DVD
Trance [videorecording (DVD)] / a Danny Boyle film.
"From Academy Award®-Winning director Danny Boyle (Slumdog Millionaire) comes an 'exhilarating brain-twister' (New York Post)! After a blow to the head during his attempted robbery of a $27 million Goya painting, Simon (James McAvoy, X-Men: First Class), a fine-art auctioneer, awakens to find that the painting - and his memory - are missing. Forced by his ruthless crime partner Franck (Vincent Cassel, Black Swan) to undergo hypnosis, Simon enters into a deadly love triangle with his seductive hypnotist (Rosario Dawson, Sin City). As the plot twists, the line between reality and dream becomes blurred in this fast-paced, unpredictable, 'sexy and suspenseful' (Empire) thriller."--Container.
Record details
- Physical Description: 1 videodisc (ca. 101 min.) : 5.1 Dolby digital sd., col. ; 12 cm.
- Publisher: Beverly Hills, Calif. : 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, c2013.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Videodisc release of the 2013 motion picture. Special features: Power of suggestion ; Making Trance : hypnotherapy, the look, the final rewrite. Bilingual packaging (English/French). |
| Creation/Production Credits Note: | Fox Searchlight Pictures and Pathe present ; a Cloud Eight/Decibel Films production ; produced by Christian Colson ; directed by Danny Boyle ; screenplay by Joe Ahearne, John Hodge. |
| Participant or Performer Note: | James McAvoy, Vincent Cassel and Rosario Dawson. |
| Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note: | Home use only. |
| Language Note: | Includes English, French and Spanish language tracks with optional English (SDH) or Spanish subtitles as well as an English 5.1 audio descriptive track. Closed-captioned. English (SDH) subtitles for the hearing impaired. Audio description track (for people with visual disabilities). |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Amnesiacs > Drama. Hypnotism > Drama. |
| Genre: | British films. Mystery films. Crime films. Caper films. Action films. Thriller films. Films for the hearing impaired. Films for people with visual disabilities. DVDs. |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at BC Interlibrary Connect. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Salmo Public Library.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
Show Only Available Copies
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salmo Public Library | DVD FIC TRA (Text) | 35163000114723 | DVD - Motion Picture | Volume hold | Available | - |
- Video Librarian Reviews : Video Librarian Reviews
Filmmaker Danny Boyle's latest focuses on an ingenious art heist in London. Trances begins with fine art auctioneer and our narrator Simon (James McAvoy) detailing the elaborate precautions that the Delancey Gallery takes to protect its multimillion-dollar paintings. We learn that just as Witches in the Air by Spanish artist Francisco Goya came on the auction block, thieves brazenly stormed in. Grabbing the Goya masterpiece and dashing for safety, Simon was later clobbered on the skull by Franck (Vincent Cassel), one of the thieves. Waking up, co-conspirator Simon has not only lost all memory of what happened but also cannot remember where he put the paintingâwhich is frustrating to his fellow thieves, who have been busy torturing him to find out. Exasperated, Franck finally decides to allow Simon to try hypnosis in order to cure his amnesia. Simon goes to hypnotherapist Elizabeth Lamb (Rosario Dawson), saying he's lost his car keys. Although realizing he's not telling the truth, she offers to help him recover his memory. And then Trance really gets complicated. What is perception? What is reality? And how does the psyche know the difference? Psychological thrills abound as the provocative plot twists and turns, while flashing backwards. A surreal, enigmatic, cleverly ambiguous brain-teaser, this is recommended. [Note: DVD/Blu-ray extras include "The Power of Suggestion" making-of featurette (34 min.), and trailers. Exclusive to the Blu-ray release are deleted scenes (17 min.), a retrospective featurette on director Danny Boyle (15 min.), the 2012 short film "Eugene" by Spencer Susser (13 min.), and a bonus UltraViolet copy of the film. Bottom line: a solid extras package for an engaging thriller.] (S. Granger)Copyright Video Librarian Reviews 2011.
