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    Tom & Viv
    Genre:Drama

    Reviewed In Issue 16 Of Widescreen Review® Stars:
    Willem Dafoe, Miranda Richardson, Rosemary Harris, Tim Dutton & Nickolas Grace

    WSR Review Scores
    Picture Rating: 3
    Sound Rating: 2.5
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    DVD General Information
    (Studio/Distributor): Miramax Home Video
    (Catalog Number): 4441 AS
    (MPAA Rating): PG13
    (Retail Price): $$39.99
    (Running Time In Minutes): 115
    (Color Type): Color
    (Chaptered/Scene Access): Yes
    (Closed Captioned): Yes
    (Theatrical Release): 1994
    (LD Release Date): 8/1/95
    (THX® Digitally Mastered): No

    Credits Information
    (Director): Brian Gilbert
    (Screenplay/Written By): Michael Hastings & Adrian Hodges
    (Story): NA
    (Music): Debbie Wiseman
    (Director Of Photography):
    (Production Designer): Jamie Leonard
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    (Editor): Tony Lawson, ACE
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    (Executive Producers): Miles A. Copeland III & Paul Colichman
    (Co-Producers): NA
    (Producers): Marc Samuelson, Harvey Kass & Peter Samuelson

    DVD Picture Information
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    (Theatrical Aspect Ratio): 2.35:1
    (Measured LaserDisc Aspect Ratio): 2.10:1

    DVD Sound Information
    (DVD Soundtrack): Dolby Surround
    (Theatrical Sound): Dolby Stereo A
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    WSR Narrative Review
    Story Synopsis:
    Tom & Viv is based on novelist T.S. Eliot’s tempestuous relationship with his first wife, Vivienne, the one woman said to have inspired him towards some of his greatest work. Widely praised by critics and nominated for two Academy Awards®, the story captures Eliot’s struggle for recognition as a writer, and his distress with his troubled wife forces him to choose between standing by her or letting her go. This is a story of love and commitment, and devotion’s ultimate price. Actors William Dafoe and Miranda Richardson deliver exquisite performances in this passionately rendered story.

    LaserDisc Picture:
    The picture has been recomposed at about 2.10:1 and the source element ap-pears to be from a densely rendered print. Fleshtones are inconsistent and while blacks are deep and solid there is no texture definition. A slight noise permeates the darker scenes.

    LaserDisc Soundtrack:
    The soundtrack is subduedly recorded but features a lovely music score. Dialogue is veiled and surround envelopment is limited to the music.
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