sex, lies and videotape: [Criterion Collection] ( Blu-ray ) 07/17/18

With his provocative feature debut, twenty-six-year-old Steven Soderbergh trained his focus on the complexities of human intimacy and deception in the modern age. Housewife Ann (Andie MacDowell) feels distant from her lawyer husband, John (Peter Gallagher), who is sleeping with her sister (Laura San Giacomo). When John’s old friend Graham (a magnetic, Cannes-award-winning James Spader) comes to town, Ann is drawn to the soft-spoken outsider, eventually uncovering his startling private obsession: videotaping women as they confess their deepest desires. A piercingly intelligent and flawlessly performed chamber piece, in which the video camera becomes a charged metaphor for the characters’ isolation, the Palme d’Or–winning sex, lies, and videotape changed the landscape of American film, helping pave the way for the thriving independent scene of the 1990s.

CONDITION: NEW

Actors: Peter Gallagher;Laura San Giacomo;Andie MacDowell;James Spader
Directors: Steven Soderbergh
Format: Widescreen
Language: English
Subtitles: English
Region: Region A/1
Number of discs: 1
Rated:
R
Restricted
Studio: Criterion Collection
DVD Release Date: July 17, 2018
Run Time: 100 minutes

Cast & Crew

James Spader Graham Dalton
Andie MacDowell Ann Millaney
Peter Gallagher John Millaney
Laura San Giacomo Cynthia Bishop
Ron Vawter Therapist
Steven Brill Barfly
Earl Taylor Landlord
Alexandra Root Girl on Tape
David Foil John's Colleague

Technical Credits

Steven Soderbergh Director,Editor,Screenwriter
Deborah Aquila Casting
John Hardy Co-producer
Paul Ledford Sound Mixer
Walt Lloyd Cinematographer
Cliff Martinez Score Composer
Morgan Mason Executive Producer
Robert Newmyer Co-producer
James Ryder Costumes/Costume Designer
Joanne Schmidt Art Director
Victoria Spader Set Decoration/Design
Nancy Tenenbaum Executive Producer
Nick Wechsler Executive Producer