Tales of the City (Collector's Edition)
starring: Olympia Dukakis, Donald Moffat, Chloe Webb, Laura Linney, Marcus D'Amico
directed by: Alastair Reid
directed by: Alastair Reid
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Audience Rating: Unrated
Binding: DVD
EAN: 9781569385425
Format: Box set, Closed-captioned, Collector's Edition, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
ISBN: 1569385424
Label: Acorn Media
Manufacturer: Acorn Media
Number Of Items: 3
Publisher: Acorn Media
Region Code: 1
Release Date: February 25, 2003
Running Time: 300 minutes
Sales Rank: 12006
Studio: Acorn Media
Theatrical Release Date: January 10, 1994
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Editorial Review:
Amazon.com:
'The City' in question is San Francisco, and the tales are novelist Armistead Maupin's, his romantic, affectionate, and spirited homage to the glory days of his hometown. Maupin's idea of SF's glory days isn't the drug-filled Summer of Love (1967), but rather the drug-filled lust-in of the late '70s. Replacing acid with coke and ludes, psychedelia for disco, this six-hour miniseries (which caused controversy for its open drug use, nudity, and direct depiction of homosexuality upon its initial airing on PBS) follows the romantic struggles and identity crises of a colorful cast of characters. The action--as addictive as the drugs the characters ingest--is seen mostly from the innocent point of view of Mary Ann, the city's newest culture-shocked resident--so its presentation is rather decadent and hedonistic. Because the story originally ran as a daily serial in the San Francisco Chronicle before being compiled into a novel, its serialized structure suffers from typical soap-opera mawkishness and the need to shock with ridiculous revelations. Thankfully, this degeneration mostly occurs during the final two hours, allowing you to just enjoy the personalities and hilarious and often-touching interactions of the richly drawn characters before they're manipulated by plot devices. The performances are all outstanding, especially Chloe Webb's spacey ex-hippie Mona, Marcus D'Amico's romantically doomed Michael, and Olympia Dukakis's Anna Madrigal, the enigmatic mother hen/landlady of many of the film's central characters. --Dave McCoy
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- love itThis is a great series for those of you that didn't see it the first time around. It's also great ... Read More
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- Not For Everyone/But I Loved ItEvery So Often You Watch A Mini Series That Has That Something Extra//
This Is It//All The Cast ... Read More
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- The DVD is (mostly) NOT editedLet me say right here and now that this DVD edition (contrary to what some people have posted on here) ... Read More
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- Cleaned-up Dialogue is Offensive IdeaSan Francisco is my hometown. Armstead Maupin's "Tales of the City" is about my hometown and the "real" ... Read More
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- Tails of the City ReviewI was very pleased with both the price and quick turn-around and would definitely recommend this seller.
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