Search - A Business Affair on DVD

MPAA Rating: R Content Advisory: Adult Situations, Not For Children Movie Release: 1994 DVD Release: 04/02/2002 Format: DVD - Pan and Scan Audio Tracks: English SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 45 mins Studio: Platinum Disc Total Copies: 1 Genres: Comedy, Romantic Comedy

This romantic comedy concerns Kate Swallow (Carole Bouquet), who works in a French department store to help support her husband Alec (Jonathan Pryce), an egocentric novelist who insists on peace and quiet when he writes. Kate has literary aspirations herself, but Alec complains that the clacking of the keys on her laptop is too much of a distraction for him (he prefers to write longhand). Alec's editor Vanni Corso (Christopher Walken) has high hopes for his next book, which needs to sell well if his company is to pull itself out of the red. While Vanni is interested in Alec's novel, he also becomes interested in Alec's wife, and Kate becomes quite taken with Vanni as well. In time she leaves Alex to pursue a relationship with Vanni and work on her own book. Kate's novel turns out to do quite well indeed, but there's trouble in paradise when Vanni tells her he's not so sure her second novel is going to go anywhere. Business Affair was loosely based on the real-life literary and romantic travails of author Barbara Skelton. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

Carole Bouquet - Kate Swallow
Christopher Walken - Vanni Corso
Jonathan Pryce - Alec Bolton
Sheila Hancock - Judith
Anna Manahan - Bianca

This sly romantic comedy gets a simple but workable presentation for its release on DVD. A Business Affair has been transferred to disc in the full-frame aspect ratio of 1.33:1, and the audio has been mastered in Dolby Digital Stereo. The dialogue is in English, with no multiple language options included. Bonus materials include a trivia quiz and a biography of star Christopher Walken. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide