DVD
REVIEW: FROM PRADA TO NADA
5/1/11
OVERVIEW: Jane Austen’s classic novel “Sense & Sensibility” gets a cross-cultural upgrade to modern day Beverly Hills as Lionsgate debuts From Prada to Nada on DVD, Blu-ray Disc, Digital Download and On Demand this May. The fun, fish-out-of-water story explores the relationship of spoiled sisters Nora and Mary – played by Camilla Belle (Push) and Alexa Vega (Repo! The Genetic Opera). When their loving father unexpectedly dies, leaving them penniless, the girls embark on their biggest adventure yet: to live with an estranged aunt on the other side of town and embrace their long denied heritage… without their designer labels. Filled with cross-generational laughs, this romantic-comedy also stars Wilmer Valderrama (TV’s “That ‘70s Show”), Nicholas D’Agosto (Rocket Science), Kuno Becker (TV’s “The Defenders”) and Academy Award® nominee Adriana Barraza (Actress in a Supporting Role, Babel, 2006). Serving up spicy special features including three featurettes, bloopers and deletes scenes, From Prada to Nada premieres on May 3rd
SYNOPSIS: From Prada to Nada is a modern twist on
Jane Austen’s Sense and Sensibility, is a new romantic comedy
starring Camilla Belle, Alexa Vega, Wilmer Valderrama, with Kuno
Becker and Academy Award® nominee Adriana Barraza (Babel,
Actress in a Supporting Role, 2006). It’s a whimsical
fish-out-of-water story of two spoiled sisters: Nora (Camilla
Belle), a law student, and Mary (Alexa Vega), an undergrad party
girl, living with their father in a luxurious mansion in Beverly
Hills. Mary has become so “90210” she refuses to admit she
is of Mexican descent. When dad suddenly passes away, their posh
lives are turned upside down. They discover they have been left
penniless and are forced to move into their estranged aunt
Aurelia’s (Adriana Barraza) modest but lively home in the
Latino-centric Boyle Heights neighborhood of East LA. They are
terrified to leave their world of privilege; neither Nora nor
Mary speak Spanish or have ever had to take on actual
responsibility. The girls gradually adapt to their new
environment; their BMW and Prius are traded for the public bus
and a used car. As they embrace the culture that for so long
they refused to accept, they both discover romance, the true
meaning of family, and they learn that the life of PRADA
actually means NADA without love, family and community.
VIDEO:
Widescreen (1.78:1) 16x9
AUDIO:
English, Spanish and French 5.1 and 2.0 Dolby Digital
Subtitles - English Spanish
SPECIAL
FEATURES:
“From Nada To Prada ” featurette
“SPARC Your Imagination With Judy And Wilmer” featurette
“My Family, Mi Familia” featurette
Bloopers
Deleted Scenes
Theatrical Trailer
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