Search - A Little Bit of Soul on DVD

MPAA Rating: R Content Advisory: Graphic Violence, Adult Language Movie Release: 1997 DVD Release: 03/06/2001 Format: DVD Audio Tracks: English SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 26 mins Studio: Vanguard Cinema Members Wishing: 3 Genres: Comedy, Black Comedy, Political Satire

After his Oscar-winning performance in Shine, Geoffrey Rush returned to the screen in this Australian comedy as a power-crazed politician, federal treasurer Godfrey Usher. Scientist Richard Shorkinghorn (David Wenham) needs cash to continue his research into age reversal. Applying for a grant, he's invited by philanthropic Grace Michael (Heather Mitchell) to her country estate, where he discovers his former lover and past assistant Kate Haslett (Francis O'Connor) has an identical project and grant request. Grace, they learn, is married to Godfrey Usher, given to frivolity and alcohol. Further, their weekend takes a devilish turn and really heats up after they discover that Grace and Godfrey are both Satanists. Some three years later, Usher is installed as the prime minister of Australia. Director Peter Duncan (Children of the Revolution) appears in a cameo as a defense attorney. ~ Bhob Stewart, All Movie Guide

Geoffrey Rush - Godfrey Usher
David Wenham - Richard Shorkinghorn
Frances O'Connor - Kate Haslett
Heather Mitchell - Grace Michael
John Gaden - Dr. Somerville

Peter Duncan's A Little Bit of Soul comes to DVD with a standard full-frame transfer. The English soundtrack is rendered in Dolby Digital Stereo. There are neither subtitles nor closed captions on this release. There are no supplemental materials of any consequence. This is a skeletal release from Vanguard that offers little to anyone other than an obscure performance by Academy award winner Geoffery Rush. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide