#999: SAYLES, John: Matewan (1987)
SAYLES, John (United States)
Matewan [1987]
Spine #999
Blu-ray
The Booklet
Ten-page wraparound featuring an essay by critic A.S. Hamrah.
Commentary
From 2013 featuring Sayles and DP Haskell Wexler.
Two documentaries
On the making of the film featuring Sayles, producer Maggie Renzi, production designer Nora Chavooshian, and actors Cooper, Jones, McDonnell, Oldham, and Strathairn.
Interview
With composer Mason Daring.
Short documentary
On the impact that Matewan’s production had on West Virginia.
Program
Matewan [1987]
Spine #999
Blu-ray
Written and directed by John Sayles, this wrenching historical drama recounts the true story of a West Virginia coal town where the local miners' struggle to form a union rose to the pitch of all-out war in 1920. When Matewan's miners go on strike, organizer Joe Kenehan (Chris Cooper, in his film debut) arrives to help them, uniting workers white and black, Appalachia-born and immigrant, while urging patience in the face of the coal company's violent provocations. With a crackerjack ensemble cast — including James Earl Jones, David Strathaim, Mary McDonnell, and Will Oldham — and Oscar-nominated cinematography by Haskell Wexler, Matewan taps into a rich vein of Americana with painstaking attention to local texture, issuing an impassioned cry for justice that still resounds today.
133 minutes
Color
Monaural
1:85:1 aspect ratio
Monaural
1:85:1 aspect ratio
Criterion Release 2019
Director/Writer
John Sayles was 37 when he directed Matewan.
Other Sayles films in the Collection:
#1202: Lone Star (1996)
The Film
Other Sayles films in the Collection:
#1202: Lone Star (1996)
The Film
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Film Rating (0-60):
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The ExtrasThe Booklet
Ten-page wraparound featuring an essay by critic A.S. Hamrah.
Commentary
From 2013 featuring Sayles and DP Haskell Wexler.
Two documentaries
On the making of the film featuring Sayles, producer Maggie Renzi, production designer Nora Chavooshian, and actors Cooper, Jones, McDonnell, Oldham, and Strathairn.
Interview
With composer Mason Daring.
Short documentary
On the impact that Matewan’s production had on West Virginia.
Program
On the film’s production design featuring Chavooshian.
Trailer
Extras Rating (0-40):
Trailer
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