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SYNOPSIS: An anthology of five loosely connected stories dealing with a variety of very different women in dealing with their own life problems. The first story "This is Dr. Keener" features Glenn Close as a doctor looking after her invalid mother who comes to realize that her own life is passing her by. The second story "Fantasies About Rebecca" features Holly Hunter as a wealthy bank manager who doesn't realize that her own life is a sham in dealing with an unplanned pregnancy, a workaholic boyfriend, and an observant street woman who knows more about Rebecca than she herself does. The third, "Someone
SYNOPSIS: An anthology of five loosely connected stories dealing with a variety of very different women in dealing with their own life problems. The first story "This is Dr. Keener" features Glenn Close as a doctor looking after her invalid mother who comes to realize that her own life is passing her by. The second story "Fantasies About Rebecca" features Holly Hunter as a wealthy bank manager who doesn't realize that her own life is a sham in dealing with an unplanned pregnancy, a workaholic boyfriend, and an observant street woman who knows more about Rebecca than she herself does. The third, "Someone For Rose" features Kathy Baker as a single mother who debates with herself over starting a romance with a dwarf who moves into the house across her street. The fourth, "Goodnight Lilly, Goodnight Christine" features Calista Flockhart as Christine, a tarot reader who struggles with increasing grief and depression while taking care of her lesbian lover Lilly who's dying from cancer. The fifth, "Love Waits for Kathy" features Amy Brenneman as a police detective who examines her loneliness after her blind sister Carol begins dating while Kathy is on a case of investigating the suicide of an old school friend who was just as lonely as she.
ABOUT THE DVD: this is a release by DUTCH FILMWORKS for the DUTCH market - it is a Region 2 PAL format DVD, which is the same as in the UK so it will play OK on all standard DVD players in the UK and the rest of Europe - The descriptive text on the rear of the packaging is in Dutch and the only subtitles on the disc are Dutch language (which cen be switched off, but there are no English subs on the DVD). AUDIO is the original ENGLISH language (Dolby Digital 5.1). The film is presented in COLOUR and in WIDESCREEN format (1.85:1 ratio) and runs for a total of 105 minutes. The DVD has Scene Selection and Set Up menus (all menus are in English, so are easily navigated).
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Manufacturer: Dutch FilmWorks
EAN: 8715664021583
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