The Annihilation of Fish / ǂc a Paul Heller production ; in association with American Sterling Productions ; a Charles Burnett film ; written by Anthony C. Winkler ; produced by Paul Heller, William L. Fabrizio, John Remark, Eric Mitchell ; directed by Charles Burnett.
Winner of an Honorary Academy Award for lifetime achievement, Charles Burnett remains one of our country's most celebrated independent filmmakers. In his charming THE ANNIHILATION OF A FISH, Lynn Redgrave plays Poinsettia, a former housewife with an imagined lover in the form of 19th-century co...
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| Format: | Video |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | In English, with optional English closed captioning. |
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[San Francisco, California, USA] :
Kino Lorber,
1999.
Kanopy Streaming, 2025. |
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| Summary: | Winner of an Honorary Academy Award for lifetime achievement, Charles Burnett remains one of our country's most celebrated independent filmmakers. In his charming THE ANNIHILATION OF A FISH, Lynn Redgrave plays Poinsettia, a former housewife with an imagined lover in the form of 19th-century composer Giacomo Puccini. She moves into a Los Angeles boarding house with an energetic landlady (Margot Kidder). There she meets a Jamaican widower, Fish (James Earl Jones), who has recently been released from a mental institution despite his continued battles against unseen demons. In the face of personal challenges and differences, the couple grows together and begins to discover new things about themselves and the nuances of love and happiness. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (streaming video file) (102 minutes): .flv file, sound |
| Production Credits: | Director of photography, John Ndiaga Demps ; editing, Nancy Richardson ; music, Laura Karpman. |