Moonstruck /
"A full moon, a New York City night, and love and music in the air: One of the most enchanting romantic comedies of all time assembles a flawless ensemble cast for a tender and boisterously funny look at a multigenerational Italian American family in Brooklyn, wrestling with the complexities of...
| Uniform Title: | Moonstruck (Motion picture) |
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| Other Authors: | , , , , , , , , , , , |
| Format: | Video Blu-ray Disc |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | English dialogue. |
| Published: |
[New York, N.Y.] :
The Criterion Collection,
[2020]
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| Edition: | Blu-ray special edition. |
| Series: | Criterion collection ;
1056. |
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| Summary: | "A full moon, a New York City night, and love and music in the air: One of the most enchanting romantic comedies of all time assembles a flawless ensemble cast for a tender and boisterously funny look at a multigenerational Italian American family in Brooklyn, wrestling with the complexities of love and marriage at every stage of life. At the center of it all is a radiant Cher as Loretta, an unlucky-in-love bookkeeper whose feelings about her engagement to the staid Johnny (Danny Aiello) are thrown into question after she meets his hot-blooded brother Ronny (Nicolas Cage), and one night at the opera changes everything. Winner of the Academy Awards for best actress (Cher), best supporting actress (Olympia Dukakis), and original screenplay (by playwright John Patrick Shanley, this modern-day fairy tale is swept along on passionate Puccini melodies, and directed by master storyteller Norman Jewison with the heightened emotions to match"--Container. |
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| Item Description: | Title and credits from screen. Originally released as a motion picture in 1987. Wide screen (1.85:1 aspect ratio) "©1987 by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures Inc."--Ending credits. Special features: Audio commentary from 1998 featuring Jewison, actor Cher, and screenwriter John Patrick Shanley; Introduction from 2013 featuring Cher; New interview with Shanley; New interview with scholar Stefano Albertini about the opera in the film; Interviews from 1987 with Cher, Jewison, and actors Nicolas Cage, Vincent Gardenia, and Olympia Dukakis; Interview from 2002 with actor Danny Aiello; Interview from 1989 with Shanley about screenwriting and developing Moonstruck; At the heart of an Italian family, a 2006 program about the making of the film; The music of "Moonstruck," a 2006 program featuring interviews with Jewison and composer Dick Hyman; trailer; essay by critic Emily VanDerWerff. |
| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (102 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 folded sheet (12 unnumbered pages : illustrations) |
| Playing Time: | 01:42:00 |
| Format: | Blu-ray, region A; wide screen (1.85:1); 5.1 surround; 1080p high definition. |
| Audience: | MPAA rating: PG. |
| Awards: | Winner of 3 Academy Awards Best Actress (Cher), Best Supporting Actress (Olympia Dukakis) and Best Screenplay(John Patrick Shanley) 1987. |
| Production Credits: | Director of photography, David Watkin ; film editor, Lou Lombardo ; music composed by Dick Hyman. |
| ISBN: | 9781681437804 1681437805 |