DVD

Venus / Miramax Films, FilmFour and UK Film Council present a Free Range Film ; produced by Kevin Loader ; written by Hanif Kureishi ; directed by Roger Michell.

Loader, Kevin. (Added Author). Kureishi, Hanif. (Added Author). Michell, Roger, 1956- (Added Author). O'Toole, Peter, 1932-2013 (Added Author). Phillips, Leslie, 1924-2022 (Added Author). Whittaker, Jodie, 1982- (Added Author). Griffiths, Richard, 1947-2013 (Added Author). Redgrave, Vanessa, 1937- (Added Author). Rae, Corinne Bailey, 1979- (Added Author). Miramax Films. (Added Author). FilmFour (Firm) (Added Author). UK Film Council. (Added Author). Free Range Films. (Added Author). Miramax Home Entertainment (Firm) (Added Author). Buena Vista Home Entertainment (Firm) (Added Author). Peter O'Toole, Leslie Phillips, Jodie Whittaker, Richard Griffiths, Vanessa Redgrave. (Cast).

Summary:

Maurice and Ian are successful, but aging actors. The two are close friends whose conversation generally revolves around theatrical shop talk and the infirmities of other aging actors. Ian is fearful that death is right around the corner, so he agrees to let his niece's daughter, Jessie, move into his flat to care for him. Jessie is a modern woman in her early twenties. She turns out to be a nightmare for Ian, especially since she is a hard-drinking, rude, and dismissive brat. But Maurice sees something else in the young woman, a potential for humanity which blossoms under his kindness and gentle guidance. For Maurice, something else blossoms as well-- romantic love for a girl fifty years younger.

Record details

ISBN: 0788870823
ISBN: 9780788870828
Physical Description: 1 videodisc (approximately 95 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Edition: Widescreen edition.
Distributor: Burbank, CA : Distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment, [2007]

Content descriptions

General Note:	Originally produced as a motion picture in 2006. Bonus features: Feature commentary with director Roger Michell and producer Kevin Loader ; Deleted scenes ; "Venus: a real work of art" featurette.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Director of photography, Haris Zambarloukos ; editor, Nicolas Gaster ; music by, Corrine Bailey Rae ; costume designer, Natalie Ward ; production designer, John-Paul Kelly.
Participant or Performer Note:	Peter O'Toole, Leslie Phillips, Jodie Whittaker, Richard Griffiths, Vanessa Redgrave.
Target Audience Note:	MPAA rating: R; for language, some sexual content and brief nudity.
System Details Note:	DVD, region 1, widescreen (1.85:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround.
Language Note:	English dialogue.