Insomnia

Insomnia

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform title:	Insomnia (Motion picture : 2002)
Edition:	Widescreen version (2.35:1).
Imprint:	Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, c2002.
Description:	1 videodisc (119 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language:	English
Subject:	Homicide investigation -- Drama. Detective and mystery plays Insomnia -- Drama. Homicide investigation. Insomnia. Alaska. Fiction films. Crime films. Detective and mystery films. Drama. Feature films. Film remakes. Thrillers (Motion pictures) Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Format:	DVD Video
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/5996585

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Other uniform titles:	Witt, Paul Junger, 1941- McDonnell, Edward L. Johnson, Broderick. Kosove, Andrew A. Seitz, Hillary. Nolan, Christopher. Pacino, Al, 1940- Williams, Robin, 1951 July 21- Swank, Hilary. Tierney, Maura, 1965- Donovan, Martin, 1957- Katt, Nicky. Dooley, Paul, 1928- Pfister, Wally. Dorn, Dody. Julyan, David. Monaghan, Tish. Crowley, Nathan. Skjoldbjærg, Erik, 1965- Insomnia.
Other authors / contributors:	Alcon Entertainment (Firm) Section Eight (Firm) Warner Home Video (Firm)
ISBN:	0790771977
Notes:	Based on the film "Insomnia" directed by Erik Skjoldbjærg; written by Nikolaj Frobenius and Erik Skjoldbjærg. Special features: additional scenes with optional director's commentary; commentary by director Christopher Nolan in order of shooting sequence; commentary with Hilary Swank, production designer Nathan Crowley, editor Dody Dorn, cinematographer Wally Pfister and screenwriter Hillary Seitz; "Day for night": making-of documentary; "180⁰": a conversation with Nolan and star Al Pacino; "In the fog": cinematography and production design; eyes wide open: the insomniac's world; stills gallery; theatrical trailer. Director of photography, Wally Pfister ; editor, Dody Dorn ; music, David Julyan ; costume designer, Tish Monaghan ; production designer, Nathan Crowley. Al Pacino, Robin Williams, Hilary Swank, Maura Tierney, Martin Donovan, Nicky Katt, Paul Dooley. Also issued on VHS. DVD, 5.1 Dolby digital. Closed-captioned.
Summary:	Crime never sleeps and neither does the veteran LAPD homicide detective invited to Nightmute, Alaska to head a murder investigation there. He finds the investigation disrupted by an ever-shining midnight sun that wreaks sleep-depriving havoc on his body clock. As his consciousness becomes more unstable, he is nagged by a sense of personal guilt over a second crime that might just be real.
Target Audience:	MPAA rating: R.
Standard no.:	085392330720
Publisher's no.:	23307 Warner Home Video

Description
Summary:	A pair of L.A. detectives investigate the death of a teenage girl. Things take a turn for the worse when one of the cops, already under the scrutiny of Internal Affairs, accidentally kills his partner and then covers it up. A pair of L.A. detectives are called to Alaska to help investigate the methodical death of a teen girl. Things take a turn for the worst when one of the cops, already under the scrutiny of Internal Affairs, accidentally kills his partner and then covers it up. Unfortunately, the killer saw the cop kill his partner and now, he's blackmailing the cop to help the killer get away with the original girl's murder."
Item Description:	Based on the film "Insomnia" directed by Erik Skjoldbjærg; written by Nikolaj Frobenius and Erik Skjoldbjærg. Special features: additional scenes with optional director's commentary; commentary by director Christopher Nolan in order of shooting sequence; commentary with Hilary Swank, production designer Nathan Crowley, editor Dody Dorn, cinematographer Wally Pfister and screenwriter Hillary Seitz; "Day for night": making-of documentary; "180⁰": a conversation with Nolan and star Al Pacino; "In the fog": cinematography and production design; eyes wide open: the insomniac's world; stills gallery; theatrical trailer.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (119 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:	DVD, 5.1 Dolby digital.
Audience:	MPAA rating: R.
Production Credits:	Director of photography, Wally Pfister ; editor, Dody Dorn ; music, David Julyan ; costume designer, Tish Monaghan ; production designer, Nathan Crowley.
ISBN:	0790771977