Catalog - The City Library

Format:

DVD, Videorecording, Projected Medium, Visual Materials

Title:

Wise blood [videorecording] / Janus Films ; Michael and Kathy Fitzgerald present an Ithaca-Anthea coproduction ; produced by Michael and Kathy Fitzgerald ; screenplay by Benedict and Michael Fitzgerald ; directed by John Huston.

Edition:

[Special ed.].

Publisher, Date:

[Irvington, NY] : The Criterion Collection, [2009]

Description:

1 videodisc (106 min.) : sd., col. and b&w ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet.

Summary:

U.S. Army war veteran Hazel Motes may not be a believing Christian, but he somehow makes observations about the state of a run-down country church and understands that there are ridiculous frauds on the streets. Memories inspire him to take up, after initially refusing, to take on the part of a traveling preacher when a cab driver insists he looks like one in his new hat. He starts his own new Church of Truth, without the crucified Jesus. His first disciple is an 18-year old simpleton with a 'prophetic gift.'

Series:

The Criterion collection ; 470.

Criterion collection (DVD videodiscs) ; 470.

Subjects:

Veterans -- United States -- Drama.

Rural churches -- Southern States -- Drama.

Irreligion -- Southern States -- Drama.

Prophecy -- Drama.

Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

Feature films.

Other Author:

Fitzgerald, Michael.

Fitzgerald, Kathy.

Fitzgerald, Benedict, 1949-

Huston, John, 1906-1987.

Dourif, Brad, 1950-

Beatty, Ned.

Stanton, Harry Dean, 1926-2017

Shor, Dan.

Wright, Amy, 1950-

Santacroce, Mary Nell, 1918-1999.

Hickey, William, 1927-1997

North, Alex.

O'Connor, Flannery. Wise blood.

Janus Films.

Ithaca-Anthea (Firm)

Criterion Collection (Firm)

Other Title:

John Huston's Wise blood.

Notes:

Title from container.

Based on the novel by Flannery O'Connor.

Originally released as a motion picture in 1979.

Special features: New interviews with actor Brad Dourif, writer Benedict Fitzgerald, and writer-producer Michael Fitzgerald; rare archival audio recording of author Flannery O'Connor reading her short story "A good man is hard to find;" a 26-min. episode of the television program "Creativity with Bill Moyers" from 1982, featuring director John Huston discussing his life and work; theatrical trailer; a booklet featuring an essay by author Francine Prose.

Director of photography, Gerry Fisher ; editor, Roberto Silvi ; music composer, Alex North.

Brad Dourif, Ned Beatty, Harry Dean Stanton, Dan Shor, Amy Wright, Mary Nell Santacroce, William Hickey, John Huston.

DVD, region 1, widescreen; Dolby Digital mono., NTC.

English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.

ISBN:

9786312824565

9781604651515

1604651512

Publisher Number:

CC1809D

Other Number:

318547613