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The Shipping News (DVD, 2005)

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Lasse Hallstrom (CHOCOLAT, MY LIFE AS A DOG) presents this strong, quiet, chillingly deep adaptation of the popular novel by E. Annie Proulx. In a fishing port set in the Canadian province of Newfoundland, newspaper journalist Quoyle (Kevin Spacey), his young daughter Bunny (Alyssa Gainer), and his stern aunt Agnis Hamm (Dame Judi Dench) have reclaimed their ancestral home, which stood vacant for 40 years perched over the raging sea on the edge of a cliff. The fresh air and the mundane routine of the sleepy village act as a balm for Quoyle's wounds. Having grown up with unhappy parents who cautioned him that he'd never amount to anything, Quoyle thought he'd finally found a stroke of luck when he fell in love with Petal (a surprisingly slutty but no less beautiful Cate Blanchett), Bunny's mother. However, after Petal's sudden death, and the simultaneous passing of his loveless parents, Quoyle's migration from downtrodden Poughkeepsie, N.Y. to coastal Canada is his salvation. As Quoyle gains confidence and pride daily through his coworkers at the tiny newspaper the Gammy Bird, through his friendship with Wavey (a lovely Julianne Moore), and through his reconciliation with some spooky family secrets from the distant past, Quoyle, Bunny, and Agnis slowly find new direction, new hope, and the beginnings of a new life.

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Producer
Irwin Winkler, Linda Goldstein Knowlton, Leslie Holleran
EAN
5017188885881
eBay Product ID (ePID)
3948820

Product Key Features

Film/TV Title
The Shipping News
Actor
Robert Joy, Rhys Ifans, Kevin Spacey, Julianne Moore, Cate Blanchett, Gordon Pinsent, Judi Dench, Pete Postlethwaite, Jeanetta Arnette
Director
Lasse Hallstrom
Format
DVD
Language
English
Release Year
2005
Features
Dive Beneath the Surface\Feature Commentary\Stills Gallery
Genre
Drama, General
Run Time
111 Mins

Additional Product Features

Certificate
15
Number of Discs
1
Country/Region of Manufacture
United States of America
Director of Photography
Oliver Stapleton
Costume Designer
Renee Ehrlich Kalfus
Reviews
Sight and Sound - ...The film is beautifully shot....[Moore] allows the film to breathe and gives it much needed poignancy..., Total Film - ...Enjoyable, funny and engaging....You'll never be anything less than entertained..., Variety - ...Markedly well-cast....Moore's natural warmth gives the movie a real pulse and the qualities of resiliency that inform the novel..., New York Times - ...Pictorially sumptuous....A seamlessly woven, handsomely illustrated digest of the novel's characters and incidents...
Author
E. Annie Proulx
Movie/TV Title
The Shipping News
Composer
Christopher Young
Executive Producer
Harvey Weinstein, Meryl Poster, Bob Weinstein
Sound source
Dolby Digital 5.1
Screenwriter
Robert Nelson Jacobs

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5 out of 5 stars
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4 out of 5 stars
by BPdpxmzUTtm@Deleted05 Oct, 2006
Grand Shipping News
I loved the book and also loved the film and felt that i...t had to be in my DVD collection. The story is of a man finding out where he really came from and why he is how he is. It's a touching tale with dramatic scenery and a deep meaning. If you like anything Spacey does then you'll love this.
5 out of 5 stars
by H3yRgIRNSzO@Deleted04 May, 2010
The Shipping News DVD
Quoyle is a fish out of water in New York State - but ...he slowly finds out he's a better man in Newfoundland. The Shipping News runs through the whole range of human emotions in a complex tale that eventually rings redemption from a cold, hard, wet and windy world. Kevin Spacey, Julianne Moore, Dame Judi Dench and Cate Blanchett are the stars and the beautifully understated performances of an excellent supporting cast help them to bring the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Annie Proulx to the screen in a film to make you think. What life's all about and what has it got to offer? Watch this masterpiece and find out.
5 out of 5 stars
by WGY5JLicSO6@Deleted14 May, 2007
The Shipping News
I am a great fan of movies and I especially like to purcha...se DVDs of films that I rate as outstanding for one reason or another, consequently I have a very large DVD collection. Some I consider for the acting skills, some for the direction or production and some for the story-line. Rarely do you come across a film that has everything right and this film does justice to all four. I have admired Judi Dench's acting for a long time and Kevin Spacey rarely makes a bad movie. The story line is unusual and original, especially good is Kevin Spacey's transition from a meek nobody to someone with authority.Judi Dench must rate as one of the UK's most prominent actors and the difference between her portrayal of royalty ("Shakespear in Love"/"Mrs Smith") and a suburban housewife ("A Fine Romance" etc) to a down and out Irish Canadian is nothing less than remarkable and is totally believable. The story line is unusual and fascinating, with very little sentiment and a great deal of atmosphere - you can feel the cold, the wind and smell the fish and the sea. This of course is due to very fine directing. Although I am not familiar with the Swedish director's work, I recognise a talent when I see it! The production, especially the choice of locality, is perfect. This has to be one of my favourite DVDs and because it is out of production and unavailable in record shops I was fortunate to be able to purchase it on eBay. Thank you for the oportunity!
5 out of 5 stars
by paperflag07 Sep, 2006
The Shipping News
Loved this film. Set in a Newfoundland fishing village, Qu...oyle (Kevin Spacey) recovers from the death of the woman he loved, who deserted him and tried to sell thier child. A new life awaits, and a new love if he can overcome his demons and survive life in the strange place that is the home of his ancestors. Lots of surprises.

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