Venus
(DVD)

Book Cover
Average Rating
Published:
Burbank, CA : Distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment, [2007].
Format:
DVD
Physical Desc:
1 videodisc (95 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Rating:
MPAA rating: R; for language, some sexual content and brief nudity.
Status:
Summit-Frisco Video
DVD VEN
Description

Maurice and Ian are successful, but aging actors. The two are close friends whose conversation generally revolves around theatrical shop talk and the infirmities of other aging actors. Ian is fearful that death is right around the corner, so he agrees to let his niece's daughter, Jessie, move in to his flat to care for him. Jessie is a modern woman in her early twenties. She turns out to be a nightmare for Ian, especially since she is a hard-drinking, rude, and dismissive brat. But Maurice sees something else in the young woman, a potential for humanity which blossoms under his kindness and gentle guidance. For Maurice, something else blossoms as well - romantic love for a girl fifty years younger.

Maurice, a still-working actor whiles away his dwindling days playing bit parts (corpses, mostly) or at the local pub with a pair of equally frail footlights friends, drama queen Ian and taciturn Donald. Ian announces that his niece has sent her wayward daughter to stay with him. Jessie is a borderline hooligan, surly, self-centered, willful, and a prodigious drinker. Maurice looks at Jessie with unapologetic longing, appreciating things she can't see in herself, but also the idea of youth--specifically, womanly youth. Jessie appraises Maurice to see what she can get out of him, and they play at Henry Higgins tutoring Eliza Doolittle together. Both are prickly, independent egoists, and wherever they're going, neither is going quietly.

Also in This Series
Copies
Location
Call Number
Status
Last Check-In
Summit-Frisco Video
DVD VEN
On Shelf
Apr 6, 2021
Location
Call Number
Status
Last Check-In
Bemis Media
DVD ENT VENUS
On Shelf
Dec 19, 2023
Crested Butte Video
DVD Ven
On Shelf
Jun 5, 2023
EVLD Avon Public Library
DVD VEN
On Shelf
Sep 30, 2023
GRC Fraser Valley Library Adult Video
DVD VEN
On Shelf
Jan 3, 2024
Pitkin Non-Print Collection
DVD V4718
On Shelf
Feb 11, 2023
More Like This
More Copies In Prospector
Loading Prospector Copies...
More Details
Language:
English
ISBN:
0788870823, 9780788870828
UPC:
786936712438

Notes

General Note
Originally produced as a motion picture in 2006.
General Note
Bonus features: Feature commentary with director Roger Michell and producer Kevin Loader; deleted scenes; "Venus: a real work of art" featurette.
Creation/Production Credits
Director of photography, Haris Zambarloukos ; editor, Nicolas Gaster ; music by Corrine Bailey Rae ; costume designer, Natalie Ward ; production designer, John-Paul Kelly.
Participants/Performers
Peter O'Toole, Leslie Phillips, Jodie Whittaker, Richard Griffiths, Vanessa Redgrave.
Description
Maurice and Ian are successful, but aging actors. The two are close friends whose conversation generally revolves around theatrical shop talk and the infirmities of other aging actors. Ian is fearful that death is right around the corner, so he agrees to let his niece's daughter, Jessie, move in to his flat to care for him. Jessie is a modern woman in her early twenties. She turns out to be a nightmare for Ian, especially since she is a hard-drinking, rude, and dismissive brat. But Maurice sees something else in the young woman, a potential for humanity which blossoms under his kindness and gentle guidance. For Maurice, something else blossoms as well - romantic love for a girl fifty years younger.
Description
Maurice, a still-working actor whiles away his dwindling days playing bit parts (corpses, mostly) or at the local pub with a pair of equally frail footlights friends, drama queen Ian and taciturn Donald. Ian announces that his niece has sent her wayward daughter to stay with him. Jessie is a borderline hooligan, surly, self-centered, willful, and a prodigious drinker. Maurice looks at Jessie with unapologetic longing, appreciating things she can't see in herself, but also the idea of youth--specifically, womanly youth. Jessie appraises Maurice to see what she can get out of him, and they play at Henry Higgins tutoring Eliza Doolittle together. Both are prickly, independent egoists, and wherever they're going, neither is going quietly.
Target Audience
MPAA rating: R; for language, some sexual content and brief nudity.
System Details
DVD video; region 1, widescreen (1.85:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround.
Language
English dialogue; subtitled for the hearing impaired.
Tagging
Tags:

No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!


