A dry white season
(Blu-ray) 

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Contributors
Palcy, Euzhan, film director,
Welland, Colin, screenwriter.
Weinstein, Paula, film producer.
Ntshona, Winston, actor.
Sutherland, Donald, 1935-2024, actor.
Published
[New York] : The Criterion Collection, [2018].
Format
Blu-ray
Edition
Director-approved Blu-ray special edition.
ISBN
9781681435220, 1681435225
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (106 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 folded insert (10 unnumbered pages : illustrations ; 17 cm). 
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Published
[New York] : The Criterion Collection, [2018].
Edition
Director-approved Blu-ray special edition.
Language
English
ISBN
9781681435220, 1681435225
UPC
715515223317

Notes

General Note
Title and credits from screens.
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 short featuring Palcy discussing scenes from the film and how she brings authenticity to her work; 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; on insert, an essay by filmmaker and scholar Jyoti Mistry.
Creation/Production Credits
Music by Dave Grusin ; edited by Sam O'Steen, Glenn Cunningham ; production designer, John Fenner ; directors of photography, Kelvin Pike, Pierre-William Glenn.
Participants/Performers
Donald Sutherland, Janet Suzman, Jurgen Prochnow, Zakes Mokae, Susan Sarandon, Marlon Brando, Winston Ntshona, Thoko Ntshinga, John Kani, David De Keyser, Susannah Harker, Gerard Thoolen, Michael Gambon, Ronald Pickup.
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; region A; LPCM 2.0 stereo; requires Blu-ray player.
Language
In English with optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH).

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Subjects

LC Subjects
Apartheid -- South Africa -- Drama.
History teachers -- South Africa -- Drama.
South Africa -- Social conditions -- 1961-1994 -- Drama.
OCLC Fast Subjects
Apartheid.
Drama.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Film adaptations.
Historical films.
History teachers.
Social conditions.
Social problem films.
South Africa.
Thrillers (Motion pictures)
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Palcy, E., Welland, C., Weinstein, P., Ntshona, W., Sutherland, D., Brando, M., Sarandon, S., Suzman, J., Prochnow, J., Mokae, Z., Ntshinga, T., Kani, J., De Keyser, D., Harker, S., Thoolen, G., Gambon, M., Pickup, R., Glenn, P., Pike, K., Cunningham, G., O'Steen, S., Grusin, D., Fenner, J., & Brink, A. P. 1. (2018). A dry white season (Director-approved Blu-ray special edition.). The Criterion Collection.

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

Euzhan, Palcy et al.. 2018. A Dry White Season. [New York]: The Criterion Collection.

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

Euzhan, Palcy et al.. A Dry White Season [New York]: The Criterion Collection, 2018.

Harvard Citation (style guide)

Palcy, E., Welland, C., Weinstein, P., Ntshona, W., Sutherland, D., Brando, M. and Sarandon, S. et al (2018). A dry white season. Director-approved Blu-ray special edn. [New York]: The Criterion Collection.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

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

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