No country for old men /
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| Edition: | Widescreen version. |
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| Imprint: | Burbank, Calif. : Miramax Home Entertainment : Distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment, [2008] |
| Description: | 1 videodisc (ca. 122 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | DVD Video E-Resource |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/6827928 |
| Summary: | When a Vietnam veteran discovers two million dollars while wandering through the aftermath of a Texas drug deal gone horribly awry, his decision to abscond with the cash sets off a violent chain reaction in a stripped-down crime drama from Joel and Ethan Coen. Llewelyn Moss (Josh Brolin) has just stumbled into the find of a lifetime. Upon discovering a bullet-strewn pickup truck surrounded by the corpses of dead bodyguards, Moss uncovers two million dollars in cash and a substantial load of heroin stashed in the back of the vehicle. Later, as an enigmatic killer who determines the fate of his victims with the flip of a coin sets out in pursuit of Moss, the disillusioned Sheriff Bell (Tommy Lee Jones) struggles to contain the rapidly escalating violence that seems to be consuming his once-peaceful Lone Star State town. Woody Harrelson, Javier Bardem, and Kelly MacDonald co-star in a distinctly American crime story that explores timeless biblical themes in a contemporary Southwestern setting. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi Acclaimed filmmakers Joel and Ethan Coen deliver their most gripping and ambitious film yet in this sizzling and supercharged action-thriller. When a man stumbles on a bloody crime scene, a pickup truck loaded with heroin, and two million dollars in irresistible cash, his decision to take the money sets off an unstoppable chain reaction of violence. Not even west Texas law can contain it. Based on the novel by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Cormac McCarthy, and featuring an acclaimed cast led by Tommy Lee Jones, this gritty game of cat and mouse will take you to the edge of your seat and beyond - right up to its heart-stopping final act." |
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| Item Description: | Based on the novel by Cormac McCarthy. Special features: "The making of No country for old men" featurette; Working with the Coens: reflections of cast & crew" featurette; "Diary of a country sheriff" featurette. |
| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (ca. 122 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Format: | DVD, NTSC; region 1, widescreen (2.35:1, enhanced) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, digitally mastered. |
| Audience: | MPAA rating: Rated R; for strong graphic violence and some language. |
| Awards: | Academy Awards, 2008: Best Achievement in Directing; Best Motion Picture of the Year; Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role (Bardem); Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published. Golden Globes, USA, 2008: Golden Globe - Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture (Javier Bardem) ; Best Screenplay - Motion Picture (Joel Coen, Ethan Coen) |
| Production Credits: | Director of photography, Roger Deakins ; editor, Roderick Jaynes ; music, Carter Burwell ; costume designer, Mary Zophres ; production designer, Jess Gonchor. |
| ISBN: | 0788882988 9780788882982 |
