Summary
In a tour de force of fearless vulnerability, Katharine Hepburn embodies the conflicting emotions that stir the heart of a lonely, middle-aged American tourist who is forced to confront her deep-seated insecurities when she is drawn into a seemingly impossible affair with a charming Italian shopkeeper amid the ancient city's canals and piazzas.
Additional Information
| Series | Criterion collection ; 22. |
| Subjects |
Man-woman relationships
-- Drama.
Venice (Italy) -- Drama. Romantic comedy films. Film adaptations. Feature films. Fiction films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. |
| Publisher | New York, NY :Criterion Collection,2022 |
| Other Titles | Time of the cuckoo. |
| Contributors |
Lopert, Ilya,
film producer. Bates, H. E. (Herbert Ernest), 1905-1974, screenwriter. Lean, David, 1908-1991, screenwriter, director. Hepburn, Katharine, 1907-2003, actor. Brazzi, Rossano, 1916-1994, actor. McGavin, Darren, 1922-2006, actor. Rose, Jane, 1912-1979, actor. Aldon, Mari, 1925-2004, actor. Parke, MacDonald, 1891-1960, actor. Autiero, Gaetano, 1941- actor. Spenser, Jeremy, 1937- actor. Miranda, Isa, 1905-1982, actor. Cicognini, Alessandro, composer. Laurents, Arthur. Time of the cuckoo. Lopert Films, production company. Criterion Collection (Firm), publisher. |
| Participants/Performers |
Katharine Hepburn, Rossano Brazzi, Darren McGavin, Jane Rose, Mari Aldon, MacDonald Parke, Gaetano Autiero, Jeremy Spenser, Isa Miranda. |
| Other Contributors |
Director of photography, Jack Hildyard ; editor, Peter Taylor ; music, Alessandro Cicognini. |
| Audience |
Not rated. |
| Language |
English In English; English subtitles for the deaf and hearing impaired (SDH). |
| Notes |
Title from container. Originally released as a motion picture in 1955. Based on the play "The time of the cuckoo" by Arthur Laurents. Accompanying material may include 1 booklet comprising an essay by film critic Stephanie Zacharek. Features: new interview with film historian Melanie Williams, interview from 1963 with director David Lean, audio excerpts from a 1988 interview with cinematographer Jack Hildyard, trailer. |
| System Details |
DVD; NTSC; region 1; full screen (1.37:1) presentation; Dolby Audio mono. |
| Description |
1 videodisc (100 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| ISBN | 168143959X 9781681439594 |
| Other | Classic View |