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Gates of Heaven ; Vernon, Florida : two films by Errol Morris
Title
Gates of Heaven ; Vernon, Florida : two films by Errol Morris / IFC Films ; produced, directed and edited by Errol Morris.
ISBN
9781604659696
1604659696
Edition
DVD edition.
Publication
[New York, New York] : The Criterion Collection, [2015]
Physical Description
2 videodiscs (139 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + fold-out insert.
Notes
Title from container.
Gates of heaven originally released as a motion picture in 1978; Vernon, Florida originally released as a motion picture in 1981.
Special features: Gates of Heaven: Werner Herzog eats his shoe (1980) (a twenty-minute film by Les Blank featuring Herzog fulfilling a bet intended to inspire Morris to complete his first feature); Herzog at Telluride (footage of Herzog professing his admiration of "Gates of heaven" at the 1980 Telluride Film Festival); Errol Morris (new interview with Morris). Vernon, Florida: Errol Morris (new interview with the director). Insert includes an essay by critic Eric Hynes.
Gates of heaven: director of photography, Ned Burgess -- Vernon, Florida: director of photography, Ned Burgess ; editor, Brad Fuller.
In English, with optional English SDH.
Summary
Errol Morris changed the face of documentary filmmaking in the US, and his career began with two remarkable tales of American eccentricity: Gates of heaven uses two Southern California pet cemeteries as the bases for a profound and funny rumination on love, loss, and industry; Vernon, Florida travels to a languorous southern backwater and meets a handful of fascinating folks; a determined turkey hunter, a curious minister, a laconic policeman, engaged in individualistic, sometimes absurd pursuits.
Variant and related titles
Vernon, Florida
Gates of heaven (Motion picture)
Vernon, Florida (Motion picture)
Werner Herzog eats his shoe (Motion picture)
Format
Images / Video & Film
Language
English
Added to Catalog
April 18, 2018
Series
Criterion collection ; 751
Criterion collection ; 752
Credits
Gates of heaven: director of photography, Ned Burgess -- Vernon, Florida: director of photography, Ned Burgess ; editor, Brad Fuller.
System details note
DVD, NTSC, region 1, Dolby digital monaural; Gates of heaven, fullscreen (1.33:1); Vernon, Florida, widescreen (1.66:1)
Contents
[Disc 1]. Gates of heaven (83 min. ; 1978) / IFC Films ; a film by Errol Morris ; produced, directed and edited by Errol Morris
[Disc 2]. Vernon, Florida (56 min. ; 1981) / IFC Films ; a production of the Television Laboratory at WNET/THIRTEEN, ZDF, and Errol Morris Films, Inc. ; a film by Errol Morris ; executive producer, David Loxton ; produced and directed by Errol Morris.
Videorecording number
CC2461D The Criterion Collection
CC2461D-1 The Criterion Collection (disc 1)
CC2461D-2 The Criterion Collection (disc 2)
Subjects
Genre/Form
Documentary films.
Nonfiction films.
Feature films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Documentary films.
Feature films.
Nonfiction films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Also listed under
IFC Films, presenter.
WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.), production company.
Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen, production company.
Errol Morris Films, production company.
Criterion Collection (Firm), publisher.
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