Matewan
(Blu-ray)
Contributors
Sayles, John, 1950- screenwriter,
Renzi, Maggie, film producer,
Rajski, Peggy, film producer.
Cooper, Chris, 1951- actor.
McDonnell, Mary, actor.
Renzi, Maggie, film producer,
Rajski, Peggy, film producer.
Cooper, Chris, 1951- actor.
McDonnell, Mary, actor.
Published
[New York, N. Y.] : The Criterion Collection, [2019].
Format
Blu-ray
Edition
Director approved Blu-ray special edition.
ISBN
9781681436524, 1681436523
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (133 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 pamphlet (1 page : color illustrations ; folded to 17 cm).
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Published
[New York, N. Y.] : The Criterion Collection, [2019].
Edition
Director approved Blu-ray special edition.
Language
English
ISBN
9781681436524, 1681436523
UPC
715515236010
Notes
General Note
Title and credits from screen.
General Note
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1987.
General Note
Wide screen (1.85:1).
General Note
Features: New 4k digital restoration, supervised by director John Sayles, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack; Audio commentary from 2013 featuring Sayles and cinematographer Haskell Wexler; Two new documentaries on making of the film featuring Sayles, producer Maggie Renzi, production designer Nora Chavooshian, and actors Chris Cooper, James Earl Jones, Mary McDonnell, Will Oldham, and David Strathairn; New interview with composer Mason Daring; Short documentary on the impact that Matewan's production had on West Virginia; New program on the film's production design featuring Chavooshian; Trailer, An essay by critic A.S. Hamrah.
Creation/Production Credits
Music, Mason Daring ; costume designer, Cynthia Flynt ; production designer, Nora Chavooshian ; editor, Sonya Polonsky ; director of photography, Haskell Wexler ; art director, Dan Bishop.
Participants/Performers
Chris Cooper, Mary McDonnell, Will Oldham, David Strathairn, Ken Jenkins, Kevin Tighe, Gordon Clapp, Bob Gunton, Jace Alexander, Joe Grifasi, Nancy Mette, Jo Henderson, Josh Mostel, Gary McCleery, Maggie Renzi, Tom Wright, Michael Preston, Tom Carlin, Jenni Cline, Michael A. Mantel, James Earl Jones.
Description
"Written and directed by John Sayles, this wrenching historical drama recounts the true story of a West Virginia coal town where the local miners' struggle to form a union rose to the pitch of all-out war in 1920. When Matewan's miners go on strike, organizer Joe Kenehan (Chris Cooper, in his film debut), arrives to help them, uniting workers white and black, Appalachia-born and immigrant, while urging patience in the face of the coal company's violent provocations. With a crackerjack ensemble cast--including James Earl Jones, David Strathairn, Mary McDonnell, and Will Oldham--and Oscar-nominated cinematography by Haskell Wexler, Matewan taps into a rich vein of Americana with painstaking attention to local texture, issuing an impassioned cry for justice that still resounds today"--Container
Target Audience
Rating: PG-13.
System Details
Blu-ray, region A; wide screen (1.85:1 aspect ratio); LPCM monaural.
Language
In English with optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH).
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Copies
| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Morris County Library - Adult Media | MATEWAN BLU209 | Available |
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Sayles, J., Renzi, M., Rajski, P., Cooper, C., McDonnell, M., Oldham, W., Strathairn, D., Jenkins, K., Tighe, K., Clapp, G., Gunton, B., Alexander, J., Grifasi, J., Mette, N., Henderson, J., Mostel, J., McCleery, G., Wright, T., Preston, M., Carlin, T. 1., Cline, J., Mantell, M., Jones, J. E., Daring, M., Flynt, C., Chavooshian, N., Polonsky, S., Wexler, H., & Bishop, D. (2019). Matewan (Director approved Blu-ray special edition.). The Criterion Collection.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)John Sayles et al.. 2019. Matewan. [New York, N. Y.]: The Criterion Collection.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)John Sayles et al.. Matewan [New York, N. Y.]: The Criterion Collection, 2019.
Harvard Citation (style guide)Sayles, J., Renzi, M., Rajski, P., Cooper, C., McDonnell, M., Oldham, W. and Strathairn, D. et al (2019). Matewan. Director approved Blu-ray special edn. [New York, N. Y.]: The Criterion Collection.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Sayles, John, et al. Matewan Director approved Blu-ray special edition., The Criterion Collection, 2019.
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