The clearing [videorecording] / Fox Searchlight Pictures and Thousand Words present in association with Mediastream III, a Thousand Words/Wildwood Enterprises production ; produced by Palmer West, Jonah Smith ; screenplay by Justin Haythe ; produced and directed by Pieter Jan Brugge.
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FilmPublisher number: 2225248 | 20th Century Fox Home EntertainmentLanguage: English, French, Spanish Summary language: English, Spanish Original language: English Publication details: Beverly Hill, CA : 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, c2004.Edition: WidescreenDescription: 1 videodisc (94 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 inSubject(s): Genre/Form: Production credits: - Director of photography, Denis Lenoir ; editor, Kevin Tent ; music composer, Craig Armstrong ; costume designer, Florence-Isabelle Meccinson ; production designer, Chris Gorak.
| Item type | Current library | Collection | Shelving location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| DVD | Phillipsburg Free Public Library | DVDs | DVDs | DVD CLE | Available | 36748002492447 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Dutch film producer Pieter Jan Brugge makes his directorial debut with the dramatic thriller The Clearing. Affluent executive Wayne Hayes (Robert Redford) and his lovely wife, Eileen (Helen Mirren), live in a beautiful home in Pittsburg. One day, Wayne is kidnapped by disgruntled employee Arnold Mack (Willem Dafoe). He is then held for ransom in a forest. Meanwhile, Eileen is forced to reckon with the FBI agents as they negotiate with the kidnapper. Alessandro Nivola and Melissa Sagemiller star as the two grown Hayes children. Matt Craven plays FBI Agent Ray Fuller. The Clearing premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2004. ~ Andrea LeVasseur, Rovi
Special features: commentary by director Pieter Jan Brugge, screenwriter Justin Haythe, and film editor Kevin Tent; 6 deleted scenes with optional director's commentary; full length screenplay with 300 stills; Fox's Inside Look at the upcoming "Hide and seek."
Director of photography, Denis Lenoir ; editor, Kevin Tent ; music composer, Craig Armstrong ; costume designer, Florence-Isabelle Meccinson ; production designer, Chris Gorak.
Robert Redford, Helen Mirren, Willem Dafoe, Alessandro Nivola, Matt Craven, Melissa Sagemiller, Wendy Crewson.
Wayne and Eileen have raised two children and struggled to build a successful business from the ground up. When Wayne is kidnapped by ordinary guy, Arnold Mack, and held for ransom in a remote forest, the couple's world is turned upside down. Eileen finds her home full of FBI agents and their life under scrutiny. While Wayne is engaged in the negotiation of his lifetime, Eileen works frantically with the FBI to secure his release. The terrifying ordeal causes Wayne and Eileen to reassess their marriage and come to a deeper sense of their commitment to each other.
MPAA rating: R; for brief strong language.
DVD, region 1, widescreen (1.87:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround.
English, dubbed French or dubbed Spanish dialogue, Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.