| | Capturing The Friedmans DVD
| Category | Dramas DVDs, Docudrama Movies, Education Videos, Documentary, Recommended, Family Interaction, Essential Cinema, Live-Action, Marriage | | Director | Andrew Jarecki | | Composer | Andrea Morricone | | Director of Photography | Adolfo Doring | | Featured | David Friedman, Arnold Friedman, Elaine Friedman, Seth Friedman, Jesse Friedman, Howard Friedman | | Producer | Andrew Jarecki, Marc Smerling |
Additional Footage; Soundtrack English; English Subtitles; Dolby Digital 5.1 Re Watching Andrew Jarecki's riveting non-fiction drama is like watching a slow-motion replay of a multi-car pileup; you know it's headed for disaster, but there's no way you can stop watching. On the surface, the Friedmans were a typical 1980s American family. Living in Great Neck, Long Island, Arnold was a well-respected teacher, Elaine was a dedicated mother, and their children Seth, Jesse, and David were model students. But one Thanksgiving, that happy façade came to a crashing halt. After the local police discovered Arnold had engaged in the buying and selling of child pornography, they questioned several students who attended his computer classes in the Friedman basement. What they revealed would shock the community, and destroy the Friedman family forever. The subsequent investigation and trial uncovered even deeper hidden secrets at an alarming rate, creating a rift between Arnold and Elaine that would never be reconciled. Jarecki uses present day interviews with Elaine, Jesse, and David, as well as Arnold's brother Howard, to provide some sort of insight on the situation, but it backfires, for everyone has a different story to tell. And then there is actual home video footage of the family in the midst of the hurricane, which gives the film an eerie, voyeuristic charge. Theatrical Release Date: May 23, 2003 (NY)
June 13, 2003 (LIMITED) Capturing The Friedmans Reviews: "[A] tabloid spectacle with heart..."
-- Film Comment Staff, Film Comment "CAPTURING THE FRIEDMANS lingers in the mind."
-- Andre Chautard, Movieline's Hollywood Life "[A] compelling documentary..."-- Xan Brooks, Sight and Sound "...In this somber and thoughtful documentary, Mr. Jarecki has the good grace to probe for answers while not allowing the camera to become intrusive..."
-- Elvis Mitchell, New York Times "...CAPTURING THE FRIEDMANS is gripping, lacerating, moving, and tragic -- a work of documentary art..."
-- Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly "...This movie will pin you to your seat....A strikingly hard-nosed feature debut..."
-- Peter Travers, Rolling Stone "...Not since MEMENTO has a movie served up such a provocative mind-bender..."
-- Mike Clark, USA Today "...Disturbing and haunting....The film is an instructive lesson about the elusiveness of facts, especially in a legal context..."
-- Kevin Thomas, Chicago Sun-Times Capturing The Friedmans | List Price | $29.95 (You save $5.50) | | Studio | Warner Home Video | | Orig Year | 2003 | | DVD Encoding | Region 1 | | All Time Sales Rank |  25240  | | CD Universe Part number | 6418839 | | Catalog number | 92278 | | Discs | 2 | | Release Date | Jan 27, 2004 | | Rating | Not Rated | | Running Time | 107 Minutes | | Additional Info | Widescreen; Subtitled | | Movie Details | Color; Widescreen; Subtitled; 2-Discs |
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Capturing The Friedmans DVD 2-Disc Set
Region 1
Snap Case
Widescreen -
1.85
Audio:
Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
Additional Release Material:
Additional Feature:
1. Andrew Jarecki Short Film that Inspired the Feature
Interviews: Charlie Rose with Andrew Jarecki - Director
Featurette: Jesse Friedman's Life Today
New Case Evidence
Bonus Footage:
1. An Altercation at the Premiere
2. Unseen Home Video Footage
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