The Doors : 15 Year Anniversary Edition / Oliver Stone [grabación sonora]

By:

Stone, Oliver dir

Contributor(s):

Morrison, Jim, 1943-1971

Publication details: Santa Mónica : Lionsgate , 1991.Description: 2 DVD (138 min.)Subject(s):

DDC classification:

D781.66 S879d

Protagonistas: - Val Kilmer - Kathleen Quinlan - Michael Wincott - Michael Madsen - Josh Evans - Billy Idol - Kyle MacLachlan - Meg Ryan - Lisa Edelstein - Kevin Dillon - Josie Bissett - Frank Whaley - Debi Mazar - Costas MandylorSummary: Movie description: Covers the period from 1965-1971; Produced and released in 1991. Val Kilmer stars as Jim Morrison in Oliver Stone's electrifying profile of the Doors, which takes the group from its inception to its demise with the death of the "Lizard King" in a Paris hotel room in 1971. In the early days of the group's formation, Morrison is at his most benign; he's just a guy hanging out at the beach writing poetry. But soon the Doors' fame begins to spread--with Morrison as the focus of attention. Capable of an eerily correct vocal imitation of Morrison, Kilmer makes manifest the talent and charisma, as well as the confusion and despair, of the complex man who was the focal point of the group. As Morrisson's drug consumption and erratic behavior increase exponentially, the rest of the band--Ray Manzarek (Kyle McLachalan), John Densmore (Kevin Dillon), and Robby Krieger (Frank Whaley)--begins to grow tired of his late arrivals, the increasing number of cancellations, and the drunken recording sessions requiring infinite retakes. But no one can help Morrison as he spirals downward into an inferno of drugs, alcohol, public obscenity, and depression, bringing the music to an untimely close. Stone's intimate familiarity with SoCal in the 1960s provides the film with a high degree of surface verisimilitude, though the film is as much a tribute to the enduring power of the Doors' music as it is a cautionary tale about the perils of both celebrity and substance abuse.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Copy number	Status	Barcode
Digital Video	Biblioteca Centro Cultural Gabriela Mistral	Audiovisuales DVD	D781.66 S879d 1991 v.1	c.1	Préstamo en Sala (Préstamo en Sala)	35628000032240
Digital Video	Biblioteca Centro Cultural Gabriela Mistral	Audiovisuales DVD	D781.66 S879d 1991 v.2	c.1	Préstamo en Sala (Préstamo en Sala)	356280000035286
Digital Video	Biblioteca Centro Cultural Gabriela Mistral	Audiovisuales DVD	D781.66 S879d 1991 v.1	c.2	Préstamo en Sala (Préstamo en Sala)	35628000031473
Digital Video	Biblioteca Centro Cultural Gabriela Mistral	Audiovisuales DVD	D781.66 S879d 1991 v.2	c.2	Préstamo en Sala (Préstamo en Sala)	356280000035287

Editorial Reviews Thanks in large part to its meticulous re-creation of the late 1960s and early 1970s rock scene and the uncannily authentic performance by Val Kilmer as legendary Doors front man Jim Morrison, Oliver Stone's hypnotic film biography is standing the test of time. Capturing the carefree mood of the Age of Aquarius, the film charts the meteoric rise of the Doors on the California club circuit (including a memorable scene showing the creation of the hit "Light My Fire"), and chronicles the band's exploits with hallucinogenics and Morrison's battles against charges of public indecency on stage. Kilmer's performance is hauntingly perfect, and performances by Meg Ryan, Kathleen Quinlan, and Kyle MacLachlan are similarly impressive. The movie doesn't fully probe the depths of Morrison's character, but as a portrait of excess it is vividly true to the spirit of the self-destructive poet known to his fans as "The Lizard King." --Jeff Shannon

Movie description:
Covers the period from 1965-1971; Produced and released in 1991. Val Kilmer stars as Jim Morrison in Oliver Stone's electrifying profile of the Doors, which takes the group from its inception to its demise with the death of the "Lizard King" in a Paris hotel room in 1971. In the early days of the group's formation, Morrison is at his most benign; he's just a guy hanging out at the beach writing poetry. But soon the Doors' fame begins to spread--with Morrison as the focus of attention. Capable of an eerily correct vocal imitation of Morrison, Kilmer makes manifest the talent and charisma, as well as the confusion and despair, of the complex man who was the focal point of the group. As Morrisson's drug consumption and erratic behavior increase exponentially, the rest of the band--Ray Manzarek (Kyle McLachalan), John Densmore (Kevin Dillon), and Robby Krieger (Frank Whaley)--begins to grow tired of his late arrivals, the increasing number of cancellations, and the drunken recording sessions requiring infinite retakes. But no one can help Morrison as he spirals downward into an inferno of drugs, alcohol, public obscenity, and depression, bringing the music to an untimely close. Stone's intimate familiarity with SoCal in the 1960s provides the film with a high degree of surface verisimilitude, though the film is as much a tribute to the enduring power of the Doors' music as it is a cautionary tale about the perils of both celebrity and substance abuse.

Format: AC-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, DVD, Full Screen, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC

Idioma: inglés (Dolby Digital 5.1 EX), inglés (DTS ES 6.1) Subtítulos: inglés, español.

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