Citations
APA Citation (style guide)

Loader, K., Kureishi, H., Michell, R., O'Toole, P., Phillips, L., Whittaker, J., Griffiths, R., & Redgrave, V. (2007). Venus. Burbank, CA, Distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)

Kevin. Loader et al.. 2007. Venus. Burbank, CA, Distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)

Kevin. Loader et al., Venus. Burbank, CA, Distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment, 2007.

MLA Citation (style guide)

Loader, Kevin., et al. Venus. Burbank, CA, Distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment, 2007.

Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
Staff View
Grouped Work ID:
25862711-280e-4a06-2bd2-ffdaff2da4a3
Go To GroupedWork

Record Information

Last Sierra Extract TimeFeb 06, 2024 07:49:36 AM
Last File Modification TimeFeb 06, 2024 07:50:04 AM
Last Grouped Work Modification TimeFeb 06, 2024 07:49:45 AM

MARC Record

LEADER07982cgm a2201009Ia 4500
00184544167
003OCoLC
00520071115133533.0
007vd cvaizq
008070219p20072006cau095 e          vleng d
020 |a 0788870823
020 |a 9780788870828
02410|a 786936712438
02842|a 52082|b Miramax Home Entertainment
035 |a (OCoLC)84544167
037 |b Midwest Tape|n http://www.midwesttapes.com
040 |a TEFMT|b eng|c TEFMT|d TEF|d JED|d WHP|d BTCTA|d JAG|d VP@|d VPI|d OCLCQ|d HFU
043 |a e-uk-en
049 |a HFUA
05014|a PN1995.9.C55|b V4687 2007
08204|a 791.43/72|2 22
092 |a DVD|b VEN
1300 |a Venus (Motion picture : 2006)
24510|a Venus|h [videorecording] /|c Miramax Films, FilmFour and UK Film Council present a Free Range Film ; produced by Kevin Loader ; written by Hanif Kureishi ; directed by Roger Michell.
264 1|a Burbank, CA :|b Distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment,|c [2007]
300 |a 1 videodisc (95 min.) :|b sound, color ;|c 4 3/4 in.
336 |a two-dimensional moving image|b tdi|2 rdacontent
337 |a video|b v|2 rdamedia
338 |a videodisc|b vd|2 rdacarrier
500 |a Originally produced as a motion picture in 2006.
500 |a Bonus features: Feature commentary with director Roger Michell and producer Kevin Loader; deleted scenes; "Venus: a real work of art" featurette.
5050 |a Opening credits/Aging -- Jessie -- Overindulgence -- "A corpse more or less" -- Modeling job -- Will to live -- Theoretical interest -- Pleasure -- Goodbyes -- Easily tempted -- Little walk -- Venus -- Much better idea -- Carry on -- End credits.
508 |a Director of photography, Haris Zambarloukos ; editor, Nicolas Gaster ; music by Corrine Bailey Rae ; costume designer, Natalie Ward ; production designer, John-Paul Kelly.
5111 |a Peter O'Toole, Leslie Phillips, Jodie Whittaker, Richard Griffiths, Vanessa Redgrave.
520 |a Maurice and Ian are successful, but aging actors. The two are close friends whose conversation generally revolves around theatrical shop talk and the infirmities of other aging actors. Ian is fearful that death is right around the corner, so he agrees to let his niece's daughter, Jessie, move in to his flat to care for him. Jessie is a modern woman in her early twenties. She turns out to be a nightmare for Ian, especially since she is a hard-drinking, rude, and dismissive brat. But Maurice sees something else in the young woman, a potential for humanity which blossoms under his kindness and gentle guidance. For Maurice, something else blossoms as well - romantic love for a girl fifty years younger.
520 |a Maurice, a still-working actor whiles away his dwindling days playing bit parts (corpses, mostly) or at the local pub with a pair of equally frail footlights friends, drama queen Ian and taciturn Donald. Ian announces that his niece has sent her wayward daughter to stay with him. Jessie is a borderline hooligan, surly, self-centered, willful, and a prodigious drinker. Maurice looks at Jessie with unapologetic longing, appreciating things she can't see in herself, but also the idea of youth--specifically, womanly youth. Jessie appraises Maurice to see what she can get out of him, and they play at Henry Higgins tutoring Eliza Doolittle together. Both are prickly, independent egoists, and wherever they're going, neither is going quietly.
5218 |a MPAA rating: R; for language, some sexual content and brief nudity.
538 |a DVD video; region 1, widescreen (1.85:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround.
546 |a English dialogue; subtitled for the hearing impaired.
650 0|a Male actors|0 https://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh86005794|z England|0 https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n82068148-781|v Drama.|0 https://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99001612
