Songcatcher (Signature Series) (US Version) DVD Region 1

1907. Musicologist Dr Lily Penleric (Janet McTeer) is displeased to find she has been passed over for a promotion at her East Coast University. She sets off for the southern Appalachians where her sister Elna (Jane Adams) runs a school with her friend Harriet (E. Katherine Kerr). Lily is excited to discover that the mountain women sing pure versions of old British folk songs. She starts to collect the songs--at first writing them down; then recording them on very cumbersome equipment. Scriptwriter/director Maggie Greenwald has loosely based her movie on the songcatchers who uncovered the Appalachian-British folk song connection in the late 1910s. Greenwald and the regal Janet McTeer make Lily Penleric an aloof woman who at first sees the songs as specimens to be collected scientifically. Then gradually, Lily is drawn into the drama of the women's mountain lives--their joy and sadness, their hard fought existence, their men and their infidelities, their tolerance and intolerance. And, as she is drawn in, Lily begins to fall in love with the performers, particularly the feisty matriarch Viney Butler (Pat Carroll), and the orphan Deladis Slocumb (Emmy Rossum, a 13-year-old with an astonishing voice who makes a notable film debut). SONGCATCHER won the Special Jury Prize for Ensemble Cast at Sundance 2000.

"...Panoramic breadth and a rich gallery of well-defined characters....McTeer gives another splendid portrayal..." - Stephen, Farber (Movieline Critic), Movieline's Hollywood Life, 12/01/2000

"...McTeer is superb as always, the tunes are lovely, and the scenery is very pretty indeed..." - Glenn, Kenny (Premiere/Entertainment Weekly Critic), Premiere, 07/01/2001

"...McTeer and the transporting music hold you in thrall..." - Peter, Travers (Rolling Stone Critic), Rolling Stone, 07/05/2001

"...A sweet, lyrical ode to rural America in the 1900's....[With a] lush scenic gloss and wonderful soundtrack of traditional songs..." - Stephen, Holden (New York Times Critic), New York Times, 06/15/2001

"...Beautifully photographed, brilliantly performed and richly textured....Music lovers will want to catch this one for sure..." - Annlee, Ellingson (Box Office Critic), Box Office, 04/01/2000

"...SONGCATCHER is fully aware of the power and vitality of its songs..." - Kenneth, Turan (Los Angeles Times Critic), Los Angeles Times, 06/15/2001

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Product Title:	Songcatcher (Signature Series) (US Version) Songcatcher (Signature Series) (US Version) Songcatcher (Signature Series) (US Version) Songcatcher (Signature Series) (US Version) Songcatcher (Signature Series) (US Version)
Artist Name(s):	Elijah Wood (Actor) | Aidan Quinn (Actor) | Richard Miller (Actor) | Janet McTeer (Actor) | Pat Carroll (Actor) | Walter Hill (Actor) | Enrique Chediak (Actor) | David Mansfield (Actor) | Michael Rohatyn (Actor) | Josh Hupfel (Actor) | Muse Watson (Actor) | Ellen Rigas-Venetis 伊利亞活 (Actor) | 艾丹昆爾 (Actor) | Richard Miller (Actor) | Janet McTeer (Actor) | Pat Carroll (Actor) | 和路達希爾 (Actor) | Enrique Chediak (Actor) | David Mansfield (Actor) | Michael Rohatyn (Actor) | Josh Hupfel (Actor) | Muse Watson (Actor) | Ellen Rigas-Venetis 伊利亚活 (Actor) | 艾丹昆尔 (Actor) | Richard Miller (Actor) | Janet McTeer (Actor) | Pat Carroll (Actor) | 和路达希尔 (Actor) | Enrique Chediak (Actor) | David Mansfield (Actor) | Michael Rohatyn (Actor) | Josh Hupfel (Actor) | Muse Watson (Actor) | Ellen Rigas-Venetis イライジャ・ウッド (Actor) | エイダン・クイン (Actor) | Ｒｉｃｈａｒｄ Ｍｉｌｌｅｒ (Actor) | Ｊａｎｅｔ ＭｃＴｅｅｒ (Actor) | Ｐａｔ Ｃａｒｒｏｌｌ (Actor) | ウォルター・ヒル (Actor) | Enrique Chediak (Actor) | David Mansfield (Actor) | Michael Rohatyn (Actor) | Josh Hupfel (Actor) | Muse Watson (Actor) | Ellen Rigas-Venetis Elijah Wood (Actor) | Aidan Quinn (Actor) | Richard Miller (Actor) | Janet McTeer (Actor) | Pat Carroll (Actor) | Walter Hill (Actor) | Enrique Chediak (Actor) | David Mansfield (Actor) | Michael Rohatyn (Actor) | Josh Hupfel (Actor) | Muse Watson (Actor) | Ellen Rigas-Venetis
Director:	Maggie Greenwald Maggie Greenwald Maggie Greenwald Maggie Greenwald Maggie Greenwald
Producer:	Elijah Wood | Richard Miller | David Mansfield | Jeanine Basinger | Ellen Rigas-Venetis 伊利亞活 | Richard Miller | David Mansfield | Jeanine Basinger | Ellen Rigas-Venetis 伊利亚活 | Richard Miller | David Mansfield | Jeanine Basinger | Ellen Rigas-Venetis イライジャ・ウッド | Ｒｉｃｈａｒｄ Ｍｉｌｌｅｒ | David Mansfield | Ｊｅａｎｉｎｅ Ｂａｓｉｎｇｅｒ | Ellen Rigas-Venetis Elijah Wood | Richard Miller | David Mansfield | Jeanine Basinger | Ellen Rigas-Venetis
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Release Date:	2003-06-03
UPC Code:	031398834427
Language:	English
Subtitles:	English, Spanish, French
Country of Origin:	United States
Picture Format:	NTSC What is it?
Color Information:	Color
Disc Format(s):	DVD
Region Code:	1 - USA, Canada, U.S. Territories What is it?
Rating:	PG-13 (MPAA)
Publisher:	Lions Gate Home Entertainment
Package Weight:	127 (g)
Shipment Unit:	1 What is it?
YesAsia Catalog No.:	1004362508

Director: Maggie Greenwald

DVD Features:

Region 1
Keep Case
Widescreen - 1.85
Audio:
Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
Additional Release Material:
Audio Commentary
Extended Scenes
Featurette
Music-Only Track
Interactive Features:
Interactive Menus
Scene Selection
Text/Photo Galleries:
Cast & Crew Interviews