Ratcatcher

Ratcatcher Janus Films ; [presented by] Pathé Pictures and BBC Films ; a Holy Cow Films production ; Merchant Ivory Productions ; written and directed by Lynne Ramsay ; produced by Gavin Emerson.

A haunting evocation of a troubled Glasgow childhood. Set during Scotland's national garbage strike of the mid-1970's, Ratcatcher explores the experiences of a poor adolescent boy as he struggles to reconcile his dreams and his guilt with the abjection that surrounds him.

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Janus Films, Pathé Pictures, BBC Films, Holy Cow Productions, Merchant Ivory Productions, Criterion Collection (Firm), Home Vision Entertainment (Firm)
Other Authors: Ramsay, Lynne, 1969-, Emerson, Gavin, Eadie, William, Flanagan, Tommy, Matthews, Mandy, Drake, Nick, Portman, Rachel
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
Published: [S.l.] : Criterion Collection : Home Vision Entertainment, c2002.
Series:Criterion collection (DVD videodiscs) ; 162.
Subjects:
Feature films > Great Britain.
Foreign films.
Children > Drama.
Videos > Dinand.
Glasgow (Scotland) > Drama.
Description
Summary:A haunting evocation of a troubled Glasgow childhood. Set during Scotland's national garbage strike of the mid-1970's, Ratcatcher explores the experiences of a poor adolescent boy as he struggles to reconcile his dreams and his guilt with the abjection that surrounds him.
Item Description:Originally produced as a motion picture in 1999.
Special features: new digital transfer, enhanced for 16x9 televisions; video interview with Lynne Ramsay; three award-winning short films by Lynne Ramsay: Small deaths (1995), Kill the day (1996), and Gasman (1997); stills gallery; and original theatrical trailer.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (94 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD; Dolby digital surround; widescreen format (aspect ratio 1.85:1).
Production Credits:Director of photography, Alwin Kúchler; editor, Lucia Zucchetti; music, Rachel Portman, Nick Drake.
ISBN:0780026047
Participant or Performer:William Eadie, Tommy Flanagan, Mandy Matthews.
Language:In English (Scottish dialect) with optional subtitles in English.

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