The others /

A devoutly religious mother of two ailing children has moved with her family to a mansion on the English coast. Her two children both suffer from a rare photosensitivity disease that renders them extremely vulnerable to sunlight, prompting the rule of having only one door open in the house at a time...

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Corporate Authors: Buena Vista Home Entertainment (Firm), Cruise/Wagner Productions (Firm), Dimension Films (1990- ), Dimension Home Video (Firm), Producciones del Escorpión, Sogecine (Firm)
Other Authors: Amenábar, Alejandro, 1972-, Bentley, James, Bovaira, Fernando, Cassidy, Elaine, 1979-, Eccleston, Christopher, Flanagan, Fionnula, 1941-, Kidman, Nicole, 1967-, Mann, Alakina, Sykes, Eric, 1923-2012
Format: Unknown
Language:English
French
Spanish
Published: Burbank, Calif. : Dimension Home Video : Distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment, [2002]
Edition:Widescreen format (1.85:1)
Series:Dimension collector's series
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Summary:A devoutly religious mother of two ailing children has moved with her family to a mansion on the English coast. Her two children both suffer from a rare photosensitivity disease that renders them extremely vulnerable to sunlight, prompting the rule of having only one door open in the house at a time. When one of the children claims to see ghosts, Grace at first believes her newly arrived family of eccentric servants to be responsible, but chilling events and visions soon lead her to believe that something supernatural is indeed going on
Grace, a devoutly religious mother, has moved with her family to a mansion on the English coast, awaiting her husband's return from the war. Her two children both suffer from a rare photosensitivity disease that renders them extremely vulnerable to sunlight, prompting the rule of having only one door open in the house at a time. When one of the children claims to see ghosts, Grace at first believes her newly-arrived family of eccentric servants to be responsible, but as events become stranger, she begins to wonder if something supernatural is indeed going on
Item Description:Originally produced as a motion picture in 2001
Special features (disc 2): "A look inside 'The others'" making-of documentary with cast and crew interviews (30 min.); Visual effects piece (5 min); "Xeroderma pigmentosum" documentary of one family's struggle with the disease (9 min.); "An intimate look at director Alejandro Amenábar" footage of the director's work and discussions during the production (9 min.); Stills gallery; theatrical trailer (3 min.)
"Enhanced for 16x9 televisions" --- Container
Physical Description:2 videodiscs (104 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
Format:DVD, region 1; 5.1 Dolby digital
Audience:MPAA rating: PG-13
Awards:Goya Awards: 2002, Best Cinematography (Mejor Fotografía - Javier Aguirresarobe); Best Director (Mejor Director - Alejandro Amenábar); Best Editing (Mejor Montaje - Nacho Ruiz Capillas); Best Film (Mejor Película); Best Production Design (Mejor Dirección Artística - Benjamín Fernández); Best Production Supervision (Mejor Dirección de Producción - Miguel Ángel González, Emiliano Otegui); Best Screenplay - Original (Mejor Guión Original) Alejandro Amenábar
Production Credits:Director of photography, Javier Aguirresarobe ; editor, Nacho Ruiz Capillas ; music, Alejandro Amenábar
ISBN:0788832093
9780788832093