Outstanding Achievement in Direction (David Cronenberg) DGC Team Award / Outstanding Achievement in a Feature Film.
Production Credits:Director of photography, Peter Suschitzky ; editor, Ronald Sanders ; music, Howard Shore.