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Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1
Audience Rating: Unrated
Binding: DVD
Brand: TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX HOME ENT
EAN: 9780792858171
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dubbed, DVD-Video, Letterboxed, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
ISBN: 0792858174
Label: MGM (Video & DVD)
Manufacturer: MGM (Video & DVD)
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: MGM (Video & DVD)
Region Code: 1
Release Date: September 16, 2003
Running Time: 90 minutes
Sales Rank: 28732
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
Theatrical Release Date: November 04, 1994
Editorial Review:
Description:
From OscarÂ(r)-nominated* writer-director David Mamet (Glengarry Glen Ross) comes this chillingly provocative, incisive drama that dissects the controversial issue of sexual harassmentfrom every emotionally wrenching side of the equation. When a college professor about to be tenured (William H. Macy, Fargo) meets a struggling student (Debra Eisenstadt) behind closed doors,their conversation yields only mutual misunderstanding and a charge of sexual harassment. And as their mutual antipathy turns ugly, it destroys lives, derails careers and ultimately leads to a cataclysmic event that no one ever expected! *1997: Adapted Screenplay, Wag the Dog (with Hilary Henkin); 1982: Adapted Screenplay, The Verdict
Amazon.com:
David Mamet's hot-button stage work comes to the screen, with Mamet at the directing helm and all of the play's provocations intact. It's a sinister two-hander, with William H. Macy as a smug college professor and Debra Eisenstadt as a desperate student who's struggling in his class. When the story moves to its second act, the twin specters of sexual harassment and political correctness are raised, forcing us to reassess the argument we've been watching. Brilliantly tooled as a stage workout, Oleanna loses something in its transfer to the screen, although it is always bracing to see Macy create one of his meticulous portraits of a less-than-heroic man. Mamet's ear for the absurdities of late-twentieth-century jargon (especially of the politicized variety) is mercilessly accurate, and in this ticked-off look at the intricacies of a power play, he gives you an earful. --Robert Horton
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Verbal Jackhammer
Sadly, I've not seen the stage production this film is based upon, but at this point I'd appreciate nothing more than to witness Mamet's script presented properly. To clarify: The writing in "Oleanna" is phenomenal and in few other pieces of media can a person discover a cleverer illustration of a power struggle and eventual role reversal between two characters. William H. Macy, as usual, played his character professionally and flawlessly. I don't have a problem with the content here, but with its ... Read More
Rating:  - Mamet Directs His 2-Person Play
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David Mamet adapted his 2-person stage play and also directed this powerful, frightening drama that deals with the subject of sexual harassment.
College professor William H. Macy may have his faults, but he sincerely wants to help a disturbed, not-very-bright student (Debra Eisenstadt) when she comes to him to complain about her failing grade. ... Read More
Rating:  - Whichever side you take, you're wrong
David Mamet's screen adaption of the play (also written by Mamet) is an extraordinary journey into the world of perception. The film has only two characters, one being a college professor (played by William H Macy) and a shy young student (played by Debra Eisenstadt) even though these two characters are the only prominent players in the story; the director manages to develop a nerve retching, edge of your seat thriller that will have you thinking during the credits.
The film begins with ... Read More
Rating: - Well done.
It is not an easy thing to attack a trendy kind of facism which makes young people feel important. Even written descriptions of this film stop short of saying whether there is sexual harrassment or not. Brilliantly done.
Rating:  - Great story, terrible acting
Saw this on the stage and was blown away. However, in this movie version, the acting is just mechanical, wooden and unconvincing. It really spoils such a solid play. Half the time, I feel like I am watching a continuation of GlenGarry GlenRoss.
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