DVD
The Great Gatsby / Warner Bros. Pictures presents in association with Village Roadshow Pictures in association with A&E Television a Bazmark, Red Wagon Entertainment production ; producer, Baz Luhrmann ... [et. al.] ; written by Baz Luhrmann, Craig Pearce ; directed by Baz Luhrmann.
A would-be writer Nick Carraway leaves the Midwest and comes to New York City in the spring of 1922, an era of loosening morals, glittering jazz, bootleg kings, and sky-rocketing stocks. Chasing his own American Dream, Nick lands next door to a mysterious, party-giving millionaire, Jay Gatsby. It is thus that Nick is drawn into the captivating world of the super rich, their illusions, loves and deceits.
Record details
- Physical Description: 2 video disc (142 min.) : sound, colour ; 4 3/4 inch disc.
- Publisher: Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, p2013.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | local |
| Restrictions on Access Note: | LICENSED FOR HOME USE ONLY |
| Participant or Performer Note: | CAST : Leonardo DiCaprio, Tobey Maguire, Carey Mulligan, Isla Fisher, Joel Edgerton, Elizabeth Debicki. |
| Target Audience Note: | PARENTAL GUIDANCE - NOT RECOMMENDED FOR YOUNG CHILDREN - MATURE THEME |
| System Details Note: | DVD, region 1, dual-layer, wide screen (2.35:1) presentation; Dolby digital. |
| Language Note: | Closed-captioned. English, French or Spanish dialogue; English, French or Spanish subtitles. |
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| Subject: | Rich people > Drama. Long Island (N.Y.) > Drama. Married women > Drama. First loves > Drama. DVD 6334 |
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- 3 of 5 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect. (Show)
- 0 of 0 copies available at Creston Public Library.
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- Video Librarian Reviews : Video Librarian Reviews
F. Scott Fitzgerald's classic 1925 American novel, set in the sizzling, sexy bacchanal of Jazz Age New York, is tackled here by Australian auteur Baz Luhrmann, who emphasizes style over substance. Narrated by wannabe writer Nick Carraway (Tobey Maguire), who serves as ambivalent observer and moral compass, the story revolves around the ever-hopeful attempts by Carraway's mysterious, party-throwing, Long Island neighborâself-made millionaire Jay Gatsby (Leonardo DiCaprio)âto convince his first love, Daisy Buchanan (Carey Mulligan), to leave her philandering, polo-playing husband, Tom (Joel Edgerton), in order to marry him. Also on hand are Daisy's socialite friend, pro-golfer Jordan Baker (Elizabeth Debicki), and a Jewish "gambler" named Meyer Wolfsheim (Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan). On a deeper level, this adaptation tries to explore the issues of inherited wealth, income inequality, social mobility, and the tenacious pursuit of the American Dream, but it's far more concerned with being glamorous and visually opulentâserving up an exquisitely gaudy spectacle (with lavish Art Deco style sets and haute couture costumes) that is musically punctuated by Jay-Z's contemporary, hip-hop-fueled soundtrack. DiCaprio embodies the naively idealistic, obsessively romantic cipher known as Gatsby, while Mulligan's frivolously fickle, golden girl flapper is sensual and seductive. A notoriously difficult book to adaptânote the 1974 production starring Robert Redford and Mia Farrowâthis version is also sure to split audiences down the middle. Recommended, overall. (S. Granger)Copyright Video Librarian Reviews 2011.
