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Arden Branch | DVD 813.54 Lovin | On loan until: 17/May/25 |
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| Title Statement | Loving Highsmith [videorecording] / produced by Franziska Sonder, Maurizius Staerkle Drux ; written and directed by Eva Vitija. |
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| Additional Contributors | Blumenschein, Tabea |
| Christie, Gwendoline,1978- | |
| Meaker, Marijane,1927- | |
| Vitija, Eva | |
| Publication | [Place of publication not identified]: Zeitgeist Films,[2022]New York, NY: Kino Lorber,[2022]℗♭2022 |
| Extent of Item | 1 videodisc (83 minutes) |
| Standard Number (UPC, etc.) | 738329260811 |
| Other Number | av07010363 |
| General Notes | Features: recording of the score by No©±l Akchot©♭ with Mary Halvorson; additional interviews with Bruno Sager, Ingeborg L©ơscher, Marijane Meaker, and Monique Buffet; additional footage about Highsmith's family from Alabama and Fort Worth; theatrical trailer. Originally released as a motion picture in 2022. Title from container. |
| Performance Credits | Tabea Blumenschein, Marijane Meaker, Monique Buffet, Annina Butterworth ; Gwendoline Christie, voice. |
| Audience & Ratings | E. |
| Languages | Audio track in English, French, German, with optional subtitles in English, captions in English. |
| System Details | DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Digital 2.0. |
| Terms of Use | For private home use only. |
| Summary | A unique look at the life of celebrated American author Patricia Highsmith based on her diaries and notebooks, and the intimate reflections of her lovers, friends and family. Focusing on Highsmith's quest for love and her troubled identity, the film sheds new light on her life and writing. Most of Highsmithś novels were adapted for the big screen; the best known of these are Strangers on a Train and The Talented Mr. Ripley. Carol, a partly autobiographic novel, was the first lesbian story with a happy ending to be published in 1950s America. But Highsmith herself was forced to lead a double life and had to hide her vibrant love affairs from her family and the public. Only in her unpublished writings did she reflect on her private life. Excerpts from these notes voiced by Gwendoline Christie, beautifully interwoven with archival material of her and her most famous novel adaptations, create a vivid, touching portrait of one of the most fascinating female writers. |
| Subjects & Genres | |
| By Topic | Authors, American--Biography |
| Women authors, American--Biography | |
| Lesbians--Biography | |
| By Name | Highsmith, Patricia,1921-1995 |
| By Genre | Biographical films |
| Documentary films | |
| Feature films | |
| Nonfiction films | |
| Video recordings for the hearing impaired | |
