White Oleander (Widescreen) (US Version) DVD Region 1

WHITE OLEANDER, the Janet Fitch novel made famous on Oprah's Book Club, is the tale of an intense and toxic mother-daughter relationship, coupled with a look at the fundamentally skewed U.S. foster care system. When the beautiful photographer Ingrid Magnusson (Michelle Pfeiffer) is imprisoned for allegedly murdering a philandering boyfriend, her daughter Astrid (Alison Lohman) does her best to survive a string of foster homes where natural adolescent mistakes turn into land mines. Her first stop is the home of a born-again Christian, Starr (Robin Wright Penn, who is so good in this part she's physically unrecognizable.) Next, she is sent to the home of a clinically depressed actress, Claire Richards (Renee Zellweger, whose natural effervescence is delightfully disturbing here.) Claire uses Astrid to fill the void left by a roaming husband (Noah Wyle). Astrid juggles her list of changing homes with visits to Mommy Dearest in prison, while suffering flashbacks of the alleged murder. WHITE OLEANDER, the first feature for U.K. television director Peter Kosminsky, is stark and brooding. Its simultaneously awful and lovely tone is reminiscent of AMERICAN BEAUTY or THE ICE STORM.

"...WHITE OLEANDER is a superbly acted from top to bottom. Ms. Pfeiffer, giving the most complex screen performance of her career, makes her Olympian seductress at once irresistible and diabolical..." - Stephen, Holden (New York Times Critic), New York Times, 10/11/2002

"...It's a tribute to the strength of the book's conception and the good work that's gone into it that it retains the power to haunt us..." - Kenneth, Turan (Los Angeles Times Critic), Los Angeles Times, 10/11/2002

"...Michelle Pfeiffer is icily powerful..." - Claudia, Puig (USA TODAY CRITIC), USA Today, 10/11/2002

"...Kosminsky shows real command of his tech resources, and has an eye for details of L.A. that perhaps only an outsider can bring..." - Robert, Koehler (Variety Critic), Variety, 09/09/2002

"...WHITE OLEANDER eschews easy sentimentality and presents the women as complex individuals..." - Susan, Green (Box Office Critic), Box Office, 11/01/2002

"...Lohman is indelibly moving....[Pfeiffer] does some of the best work of her career....Robin Wright Penn also gives a terrific performance..." - Stephen, Farber (Movieline Critic), Movieline's Hollywood Life, 111/01/2002

"...Robin Wright Penn brings believable, unguarded fury to the role..." - Lisa, Schwarzbaum (Entertainment Weekly Critic), Entertainment Weekly, 10/18/2002

"...[With] pleasingly subdued photography...[and a] nicely shaded approach to characterisation..." - Edward, Lawrenson (Sight And Sound Critic), Sight and Sound, 12/01/2003

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Product Title:	White Oleander (Widescreen) (US Version) White Oleander (Widescreen) (US Version) White Oleander (Widescreen) (US Version) White Oleander (Widescreen) (US Version) White Oleander (Widescreen) (US Version)
Artist Name(s):	Sam Rockwell (Actor) | Michelle Pfeiffer (Actor) | Cameron Crowe (Actor) | Milos Forman (Actor) | Ross Klaven (Actor) | Eric Fellner (Actor) | Tessa Allen (Actor) | Svetlana Efremova (Actor) | John Wells | James Flamberg | Billy Connolly 森諾維爾 (Actor) | 米雪菲花 (Actor) | Cameron Crowe (Actor) | 米路士科曼 (Actor) | Ross Klaven (Actor) | Eric Fellner (Actor) | Tessa Allen (Actor) | Svetlana Efremova (Actor) | John Wells | James Flamberg | Billy Connolly 森诺维尔 (Actor) | 米雪菲花 (Actor) | Cameron Crowe (Actor) | Milos Forman (Actor) | Ross Klaven (Actor) | Eric Fellner (Actor) | Tessa Allen (Actor) | Svetlana Efremova (Actor) | John Wells | James Flamberg | Billy Connolly サム・ロックウェル (Actor) | Ｐｆｅｉｆｆｅｒ　Ｍｉｃｈｅｌｌｅ (Actor) | Ｃａｍｅｒｏｎ Ｃｒｏｗｅ (Actor) | Ｍｉｌｏｓ Ｆｏｒｍａｎ (Actor) | Ross Klaven (Actor) | Eric Fellner (Actor) | Tessa Allen (Actor) | Svetlana Efremova (Actor) | Ｊｏｈｎ Ｗｅｌｌｓ | Ｊａｍｅｓ Ｆｌａｍｂｅｒｇ | Ｂｉｌｌｙ ビリー・コノリー Sam Rockwell (Actor) | 미셸 파이퍼 (Actor) | Cameron Crowe (Actor) | Milos Forman (Actor) | Ross Klaven (Actor) | Eric Fellner (Actor) | Tessa Allen (Actor) | Svetlana Efremova (Actor) | John Wells | James Flamberg | Billy Connolly
Director:	Robert Demeger Robert Demeger Robert Demeger Robert Demeger Robert Demeger
Producer:	Alison Greenspan Alison Greenspan Alison Greenspan Alison Greenspan Alison Greenspan
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Release Date:	2003-03-11
UPC Code:	085392341429
Language:	English, French
Subtitles:	English, Spanish, French, Slovak
Country of Origin:	United States
Picture Format:	NTSC What is it?
Aspect Ratio:	Letterboxed
Color Information:	Color
Sound Information:	Dolby Digital 5.1, SurroundSound, Digital Sound
Disc Format(s):	DVD
Region Code:	1 - USA, Canada, U.S. Territories What is it?
Rating:	PG-13 (MPAA)
Publisher:	Warner Home Video
Package Weight:	86 (g)
Shipment Unit:	1 What is it?
YesAsia Catalog No.:	1004378438

Director: Peter Kosminsky

DVD Features:

Region 1
Snap Case
Anamorphic Widescreen - 1.85
Single Side - Dual Layer
Audio:
Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
Dolby Digital 5.1 - French
Additional Release Material:
Deleted Scenes
Featurettes - 1. Bravo Special - The Making of White Oleander
2. HBO First Look - The Journey of White Oleander