Revolutionary Road
Frank and April, a married couple in the 1950s, have always seen themselves as special, different, ready and willing to live their lives based on higher ideals. So, as soon as they move into their new house on Revolutionary Road, they proudly declare their independence from the suburban inertia that surrounds them and determine never to be trapped by the social confines of their era. Yet for all their charm, beauty and irreverence, the Wheelers find themselves becoming exactly what they didn't expect: a good man with a routine job whose nerve has gone missing; a less-than-happy homemaker starving for fulfillment and passion; an American family with lost dreams, like any other. Driven to change their fates, April hatches an audacious plan to start all over again, to leave the comforts of Connecticut behind for the great unknown of Paris. But when the plan is put in motion, each spouse is pushed to extremes--one to escape whatever the cost, the other to save all that they have, no matter the compromises.
| Starring |
Leonardo DiCaprio, David Harbour, Kathy Bates, Kate Winslet, John Behlmann, Michael Shannon, Kathryn Hahn, Kristen Connolly, Ty Simpkins, Zoe Kazan, Ryan Simpkins |
| Director |
Sam Mendes |
| Studio |
PARAMOUNT HOME ENTERTAINMENT |
| Run time |
DVD: 1 hr 59 mins Blu-ray: 1 hr 59 mins |
| Certificate |
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| Collections |
100 Most Wanted |
| Genres |
Audio Descriptive, Drama |
| Language |
DVD: English, English Audio Description Blu-ray: English, English Audio Description |
| Subtitles |
Blu-ray: Spanish, Dutch, Norwegian, Finnish, Italian, French, German, Danish, English, Swedish |
| Released |
Production year: 2008
To Rent: DVD: 29 Jun 2009 Blu-ray: 29 Jun 2009 |
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Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet reunite 11 years after starring in Titanic. This time, they're directed by Winslet's husband, Sam Mendes, and portraying a married couple in the 50s.
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The latest film from Sam Mendes the acclaimed theatre director turned Hollywood darling by his first feature, American Beauty. He quickly followed this up with ...
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I can't remember anything about this film so it must be totally forgettable. It made no impression on me at all.
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Young affluent couple decide to reject the American suburban dream in favour of a new life in Europe. Friends and colleagues are aghast and deeply cynical and ...
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This fim left me feeling suffocated, claustrophobic, and shocked in its direct and head on approach. Yet somehow I thought it was truly remarkable and found the...
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Revolutionary Road
Ever felt that you’re wasting the best years of your life in drudgery? That your marriage has gone as stale as your all but forgotten youthful hopes and dreams? That things would be so much better if you walked out on your job and took off for a new start in… let’s say, Paris? Well if you haven’t, just wait, my child. At any rate, that’s how Frank and April Wheeler are feeling circa 1956. He commutes from their handsome suburban Connecticut home on Revolutionary...
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