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Binding: DVD
EAN: 0505058200414
Feature: THIS DVD WILL NOT WORK ON STANDARD US DVD PLAYER
Format: Import, PAL, Widescreen
Label: Universal
Languages: EnglishUnknownSpanishUnknownFrenchUnknownEnglishSubtitledSpanishSubtitledFrenchSubtitled
Manufacturer: Universal
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Universal
Region Code: 2
Running Time: 79 minutes
Studio: Universal
Features:- THIS DVD WILL NOT WORK ON STANDARD US DVD PLAYER
Editorial Review:
Product Description: Great Britain released, PAL/Region 2 DVD:it WILL NOT play on standard US DVD player. You need multi-region PAL/NTSC DVD player to view it in USA/Canada: LANGUAGES: English ( Dolby Digital 5.1 ),French ( Dolby Digital 5.1 ),German ( Dolby Digital 5.1 ),Italian ( Dolby Digital 5.1 ),Spanish ( Dolby Digital 5.1 ),English ( Subtitles ),French ( Subtitles ),German ( Subtitles ),Italian ( Subtitles ),Spanish ( Subtitles ),ANAMORPHIC WIDESCREEN (1.85:1), SPECIAL FEATURES: Interactive Menu, Scene Access,SYNOPSIS: Patrick Harkins makes his directorial debut with the satirical dark comedy The Final Curtain, written by screenwriter John Hodge (Trainspotting, Shallow Grave). Serious author Jonathan Stitch (Adrian Lester) accepts a job writing a biography of unscrupulous U.K. game show host J.J. Curtis (Peter O'Toole). Told in flashback, the story goes back to the '70s with the game show "The Big Prize." Curtis enters into intense competition with his television rival, the young newcomer Dave Turner (Aidan Gillen from Queer as Folk), who hosts a game show called "Current Account," where contestants give their loved ones electrical shocks. Also starring Julia Sawalha from Absolutely Fabulous as Dave's personal assistant, Karen.
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I saw this on Sundance Channel the other night, and LOVED it. It is kind of like the proverbial train wreck you can't look away from, because the people are SUCH nasty sob's but you enjoy watching them out-do each other for supremacy. Among the standout perfs (O'Toole is amazing as the wax-dummy-faced ego-driven superstar) are the great black actor who is featured in AMC's "Hustle" series, here not as a con man but as a biographer of O'Toole's character drawn into the intrigue. The plot revolves ... Read More
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