{"id":6298,"date":"2009-08-10T02:31:51","date_gmt":"2009-08-10T01:31:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/?p=6298"},"modified":"2009-08-10T02:31:51","modified_gmt":"2009-08-10T01:31:51","slug":"uk-dvd-releases-monday-10th-august-2009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/2009\/08\/10\/uk-dvd-releases-monday-10th-august-2009\/","title":{"rendered":"UK DVD Releases: Monday 10th August 2009"},"content":{"rendered":"

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DVD PICKS<\/strong><\/p>\n

Two Lovers<\/a><\/strong> (Lionsgate): A\u00a0romantic<\/a> drama film<\/a>, very loosely based on\u00a0Dostoevsky<\/a>‘s\u00a0“White Nights”<\/a> which stars\u00a0Joaquin Phoenix<\/a> as a troubled young man living in\u00a0Brighton Beach<\/a> in New York, who falls in love with two very different women\u00a0(Gwyneth Paltrow<\/a> and\u00a0Vinessa Shaw<\/a>).<\/p>\n

Directed by\u00a0James Gray<\/a>, who has made films such as\u00a0The Yards<\/a> and\u00a0We Own the Night<\/a>, it is a pleasingly old fashioned and charming film with Phoenix excellent in the central role (easily his best since Walk The Line in 2005) and good work from Paltrow and Shaw.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

The technical work (notice the lack of sets) and cinematography by\u00a0Joaquin <\/a>Baca<\/a>–<\/a>Asay<\/a> are all first rate and although it didn’t get the love it deserved at cinemas, it is well worth checking out on DVD.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Available on regular DVD<\/a> and Blu-ray<\/a>, the extra features include:<\/p>\n