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Dark Matter (DVD) (*)

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Screened, competed or awarded at:
Sundance Film Festival

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )

Product Origin/Format:
Australia ( PAL/Region 4 )

Running Time:
85 min

Aspect Ratio:
Anamorphic Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
Anamorphic Widescreen
Interactive Menu
Photo Gallery
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 2007 and produced in:
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
Shi-Zheng Chen

Written By:
Billy Shebar

Actors:
Ye Liu ..... Liu Xing
Meryl Streep ..... Joanna Silver
Aidan Quinn ..... Reiser
Sina Amedson ..... Selim
Erick Avari ..... R.K. Gazda
Blair Brown ..... Hildy
Rob Campbell ..... Small
Dan Christensen ..... Professor
Jeshua De Horta ..... Student
Joe Grifasi ..... Colby
Bill Irwin ..... Herb
Krystal King ..... Girl / one night stand
Boris McGiver ..... Reverend Hollings
John Rothman ..... Rene
Jodi Russell ..... Claire
Taylor Schilling ..... Jackie
Lloyd Suh ..... Laurence Feng
Tisha Vaculin ..... Waitress
He Yu ..... Wu

Synopsis:

The title of "Dark Matter," a melodrama set in academia, is both a scientific concept and a blunt metaphor. Technically, it refers to a form of matter that makes up most of the universe but can't be directly observed. Applied to human affairs, it evokes the unconscious mind and the hidden, destructive forces within relationships. Specifically, the story, inspired by a tragic incident involving a Chinese student at the University of Iowa in 1991, addresses East-West cultural miscommunication. As one character muses, in China astrology is considered a science, and indoor plumbing a luxury. In the United States, visiting students are appalled to discover, many children put their aging parents in retirement homes rather than care for them as they would in China. "Dark Matter," directed by Chen Shi-Zheng from a screenplay by Billy Shebar, is a movie of ideas that does an exemplary job of translating scientific speculation into layman's language. The filmmaking style of Mr. Chen, an internationally renowned opera director (still best known for his 20-hour "Peony Pavilion" at Lincoln Center in 1999), is considerably more formal than American audiences are accustomed to. And that formality keeps you at a distance.

Based on actual events, a Chinese university student responds violently when his chances for a Nobel Prize are dashed by school politics. |

This product was added to our catalog on Wednesday 18 February, 2009.

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