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Venus dans la vierge / Twentieth Century Fox presents ; a Deborah Schindler, Ezra Swerdlow production ; a Forest Whitaker film ; screenplay by Terry McMillan and Ronald Bass ; produced by Ezra Swerdlow and Deborah Schindler ; directed by Forest Whitaker.

McMillan, Terry. (Screenwriter). Bass, Ronald. (Screenwriter). Whitaker, Forest. (Director). Swerdlow, Ezra. (Added Author). Schindler, Deborah. (Added Author). Houston, Whitney. (Actor). Bassett, Angela. (Actor). Rochon, Lela, 1966- (Actor). Devine, Loretta. (Actor). Hines, Gregory. (Actor). Haysbert, Dennis. (Actor). Williamson, Mykelti. (Actor). Beach, Michael. (Actor). Kurita, Toyomichi, 1950- (Cinematographer). Chew, Richard, 1940- (Film editor). Babyface (Musician) (Composer). McMillan, Terry. Waiting to exhale. (Added Author). Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation, (production company.). Criterion-on-Demand (Firm), (distributor.). Whitney Houston, Angela Bassett, Lela Rochon, Loretta Devine, Gregory Hines, Dennis Haysbert, Mykelti Williamson, Michael Beach. (Cast).

Summary:

The story of four African-American women who journey through a modern labyrinth of husbands and lovers, jobs and makeovers.
This story based on the best selling novel by Terry McMillan follows the lives of four African-American women as they try to deal with their very lives. Friendship becomes the strongest bond between these women as men, careers, and families take them in different directions. Often light-hearted this movie speaks about some of the problems and struggles the modern women face in today's world.

Record details

  • Physical Description: 1 streaming video file (120 min.) : digital, sound, color
  • Publisher: Beverly Hills, California : 20th Century Fox Film Corp., 1995.
  • Distributor: Vaughan, ON : Criterion-on-Demand, [2013]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Based on the novel by Terry McMillan.
Originally released as a motion picture by 20th Century Fox Film Corp., 1995.
Restrictions on Access Note:
Access restricted to subscribers.
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Director of photography, Toyomichi Kurita ; editor, Richard Chew ; original music, Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds.
Participant or Performer Note:
Whitney Houston, Angela Bassett, Lela Rochon, Loretta Devine, Gregory Hines, Dennis Haysbert, Mykelti Williamson, Michael Beach.
Target Audience Note:
CHV rating: AA.
Additional Physical Form available Note:
English language version also available.
System Details Note:
Content available as downloadable file or streaming video.
Language Note:
Soundtrack dubbed in French, optional French subtitles.
Source of Description Note:
Title from distributor's web site (viewed May 14, 2015).

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Genre: Film adaptations.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Romantic comedy films.
Streaming video.

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