| Title Statement |
Blithe spirit (DVD) (2020) / IFC Films ; British Lion and Align Pictures present ; in association with Protagonist Pictures ; a Fred Films and Powder Keg Pictures production ; in association with British Lion, IPG Media, Foresight Pictures, Twickenham Studios, Ufund ; in co-production with Umedia ; a film by Edward Hall ; producers, Adrian Politowski, Martin Metz, Hilary Bevan Jones, Peter Snell, Toni Pinnolis ; produced by James Spring, Meg Leonard, Nick Moorcroft ; written by Nick Moorcroft, Meg Leonard, Piers Ashworth ; directed by Edward Hall.
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| Production, Publication, Distribution, Manufacture, and Copyright Notice |
Los Angeles, CA : Shout! Factory, 2021.
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| Physical Description |
1 videodisc (99 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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| General Note |
Based on the play by Noel Coward.
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| General Note |
Originally released as a motion picture in 2020.
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| Creation/Production Credits Note |
Director of photography, Ed Wild ; editor, Paul Tothill ; music, Simon Boswell.
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| Participant or Performer Note |
Dan Stevens, Leslie Mann, Isla Fisher, Judi Dench.
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| Summary, Etc. |
Best selling crime novelist Charles suffers from terrible writer's block and is struggling to finish his first screenplay. His picture-perfect new wife Ruth is doing her best to keep him focused so they can fulfill her dream of leaving London for Hollywood. Charles' quest for inspiration leads him to invite the eccentric mystic Madame Acarti to perform a seþance in his home. He gets more than he bargained for when Madame Acarti inadvertently summons the spirit of his first wife: the brilliant and fiery Elvira. Ready to pick up her life right where she left off, Elvira is shocked to discover the prim and proper Ruth is now married to her husband and running her household. Charles finds himself stuck between his two wives and their increasingly over-the-top attempts to outdo one another.
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| Target Audience Note |
MPAA rating: PG-13; for suggestive references and some drug material.
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| System Details Note |
DVD, region 1, NTSC; wide screen (2.39:1); Dolby digital 5.1 and stereo; described video.
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| Language note |
English dialogue; Spanish subtitles; subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH); described video.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Novelists Drama.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Seances Drama.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Triangles (Interpersonal relations) Drama.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Man-woman relationships Drama.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
DVD.
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| Index Term-Genre/Form |
Comedy films.
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| Index Term-Genre/Form |
Fiction films.
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| Index Term-Genre/Form |
Feature films.
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| Index Term-Genre/Form |
Film adaptations.
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| Index Term-Genre/Form |
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Index Term-Genre/Form |
Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.
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| Added Entry, Personal Name |
Hall, Edward, 1966- film director.
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| Added Entry, Personal Name |
Moorcroft, Nick, 1979- screenwriter, film producer.
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| Added Entry, Personal Name |
Leonard, Meg. screenwriter, film producer.
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| Added Entry, Personal Name |
Ashworth, Piers. screenwriter.
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| Added Entry, Personal Name |
Stevens, Dan, 1982- actor.
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| Added Entry, Personal Name |
Mann, Leslie, 1972- actor.
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| Added Entry, Personal Name |
Fisher, Isla, 1976- actor.
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| Added Entry, Personal Name |
Dench, Judi, 1934- actor.
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| Added Entry, Personal Name |
Coward, Noel, 1899-1973. Blithe spirit.
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| Added Entry, Corporate Name |
Shout! Factory (Firm) publisher.
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