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Clint Eastwood's CHANGELING follows closely in the footsteps of his earlier Oscar winner, MYSTIC RIVER. Both films in fact centre on a missing child and can boast a dark, minimalistic yet enthralling atmosphere. But while MYSTIC RIVER was based on a Dennis Lehane novel, CHANGELING carries a particular weight because it is inspired by a true story, and one that isn't largely known. Angelina Jolie stars as Christine Collins, a single mother working in 1928 Los Angeles, when her son goes missing. A boy is returned to her months later by the police, but she is shocked and disheartened when she realizes that the boy isn't her son. Joined by a crusading pastor (John Malkovich), Christine battles for justice against the corrupt L.A.P.D. while she continues to search for her child.

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ProducerRon Howard, Clint Eastwood, Brian Grazer, Robert Lorenz

EAN5050582602692

eBay Product ID (ePID)72538732

Product Key Features

ActorAngelina Jolie, John Malkovich, Jason Butler Harner, Michael Kelly, Jeffrey Donovan, Amy Ryan, Colm Feore

Film/TV TitleChangeling

DirectorClint Eastwood

LanguageEnglish

Subtitle LanguageEnglish

Run Time137 Mins

Aspect Ratio16:9 Anamorphic Wide Screen

FormatDVD

Release Year2009

FeaturesMaking-Of\Featurette, Widescreen, With Subtitles

GenreDrama, General

Additional Product Features

Number of Discs1

Certificate15

Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States of America

ReviewsHollywood Reporter - Clint Eastwood again brilliantly portrays the struggle of the outsider against a fraudulent system, Variety - A thematic companion piece to MYSTIC RIVER but more complex and far-reaching, CHANGELING impressively continues Clint Eastwood's great run of ambitious late-career pictures. Emotionally powerful and stylistically sure-handed...

Additional InformationClint Eastwood's CHANGELING follows closely in the footsteps of his earlier Oscar winner, MYSTIC RIVER. Both films in fact centre on a missing child and can boast a dark, minimalistic yet enthralling atmosphere. But while MYSTIC RIVER was based on a Dennis Lehane novel, CHANGELING carries a particular weight because it is inspired by a true story, and one that isn't largely known. Angelina Jolie stars as Christine Collins, a single mother working in 1928 Los Angeles, when her son goes missing. A boy is returned to her months later by the police, but she is shocked and disheartened when she realizes that the boy isn't her son. Joined by a crusading pastor (John Malkovich), Christine battles for justice against the corrupt L.A.P.D. while she continues to search for her child. Eventually her fight against the cops lands her in a mental hospital, where she is surrounded by others with a similar plight. Clint Eastwood has definitely crafted another Oscar-worthy film while Jolie gives an authentic, anguished and heart wrenching performance. The rest of the cast also gives highly refined interpretations, notably Amy Ryan as a prostitute imprisoned in the mental hospital. Screenwriter J. Michael Straczynski had been best known for his work in science fiction (BABYLON FIVE) and graphic novels, but he makes an adept transition to feature drama with this film, its unusual focus on the victim and her struggle for justice, rather than on the criminal and the crime, bringing further depth to it.

ScreenwriterMichael Straczynski

Costume DesignerDeborah Hooper

Sound sourceDolby Digital

Movie/TV TitleChangeling

EditorJoel Cox

Director of PhotographyTom Stern

Consumer AdviceContains infrequent strong violence and language