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Uncut gems / A24 presents ; an Elara picture ; produced by Scott Rudin, Eli Bush ; produced by Sebastian Bear-McClard ; written by Ronald Bronstein & Josh Safdie & Benny Safdie ; directed by Josh & Benny Safdie.

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Material Type
DVD
Uniform Title
Uncut gems (Motion picture)
Publication Info.
[New York, N.Y.] : Criterion Collection, [2021]
Publication Info.
©2021

Details

Edition
Director-approved two-DVD special edition.
Description
2 videodiscs (approximately 135 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 folded sheet (12 pages : color illustrations ; 72 x 19 cm, folded to 19 x 13)
Playing Time
021500
Physical Medium
4 3/4 in.
polychrome
Description
auditory captions
digital rdatr
optical rdarm
surround rdacpc
Dolby digital 5.1
sound rdasco
2.39:1
wide screen rdaar
NTSC rdabs
video file rdaft
DVD video
region 1 rdare
Motion pictures lcgft
Series
The Criterion collection ; 1101
Criterion collection ; 1101.
System Details
DVD; NTSC, region 1 ; Dolby digital 5.1 surround.
Language
English dialogue.
Note
Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH).
Title and credits from screen.
Cast
Adam Sandler, Lakeith Stanfield, Julia Fox, Kevin Garnett, Idina Menzel, Eric Bogosian, Judd Hirsch, Keith William Richards, Mike Francesa, Jonathan Aranbayev, Noa Fisher, Abel Tesfaye.
Credits
Original score, Daniel Lopatin ; edited by Ronald Bronstein & Benny Safdie ; director of photography, Darius Khondji.
Note
Widescreen (2.39:1).
Originally released as a motion picture in 2019.
Accompanied by folded sheet (12 pages) containing an essay by film critic J. Hoberman.
Contents
disc one. [Feature film; Supplements] -- disc two. [Supplements].
Audience
MPAA rating: R; for pervasive strong language, violence, some sexual content and brief drug use.
Summary
This jolt of pure cinematic adrenaline affirmed directors Josh and Benny Safdie as heirs to the gritty, heightened realism of Martin Scorsese and John Cassavetes. Adam Sandler delivers an almost maniacally embodied performance as Howard Ratner, a fast-talking New York jeweler in relentless pursuit of the next big score. When he comes into possession of a rare opal, it seems Howard's ship has finally come in as long as he can stay one step ahead of a wife who hates him, a mistress who can't quit him, and a frenzy of loan sharks and hitmen closing in on him. Wrapping a vivid look at the old-school Jewish world of Manhattan's Diamond District within a kinetic thriller, Uncut Gems gives us one of the great characters in modern cinema: a tragic hero of competing compulsions on a shoot-the-moon quest to transcend his destiny.
Note
Special edition: audio commentary from 2019 featuring the Safdies, writer and editor Ronald Bronstein, and producer Sebastian Bear-McClard; Money on the street: the making of Uncut gems; theatrical trailer; Elara trailer -- on disc two: interviews with cinematographer Darius Khondji, costume designer Miyako Bellizzi, production designer Sam Lisenco, and casting director Jennifer Venditti ; documentaries from 2019 and 2020 on the making of the film and soundtrack ; screen tests featuring Adam Sandler and Julia Fox ; Goldman v. Silverman (a 2020 short film by the Safdies, featuring Sandler and Benny Safdie); Question & answer (a 2020 short film featuring the Safdies, Sandler, actor Jason Bateman, and comedy writer Megan Amram) ; extended scenes.
Subject
Wagers -- Drama.
Compulsive gamblers -- Drama.
Middle-aged men -- Drama.
Jewelers -- New York (State) -- New York -- Drama.
Jews -- New York (State) -- New York -- Drama.
Collecting of accounts -- Drama.
Wagers.
Middle-aged men.
Compulsive gamblers.
Collecting of accounts.
Jewelers.
Jews.
New York (State) -- New York.
Genre/Form
Crime films.
Drama.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Thrillers (Motion pictures)
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Thrillers (Motion pictures)
Crime films.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Added Author
Safdie, Benny,
Safdie, Josh,
Bronstein, Ronald,
Bear-McClard, Sebastian,
Rudin, Scott, 1958-
Bush, Eli,
Sandler, Adam,
Menzel, Idina,
Fox, Julia (Actress),
Stanfield, LaKeith, 1991-
Garnett, Kevin, 1976-
Bogosian, Eric,
Hirsch, Judd,
Richards, Keith Williams,
Francesa, Mike, 1954-
Aranbayev, Jonathan,
Fisher, Noa,
Weeknd, 1990-
Lopatin, Daniel,
Khondji, Darius,
Hoberman, J.,
A24 (Firm),
Elara Pictures,
Criterion Collection (Firm),
ISBN
9781681438870
1681438879
Standard No.
715515265416
Music No.
CC3305D The Criterion Collection
CC3305DDVD The Criterion Collection