The History Of Violence (UMD, 2006)

ounz (17721)
99.3% positive Feedback
Price:
£39.99
Free postage
Estimated delivery Tue, 8 Jul - Thu, 10 Jul
Returns:
30 days return. Buyer pays for return postage. If you use an eBay delivery label, it will be deducted from your refund amount.
Condition:
New
We quality check all of our products before dispatch.

About this product

Product Information

An average family is thrust into the spotlight after the father (Viggo Mortensen) commits a seemingly self-defence murder at his diner.

Product Identifiers

ProducerDavid Cronenberg
EAN5017239160844
eBay Product ID (ePID)61611123

Product Key Features

ActorViggo Mortensen, William Hurt, Maria Bello, Peter Macneill, Stephen Mchattie, Ed Harris
DirectorDavid Cronenberg
Release Year2006
GenreDrama, General

Additional Product Features

Number of Discs1
FormatUMD
LanguageEnglish
ReviewsUncut - Cronenberg plays that pulp-revenge thriller plot with a perfectly pitched straight face throughout..., Entertainment Weekly - It's about the violence that surpasseth all understanding - a cataclysm of awful consequence that unfolds with insidious intimacy and a Cronenbergian delight in the animal squish and shock of torn bodies, New York Times - A masterpiece of indirection and pure visceral thrills, David Cronenberg's latest mindblower, A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE, is the feel-good, feel-bad movie of the year
Certificate18
Additional InformationCanadian director David Cronenberg, whose impressive oeuvre includes such disparate works as THE DEAD ZONE, THE FLY, DEAD RINGERS, M. BUTTERFLY, and SPIDER, has made what might be the best film of his career with A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE. Loosely based on the graphic novel by John Wagner and Vince Locke, the movie stars Viggo Mortensen as Tom Stall, a quiet, easygoing family man who runs a diner in a small Indiana town. But when two dangerous criminals come into the restaurant prepared to wreak havoc, Stall turns hero and shoots them both. After Stall's story is blasted all over the media, Philly mobster Carl Fogaty (an excellent Ed Harris) shows up, claiming that Tom is actually former hit man Eddie Cusack and they've got some important business to finish. While Stall insists that Fogaty is mistaken, his family his wife, Edie (Maria Bello); teenage son, Jack (Ashton Holmes); and young daughter, Sarah (Heidi Hayes) get dragged into the danger that constantly threatens to explode. Cronenberg, whose films often deal with the fantastical, the futuristic, and the supernatural, has done a masterly job creating a wholly believable modern world where evil lurks just around the corner. Howard Shore's tense, moody music complements the outstanding acting in a violent, powerful film that is not to be missed.
Movie/TV TitleThe History Of Violence
ComposerHoward Shore
ScreenwriterJosh Olson
Format DescriptionUMD
Run Time96 mins

All listings for this product

Buy it now
Any condition
New
Pre-owned
No ratings or reviews yet
Be the first to write a review