DVD
REVIEW:
THE PRIVATE LIVES OF PIPPA
LEE
02/28/10
OVERVIEW: This March, Screen Media Films proudly releases to DVD and Blu-ray Disc a captivating tale of self-discovery, starring Golden Globe® nominee Robin Wright -- The Private Lives of Pippa Lee. Penned by award-winning screenwriter and director Rebecca Miller (The Ballad of Jack and Rose), daughter of renowned playwright Arthur Miller, Wright (Forrest Gump) and Academy Award® winner Alan Arkin (Little Miss Sunshine, Sunshine Cleaning) lead a stellar cast that includes Keanu Reeves (The Matrix, Speed), Blake Lively (Gossip Girl, Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants), Golden Globe winner Winona Ryder (Age of Innocence, Little Women), Maria Bello (A History of Violence, The Cooler), Academy Award® nominee Julianne Moore (The Hours, Boogie Nights) and Monica Bellucci (The Matrix).
The Private Lives of Pippa Lee premiered at the Berlin Film Festival and garnered widespread critical acclaim. The New York Times applauded Wright's performance for it possessing "such [a] quiet vibrancy that it's as if we are seeing her in living color for the first time. Like Pippa, she has bloomed." Additionally, Parade proclaimed "Start the Oscar buzz for Robin Wright's powerful performance," and The New York Post raved "Robin Wright Penn gets an Oscar Showcase."
SYNOPSIS: From all outward appearances, Pippa Lee (ROBIN WRIGHT PENN) leads a charmed existence. She is the devoted wife of an accomplished publisher (ALAN ARKIN) thirty years her senior, the proud mother of two grown children, and a trusted friend and confidant to all who cross her path. But as Pippa dutifully follows her husband to a new life in a staid Connecticut retirement community, her idyllic world and the persona she has built over the course of her marriage will be put to the ultimate test. In truth, looks are deceiving, and this picture-perfect woman has seen more than her fair share of turmoil in her youth. Embarking on a bittersweet journey of self-discovery, accompanied by a new, strange and soulful acquaintance (KEANU REEVES), Pippa must now confront both her volatile past and the hidden resentment of her seemingly perfect life in order to find her true sense of self. By turns wry, humorous, and moving, THE PRIVATE LIVES OF PIPPA LEE presents the complex portrait of the many lives behind a single name.
DVD: The film is presented in widescreen with a
1.78:1 aspect ration preserving its theatrical
format. Looks clean images without any types of color
saturation. Not only the picture looks
good in this release, also the
sound it is good. A Dolby Digital English 5.1
providing a nice complement to the picture it also includes
English and Spanish subtitles.
In terms of Special Features
the DVD includes Bonus features in this release, includes a
feature commentary with Robin Wright and Rebecca Miller. It also
includes interviews with Robin Wright, Alan Arkin, and
Blake Lively
VIDEO:
Anamorphic Widescreen (1.78:1) Enhance for 16x9 TVs
AUDIO:
Dolby
Digital 5.1 Surround - English
Subtitles - Spanish English
BONUS FEATURES:
Commentary with Robin
Wright and writer/director Rebecca Miller
Interviews with Robin Wright, Alan Arkin, and Blake Lively
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