High-rise / Jeremy Thomas and Hanway Films, Film4 and BFI present ; in association with Northern Ireland Screen, Ingenious Media, Scope Pictures and S Films ; a Recorded Picture Company production ; a film by Ben Wheatley ; screenplay by Amy Jump ; produced by Jeremy Thomas ; directed by Ben Wheatley.
Material type:
FilmPublisher number: 1723770X | Magnolia10961 | MagnetLanguage: English Original language: English Subtitle language: Spanish, English Publisher: Los Angeles, California : Magnolia Home Entertainment, [2016]Description: 1 videodisc (approx. 120 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 inContent type: - two-dimensional moving image
- video
- videodisc
- Highrise
- High-rise (Motion picture)
- Director of photography, Laurie Rose ; edited by Amy Jump and Ben Wheatley ; music by Clint Mansell.
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Northport Library | DVD | DRAMA High-ris | Available | 33111008672624 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Well-to-do doctor Robert Laing (Tom Hiddleston) moves into the 25th floor of an experimental high-rise apartment complex on the outskirts of London in 1975, attracted by the upper-class lifestyle promoted by its architect (Jeremy Irons). The building is secluded from the outside world and functions as its own autonomous community; in addition, it's organized by a rigid caste system, with the least wealthy residents situated on the lower floors. Laing befriends a documentary filmmaker (Luke Evans) who lives on the second floor, and soon becomes aware of the social inequities within the complex. As tensions between the tenants boil over, an all-out war erupts that divides the classes into violent tribes vying for the top floors. Ben Wheatley directed this wildly imaginative and chaotic adaptation of J.G. Ballard's 1975 novel, with Amy Jump serving as screenwriter. High-Rise premiered at the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival. ~ Daniel Gelb, Rovi
DVD; NTSC, region 1; 5.1 surround sound.
English dialogue with optional Spanish subtitles; and optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Tom Hiddleston, Jeremy Irons, Sienna Miller, Luke Evans, Elisabeth Moss, James Purefoy, Keeley Hawes.
Director of photography, Laurie Rose ; edited by Amy Jump and Ben Wheatley ; music by Clint Mansell.
Originally released as a motion picture in 2015.
Based on the novel by J.G. Ballard.
Wide screen (2.39:1).
MPAA rating: R; for violence, disturbing images, strong sexual content/graphic nudity, language and some drug use.
Dr. Robert Laing is the newest resident of a luxurious apartment in a high-tech concrete skyscraper whose lofty location places him amongst the upper class. But as power outages become more frequent and building flaws emerge, particularly on the lower floors, the regimented social strata begins to crumble and the building becomes a battlefield in a literal class war.
Special features: commentary with Tom Hiddleston, Ben Wheatley and Jeremy Thomas; Building the world of High-rise: '70s style; Heady special effects; Breaking down High-rise & its tenants; High-rise : bringing Ballard to the big screen; theatrical trailer.