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Century Hotel

Century Hotel

Actor(s): Lindy Booth, Colm Feore, Earl Pastko, Mia Kirshner, Tom McCamus
Director(s): David Weaver
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Details

MPAA Rating: R
Content Advisory: Adult Situations
Movie Release: 2001
DVD Release: 10/22/2002
Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV
Audio Tracks: English
SwapaDVD Credits: 1
Number of Discs: 1
Run Time: 1 hrs 37 mins
Studio: Velocity Home Entertainment
Total Copies: 2
Genres: Drama, Period Film, Ensemble Film
See Also: Century Hotel, Century Hotel

Synopsis

David Weaver makes his feature debut with this omnibus film in which each tale is told during different points during the 20th century, but in the same hotel room -- room 720. The film opens during the swinging '20s when a beautiful young woman, married against her will to a brutish thug of a man, endures a tension-fraught honeymoon. During the Depression segment, a mail-order bride from China meets her husband for the first time. Following the end of WWII, a soldier returns home to meet his girlfriend and his best friend. During the paranoia of the 1950s, a professor searches for his wife. During the 1980s, a lawyer has too much sex and debt, and during the dawn of the millennium, a woman comes to a newly refurbished room 720 to meet her Internet lover. Such acclaimed Canadian actors as Tom McCamus, Sandrine Holt, and Colm Feore star in this film, which was screened at the 2001 Toronto Film Festival. ~ Jonathan Crow, All Movie Guide

Cast


Awards

2001Best Original Song (nominee)Genie AwardsRaine Maida
2001Best Original Song (nominee)Genie AwardsChantal Kreviazuk
2001Best Cinematography (nominee)Genie AwardsDavid Greene

Editorial Review

David Weaver's Century Hotel comes to DVD with a widescreen transfer that preserves the original theatrical aspect ratio of 1.85:1. The English soundtrack is rendered in Dolby Digital 5.1. Supplemental materials include a commentary track recorded by the director, the original theatrical trailer, a making-of featurette, and biographies of the cast and crew. This is a strong release from Velocity Home Entertainment that may help the film find a wider audience. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide

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