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    Man Of No Importance, A
    Genre:Drama

    Reviewed In Issue 16 Of Widescreen Review® Stars:
    Albert Finney, Brenda Fricker, Michael Gambon, Tara Fitzgerald.

    WSR Review Scores
    Picture Rating: 4.5
    Sound Rating: 3.5
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    DVD General Information
    (Studio/Distributor): Columbia/TriStar Home Video
    (Catalog Number): 10126
    (MPAA Rating): R
    (Retail Price): $$34.95
    (Running Time In Minutes): 98
    (Color Type): Color
    (Chaptered/Scene Access): Yes
    (Closed Captioned): Yes
    (Theatrical Release): 1994
    (LD Release Date): 9/95
    (THX® Digitally Mastered): No

    Credits Information
    (Director): Suri Krishnamma
    (Screenplay/Written By): Barry Devlin
    (Story): NA
    (Music): Julian Nott
    (Director Of Photography):
    (Production Designer): Jamie Leonard
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    (Editor): David Freeman
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    (Executive Producers): James Mitchell, Guy East, Robert Cooper & Mark Shivas
    (Co-Producers): NA
    (Producers): Jonathan Cavendish

    DVD Picture Information
    (Principal Photography): Academy Standard Flat
    (Theatrical Aspect Ratio): 1.85:1
    (Measured LaserDisc Aspect Ratio): 1.66:1

    DVD Sound Information
    (DVD Soundtrack): Dolby Surround
    (Theatrical Sound): Dolby Stereo A
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    WSR Narrative Review
    Story Synopsis:
    Set in Dublin, Ireland in the 1960s, A Man Of No Importance stars four-time Academy Award® nominated actor Albert Finney, and a talented cast of ensemble characters. In this wonderfully touching and humorous film, Finney plays a kindly bus conductor who performs the works of his idol Oscar Wilde for his passengers and dreams of presenting Wilde’s play Salome for his town community. When the luminous Adele Rice (Tara Fitzgerald) steps onto the bus, he knows that he has found his Princess Salome. With her as his in-spiration he transforms a ragtag troupe of non-actors into a polished theatrical company. But not everyone wants Alfie to succeed and conspire to halt his “blasphemous” production.

    LaserDisc Picture:
    The picture is very natural in appearance and images are sharp and detailed. Fleshtones are accurate and colors are vividly rendered with deep, solid blacks. Some noise is apparent in the darker scenes. The picture has been matted at 1.66:1.

    LaserDisc Soundtrack:
    The soundtrack has a great music score integrated with natural dialogue that provides subtle surround ambience throughout.
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    Superb Sound Effects Recording Quality:
    Superb Music Score Recording Quality:
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    Superb Color Fidelity:
    Superb Cinematography:
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