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

Contributor(s): Material type: FilmFilmPublisher number: 152689722000179282 | MGM | (disc)3000092881 | MGM | (container)Language: English Original language: English Subtitle language: Spanish Publisher: [Beverly Hills, California] : [Burbank, CA] : Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. ; Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc., [2022]Copyright date: ©2022Description: 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 based on (work): Byatt, A. S. 1936- Djinn in the nightingale's eye
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Production credits:
  • Director of photography, John Seale ; editor, Margaret Sixel ; music by Tom Holkenborg.
Cast: Tilda Swinton, Idris Elba, Erdil Yaşaroğlu, Sabrina Dhowre Elba, Sarah Houbolt, Seyithan Özdemir, Aamito Lagum, Nicolas Mouawad, Ece Yüksel, Lachy Hulme, Matteo Bocelli, Megan Gale, Oğulcan Arman Uslu, Zerrin Tekindor, Jack Braddy, Anna Adams, George Shevtsov, David Collins, Burcu Gölgedar, Vince Gil, Melissa Jaffer, Anne Charleston.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 Blu-ray Adult Blu-ray Main Library DVD DRAMA THREE TH Available 33111009978863
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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.

Blu-ray; 1080p high-definition; Dolby Atmos-TrueHD, Dolby digital 5.1; requires Blu-ray player.

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

Subtitled in English SDH.

English descriptive audio.

Tilda Swinton, Idris Elba, Erdil Yaşaroğlu, Sabrina Dhowre Elba, Sarah Houbolt, Seyithan Özdemir, Aamito Lagum, Nicolas Mouawad, Ece Yüksel, Lachy Hulme, Matteo Bocelli, Megan Gale, Oğulcan Arman Uslu, Zerrin Tekindor, Jack Braddy, Anna Adams, George Shevtsov, David Collins, Burcu Gölgedar, Vince Gil, Melissa Jaffer, Anne Charleston.

Director of photography, John Seale ; editor, Margaret Sixel ; music by Tom Holkenborg.

Originally released as a motion picture in 2022.

Wide screen.

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

MPAA 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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