A dry white season
(Blu-Ray, Notes, Video) 

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Contributors
Palcy, Euzhan, film director,
Welland, Colin screenwriter.
Weinstein, Paula film producer.
Ntshona, Winston actor.
Sutherland, Donald, 1935- actor.

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Format
Blu-Ray, Notes, Video
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (107 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
UPC
715515223317

Notes

General Note
Based on the book by André Brink.
General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 1989.
General Note
Wide screen (1.85:1).
General Note
Special features: new interview with director Euzhan Palcy by film critic Scott Foundas ; 'Five scenes,' a new program featuring Palcy ; interview from 1989 with actor Donald Sutherland ; excerpt from a 1995 interview Palcy conducted with Nelson Mandela ; footage of Palcy receiving the highest distinction for foreign dignitaries at the 2017 South African National Orders awards ; an essay by filmmaker and scholar Jyoti Mistry.
Creation/Production Credits
Music gby Dave Grusin; edited by Sam O'Steen, Glenn Cunningham; directors of photography, Kelvin Pike, Pierre-William Glenn.
Participants/Performers
Susan Sarandon, Marlon Brando, Donald Sutherland, Janet Suzman, Jurgen Prochnow, Zakes Mokae.
Description
Ben du Toit is a schoolteacher who always has considered himself a man of caring and justice, at least on the individual level. When his gardener's son is brutally beaten up by the police at a demonstration by black school children, he gradually begins to realize his own society is built on a pillar of injustice and exploitation.
Target Audience
MPAA rating: R.
System Details
Blu-ray, wide screen (1.85:1) presentation; monaural; requires Blu-ray player.
Language
Subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH).

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Citations

APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Palcy, E., Welland, C., Weinstein, P., Ntshona, W., Sutherland, D., Brando, M., Suzman, J., Prochnow, J., Mokae, Z., Glenn, P., Pike, K., Cunningham, G., O'Steen, S., Grusin, D., Brink, A. P. 1., & Sarandon, S. (2018). A dry white season (Director-approved special edition.). The Criterion Collection.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Euzhan, Palcy et al.. 2018. A Dry White Season. The Criterion Collection.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Euzhan, Palcy et al.. A Dry White Season The Criterion Collection, 2018.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Palcy, Euzhan,, et al. A Dry White Season Director-approved special edition., The Criterion Collection, 2018.

Note! Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of August 2021.

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