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Title:
Gates of Heaven [DVD video] ; Vernon, Florida
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Publication Date:
2015
Publication Information:
[Irvington, New York] : The Criterion Collection, [2015]
Physical Description:
2 videodiscs (137 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
ISBN:
9781604659696
Abstract:
Errol Morris changed the face of documentary filmmaking in the US, and his career began with two remarkable tales of American eccentricity: Gates of heaven (1978) (82 min.) The first uses two Southern California pet cemeteries as the bases for a profound and funny rumination on love, loss, and industry; Vernon, Florida (1981) (55 min.) the second travels to a languorous southern backwater and meets a handful of fascinating folks; a determined turkey hunter, a curious minister, a laconic policeman, engaged in individualistic, sometimes absurd pursuits.
General Note:
Title from container.
Gates of Heaven, fullscreen (1.33:1)
Vernon, Florida, widescreen (1.66:1)
Gates of Heaven originally released as a motion picture in 1978; Vernon, Florida originally released as a motion picture in 1981.
Special features: New interviews with Morris; Werner Herzog eats his shoe (1980), a twenty-minute film by Les Blank featuring Herzog fufilling a bet intended to inspire Morris to complete his first feature; Footage of Herzog professing his admiration of "Gates of heaven" at the 1980 Telluride Film Festival; An essay by critic Eric Hynes.
Technical Details:
DVD.
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Language:
English
Additional Language:
In English, with optional English SDH.
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Added Title:
Vernon, Florida [DVD video]
