A star is born = Une étoile est née / Warner Bros. presents ; in a Barwood/Jon Peters production ; screenplay by John Gregory Dunne & Joan Didion and Frank Pierson ; produced by Jon Peters ; directed by Frank Pierson.
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FilmPublisher number: 119265 | Warner Home VideoLanguage: English, French Original language: English Subtitle language: English, French, Spanish Publisher: Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, [2004]Copyright date: ©2004Description: 1 videodisc (140 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 inContent type: - two-dimensional moving image
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- Étoile est née
- Star is born (Motion picture : 1976)
- Academy Award for Best Original Song.
- Winner of 5 Golden Globe Awards, including Best Picture, Actress and Actor (Musical/Comedy), Best Original Song.
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
The third remake of the 1932 drama What Price Hollywood?, this adaptation of A Star Is Born moved the story into the mid-1970's and changed the milieu from the movie business to pop music. John Norman Howard (Kris Kristofferson) is a rock star whose career has peaked; he is numbed by booze and cocaine, his music has lost its edge, and his performances have become painfully haphazard. One night, after a concert, he stumbles into a club where he sees a singing group fronted by Esther Hoffman (Barbra Streisand). John likes what he hears and loves what he sees; he tries picking her up, but soon realizes if he wants to see her, he'll have to ask her out on an actual date. He does, and before long the two become involved, although Esther has trouble with John's rock star lifestyle. One night, a typically burned-out John lets Esther sing a few songs at one of his shows; before long she's the talk of the record business. While Esther's star begins to rise, John's continues to sink, and while she desperately tries get John to clean up and focus on his music, it may be too late to save him. The song "Evergreen" earned this film an Academy Award for Best Song; the credits contain the amusing notice, "Ms. Streisand's Clothes from ... Her Closet." ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
DVD ; widescreen (matted, enhanced) presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, Dolby Digital mono, dual-layer.
English (Dolby surround 5.1) and French (Dolby mono.) dialog with optional English, French or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.
Title from disc surface and container.
Barbra Streisand, Kris Kristofferson.
Based on a story by William Wellman and Robert Carson.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1976.
CHV rating: PG.
Rock star John Norman Howard has noticed that his career has begun to decline. Too many years of concerts, bad managers and life on the road have made him cynical. Then he meets the innocent, pure and very talented singer Esther Hoffman. John shows Esther the way to stardom while forsaking his own career. As they fall in love, her success only makes his decline even more apparent.
Special features: Commentary by Barbra Streisand; additional scenes; wardrobe tests, trailer gallery.
Academy Award for Best Original Song.
Winner of 5 Golden Globe Awards, including Best Picture, Actress and Actor (Musical/Comedy), Best Original Song.