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Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil - Special Edition Widescreen (1997)
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John Cusack
Kevin Spacey
Alison Eastwood
Jack Thompson
Movie Details
Genre Crime; Drama
Director Clint Eastwood
Producer Anita Zuckerman
Writer John Lee Hancock
Studio Warner Bros.
Series Clint Eastwood
Language English
Audience Rating R (Restricted)
Running Time 155 mins
Country USA
Color Color
Plot
Readers of John Berendt's bestselling novel, Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, were bound to be at least somewhat disappointed by this big-screen adaptation, but despite mixed reaction from critics and audiences, there's still plenty to admire about director Clint Eastwood's take on the material. Readers will surely miss the rich atmosphere and societal detail that Berendt brought to his "Savannah story," and the movie can only scratch the surface of Georgian history, tradition and wealthy decadence underlying Berendt's fact-based murder mystery. Still, Eastwood maintains an assured focus on the wonderful eccentrics of Savannah, most notably a gay Savannah antiques dealer (superbly played by Kevin Spacey), who may or may not have killed his friend and alleged lover (Jude Law). John Cusack plays the Town & Country journalist who arrives in Savannah to find much more than he bargained for--including the city's legendary drag queen Lady Chablis (playing "herself")--and John Lee Hancock's smoothly adapted screenplay succeeds in bringing Berendt's characters vividly to life with plenty of flavourful dialogue. --Jeff Shannon
Personal Details
Seen It Yes
Index 315
Collection Status In Collection
Links Amazon CA
Amazon US
DVD Empire
Product Details
Edition Special Edition Widescreen
Format DVD
Region Region 1
Screen Ratio Widescreen 1.85:1 Color (Anamorphic)
Layers Single Side, Dual Layer
UPC (Barcode) 085391477624
Chapters 43
Release Date 6/2/1998
Subtitles English; French; Spanish
Packaging Snap Case
Audio Tracks ENGLISH: Dolby Digital 5.1 [CC]
FRENCH: Dolby Digital 5.1
Nr of Disks/Tapes 1
Extra Features
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