650 0|a Older men|0 https://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85002155|z England|0 https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n82068148-781|v Drama.|0 https://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99001612
650 0|a Nieces|0 https://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh86002904|z England|0 https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n82068148-781|v Drama.|0 https://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99001612
650 0|a Young women|0 https://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85149296|z England|0 https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n82068148-781|v Drama.|0 https://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99001612
650 0|a Man-woman relationships|0 https://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh92001504|z England|0 https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n82068148-781|v Drama.|0 https://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99001612
651 0|a England|v Drama.|0 https://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008114926
655 7|a Feature films.|2 lcgft|0 https://id.loc.gov/authorities/genreForms/gf2011026247
655 7|a Comedy films.|2 lcgft|0 https://id.loc.gov/authorities/genreForms/gf2011026147
655 7|a Comedy|v Feature.|2 migfg
655 7|a Family|v Feature.|2 migfg
655 7|a Films for the hearing impaired.|2 lcgft|0 https://id.loc.gov/authorities/genreForms/gf2011026283
655 7|a Drama.|2 lcgft|0 https://id.loc.gov/authorities/genreForms/gf2014026297
655 7|a Video recordings.|2 lcgft|0 https://id.loc.gov/authorities/genreForms/gf2011026723
7001 |a Loader, Kevin.|0 https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2002053597
7001 |a Kureishi, Hanif.|0 https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n84127437
7001 |a Michell, Roger,|d 1956-2021.|0 https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2003071655
7001 |a O'Toole, Peter,|d 1932-2013.|0 https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n83198146
7001 |a Phillips, Leslie,|d 1924-2022.|0 https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no95046294
7001 |a Whittaker, Jodie,|d 1982-|0 https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2007069545
7001 |a Griffiths, Richard,|d 1947-2013.|0 https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no96016515
7001 |a Redgrave, Vanessa,|d 1937-|0 https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n86138671
7102 |a Miramax Films.|0 https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no94027623
7102 |a FilmFour (Firm)|0 https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2002030478
7102 |a UK Film Council.|0 https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2004014880
7102 |a Free Range Films (Firm)|0 https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2009056460
7102 |a Miramax Home Entertainment (Firm)|0 https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/nr95024759
7102 |a Buena Vista Home Entertainment (Firm)|0 https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no98084452
902 |a 071205
907 |a .b27222512
948 |a MARCIVE Comp, in 2022.12
948 |a MARCIVE Comp, 03/2022
948 |a MARCIVE Comp, 2018.05
948 |a MARCIVE August, 2017
948 |a MARCIVE extract Aug 5, 2017
989 |1 .i49672150|b 1060003935483|d eva|g -|m |h 100|x 4|t 0|i 38|j 191|k 070703|n 09-30-2023 16:52|o -|a DVD VEN
989 |1 .i49687281|b 39948001886105|d grfmv|g -|m |h 76|x 1|t 0|i 20|j 30|k 070705|n 01-03-2024 19:21|o -|a DVD VEN
989 |1 .i49694649|b 1200001465529|d sufmv|g -|m |h 92|x 0|t 0|i 16|j 30|k 070708|n 04-06-2021 16:29|o -|a DVD VEN
989 |1 .i50492937|b 1130002660767|d pcnp|g -|m |h 118|x 1|t 0|i 16|j 30|k 071116|n 02-11-2023 22:35|o -|a DVD V4718
989 |1 .i66637168|b 1270001118062|d gucvi|g -|m |h 41|x 1|t 0|i 9|j 301|k 111027|n 06-05-2023 23:27|o -|a DVD Ven
989 |1 .i94424007|b 1070003918687|d flmdv|g -|m |h 4|x 0|t 0|i 1|j 30|k 150516|o -|a PN1997.2|r .V46 2007
989 |1 .i122987652|b 31813003395810|d bemed|g -|m |h 161|x 2|t 0|i 4|j 301|k 190215|n 12-19-2023 20:49|o -|a DVD ENT VENUS
994 |a 02|b HFU
995 |a Loaded with m2btab.ltiac in 2022.12
995 |a Loaded with m2btab.ltiac in 2022.03
995 |a Loaded with m2btab.ltiac in 2018.06
995 |a Loaded with m2btab.ltiac in 2017.08
995 |a Initial Bemis load m2btab.test019 in 2019.02
998 |e -|f eng|a be|a ev|a eva|a fl|a gr|a grf|a gu|a guc|a pc|a su|a suf