13 Conversations About One Thing

[J.A.F._Doorhof]

From: Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment

"Two thumbs up! Sharp and profound!" Ebert & Roeper and the Movies

"Fascinating! A real conversation starter! Arkin is flat out perfection!" Peter Travers, Rolling Stone

"****Highest rating! Luminous and strangely beautiful!" Emma Forrest, Vanity Fair

Matthew McConaughey, John Turturro, Clea Duvall, Amy Irving, and Alan Arkin Star in 13 Conversations About One Thing

This stunning ensemble piece is set for a November 19th Release on both DVD and VHS

Culver City, Ca. (Sept. 13, 2002) - On November 19th, Director Jill Sprecher's (Clockwatchers) critically-acclaimed film, 13 Conversations About One Thing, gathers an all-star ensemble cast in a fresh and whimsical look at the invisible, everyday, and dynasty-shaping miracles that we have come to call life.

The effect, according to filmcritic.com's Norm Schrager, "is a swirling environment of very different New Yorkers, all trying to get what they want - even though they don't know what it is."

Written for the screen with Sister Karen, with whom she collaborated on Clockwatchers, Jill Sprecher's 13 Conversations About One Thing examines, through conversations, five distinct New York tales.

13 Conversations About One Thing observes the lives of seemingly disparate characters - a public defender (Matthew McConaughey, Reign of Fire, Contact) whose life suddenly mirrors that of the criminals he prosecutes; a college professor (John Turturro, Mr. Deeds, Barton Fink) facing a poignant crossroads; an envious businessman (Alan Arkin, America's Sweethearts, Edward Scissorhands) seeking revenge on a compulsively cheerful co-worker; an optimistic cleaning woman (Clea Duvall, Girl, Interrupted, The Astronaut's Wife) searching for miracles in the aftermath of a tragic accident; and lastly, a woman (Amy Irving, Traffic, Deconstructing Harry) forced to face her husband's infidelity due to an untimely return of a lost wallet - are interwoven to create a touching tapestry of human experience. These ordinary people all find themselves asking the fundamental question philosophers have asked throughout history:

What is Happiness, and how does one achieve it.

A Sony Pictures Classics Release, 13 Conversations About One Thing is a Gina Resnick/Beni Atoori Production with Double A Films and Entitled Entertainment in presentation with Single Cell Pictures. Written by Karen and Jill Sprecher, produced by Beni Atoori and Gina Resnick, and directed by Jill Sprecher.

13 Conversations About One Thing DVD FEATURES Filmmaker's commentary Digitally Mastered Audio & Anamorphic Video Widescreen Presentation Audio: English 5.1 (Dolby Digital), French Subtitles: Spanish, French Theatrical Trailers Scene Selections

MPAA Rated: R
DVD Price: $24.95 DVD,
rental VHS
Original Theatrical Release: May 24, 2002 Color
Closed Caption
94 minutes