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Sweet Hereafter, The |
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Genre:Drama
Reviewed In Issue 29 Of Widescreen Review®
Stars:
Maury Chaykin, Peter Donaldson, Bruce Greenwood, David Hemblen, Brooke Johnson, Arsinee Khanjian & Stephanie Morgenstern |
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DVD General Information |
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(Studio/Distributor): |
New Line Home Video |
(Catalog Number): |
ID4248LI |
(MPAA Rating): |
R |
(Retail Price): |
$29.98 |
(Running Time In Minutes): |
113 |
(Color Type): |
Color |
(Chaptered/Scene Access): |
Yes |
(Closed Captioned): |
Yes |
(Theatrical Release): |
1997 |
(LD Release Date): |
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(THX® Digitally Mastered): |
No |
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Credits Information |
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(Director): |
Atom Egoyan |
(Screenplay/Written By): |
Atom Egoyan |
(Story): |
NA |
(Music): |
Mychael Danna |
(Director Of Photography): |
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(Production Designer): |
Phillip Barker |
(Visual Effects): |
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(Costume Designer): |
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(Editor): |
Susan Shipton |
(Supervising Sound Editors): |
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(Re-Recording Mixers): |
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(Executive Producers): |
Robert Lantos & Andras Hannori |
(Co-Producers): |
NA |
(Producers): |
Camelia Frieberg |
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DVD Picture Information |
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(Principal Photography): |
Panavision |
(Theatrical Aspect Ratio): |
2.40:1 |
(Measured LaserDisc Aspect Ratio): |
1.97:1 |
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DVD Sound Information |
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(DVD Soundtrack): |
Dolby Digital Surround |
(Theatrical Sound): |
Dolby Digital |
(Theatrical Re-Issue Soundtrack): |
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(Remastered Dolby Digital): |
No |
(Remastered DTS Digital Surround): |
No |
(Additional Languages): |
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WSR Narrative Review |
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Story Synopsis:
Based on the novel by Russell Banks, The Sweet Hereafter follows a high-profile lawyer who arrives in a small town following a tragic school bus accident. With promises of retribution and a class-action lawsuit filed on behalf of the grieving community, Mitchell Stevens (Ian Holm) begins his investigation into the details of the crash.
LaserDisc Picture:
LaserDisc Soundtrack:
(Surround Bass Below 50Hz): |
No |
(Aggressive System Surround): |
No |
(Intense 25Hz Bass): |
No |
(Deep Bass Challenging): |
No |
(Aggressive 0.1 LFE): |
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(Holosonic Soundfield): |
No |
(Aggressive Split Surround): |
No |
(Center Back Surround Imaging): |
No |
(Directionalized Dialogue): |
No |
Superb Sound Effects Recording Quality: |
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Superb Music Score Recording Quality: |
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Superb Special Visual Effects Quality: |
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Superb Color Fidelity: |
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Superb Cinematography: |
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Reference LaserDisc: |
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Collector Edition: |
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