Gates of Heaven / IFC Films presents ; a film by Errol Morris ; produced, directed, and edited by Errol Morris.
Title:
Gates of Heaven / IFC Films presents ; a film by Errol Morris ; produced, directed, and edited by Errol Morris.
Publication Information:
[New York, N.Y.] : The Criterion Collection, [2015]
Physical Description:
1 videodisc (83 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
General Note:
Title from container.
Originally released as a documentary in 1978.
Fullscreen (1.33:1)
Special features: New 2K digital restorations supervied by director Errol Morris; New interview with Morris; Werner Herzog eats his shoe (1980), a twenty-minute film by Les Blank featuring Herzog fulfillin a bet intened to inspire Morris to complete his first feature; Footage of Herzog professing his admiration of "Gates of Heaven" at the 1980 Telluride Film Festival; Plus: an essay by critic Eric Hynes.
DVD, region 1, NTSC, fullscreen (1.33:1); Dolby Digital.
Summary:
Errol Morris changed the face of documentary filmmaking in the US, and his career began with a remarkable tale of American eccentricity. He uses two Southern California pet cemeteries as the bases for a profound and funny rumination on love, loss, and industry.
Added Author:
Language Note:
Subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Production Credits:
Director of photography, Ned Burgess.
OCLC Number:
ocn904562875
Availability:
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