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Three thousand years of longing / Metro Goldwyn Mayer Pictures presents in association with Filmnation Entertainment, Elevate Production Finance, Sunac ; written by George Miller & Augusta Gore ; produced by Doug Mitchell, George Miller ; directed by George Miller.

Contributor(s): Material type: FilmFilmPublisher number: 2000179281 | MGM | (disc)3000092880 | MGM | (container)1000822656 | Warner Bros.Language: English Original language: English Subtitle language: Spanish Publisher: [Place of publication not identified] : MGM, [2022]Description: 1 videodisc (108 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 inContent type:
  • two-dimensional moving image
Media type:
  • video
Carrier type:
  • videodisc
Other title:
  • 3000 years of longing
Related works:
  • Motion picture adaptation of (work): Byatt, A. S. 1936- Djinn in the nightingale's eye
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Production credits:
  • Director of photography, John Seale; music by Tom Holkenborg
Cast: Tilda Swinton, Idris Elba, Pia Thunderbolt, Berk Ozturk, Anthony Moisset, Alyla Browne, Peter Bertoni, Lianne MacKessy.Summary: While attending a conference in Istanbul, Dr. Alithea Binnie happens to encounter a djinn who offers her three wishes in exchange for his freedom. This presents two problems: first, she doubts that he's real, and second, because she's a scholar of story and mythology, she knows all the cautionary tales of wishes gone wrong. The djinn pleads his case by telling her fantastical stories of his past. Eventually, she's beguiled and makes a wish that surprises them both.
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Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Adult DVD Adult DVD Dr. James Carlson Library DVD DRAMA THREE TH Available 33111009977147
Adult DVD Adult DVD Main Library DVD DRAMA THREE TH Available 33111009977121
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

While attending a conference in Istanbul, Dr. Alithea Binnie happens to encounter a djinn who offers her three wishes in exchange for his freedom. This presents two problems: first, she doubts that he's real, and second, because she's a scholar of story and mythology, she knows all the cautionary tales of wishes gone wrong. The djinn pleads his case by telling her fantastical stories of his past. Eventually, she's beguiled and makes a wish that surprises them both.

DVD, region 1, NTSC; Dolby digital 5.1; wide screen; described video.

English dialogue; Spanish subtitles; subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH); described video.

Tilda Swinton, Idris Elba, Pia Thunderbolt, Berk Ozturk, Anthony Moisset, Alyla Browne, Peter Bertoni, Lianne MacKessy.

Director of photography, John Seale; music by Tom Holkenborg

Originally released as a motion picture in 2022.

Based upon the short story "The djinn in the nightingale's eye" by A.S. Byatt.

Rating: R; for some sexual content, graphic nudity and brief violence.

While attending a conference in Istanbul, Dr. Alithea Binnie happens to encounter a djinn who offers her three wishes in exchange for his freedom. This presents two problems: first, she doubts that he's real, and second, because she's a scholar of story and mythology, she knows all the cautionary tales of wishes gone wrong. The djinn pleads his case by telling her fantastical stories of his past. Eventually, she's beguiled and makes a wish that surprises them both.

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