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Absence of Malice DVD

PG (Parental Guidance Suggested) :: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment :: Released: 2004-12-02

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Absence of Malice Summary High-minded Story About The Harm That News Media Can Inflict.

The ethics of the press are roundly slapped around in an entertaining if not always believable drama from director Sydney Pollack. Sally Field is the Miami reporter who is set up to leak information on a dead-end murder investigation. A sneaky government official (a marvelous, rubber-band-spinning Bob Balaban) provides the information that implies liquor distributor Paul Newman is under investigation. When the story runs, it uncorks a legal quagmire that puts the spotlight on presumably innocent lives. As the lawyers explain, the paper's story is accurate, even though it may be untrue. The details of the story are sharply drawn by first-time screenwriter and former reporter Kurt Luedtke (who later went on to win an Oscar scripting Pollack's Out of Africa); the film could be used in a Media Ethics 101 class. Newman secretly counterattacks in a clever plot to derail the process that quickly encompasses his jittery friend (Oscar nominee Melinda Dillon). Field's continuing ethical gaps--including falling in love with her subject--stretch the film's credibility. Then again, who wouldn't fall for Paul Newman in the Florida sun? --Doug Thomas

Absence of Malice DVD Techincal Details Cast: Paul Newman, Bob Balaban, Melinda Dillon, Luther Adler
Director: Sydney Pollack
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Rated: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Running Time: 116 mins
UPC: 043396269590
Binding: DVD
Studio: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Release Date: 2004-12-02
Region Code: 1
Specs: Anamorphic, Color, DVD, Full Screen, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC

Language & Subtitles English (Unknown - Dolby Digital 1.0), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), English (Original Language - Dolby Digital 1.0), Spanish (Original Language - Dolby Digital 1.0), French (Dubbed - Dolby Digital 1.0),