Rent

Resource Information

The work Rent represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Lawrence Public Library. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Moving Image, Visual Materials.

Label

Rent

Statement of responsibility

Revolution Studios presents in association with 1492 Pictures ; a Tribeca production ; a Chris Columbus film ; based on the musical by Jonathan Larson ; produced by Jane Rosenthal ... [and others] ; screenplay by Stephen Chbosky ; directed by Chris Columbus

Contributor

• Revolution Studios
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm)
• Columbus, Chris
• Dawson, Rosario
• Goldblatt, Stephen, 1945-
• Heredia, Wilson Jermaine
• Larson, Jonathan
• Martin, Jesse L
• Pascal, Adam
• Rapp, Anthony

Subject

• Apartment dwellers -- New York (State) | New York -- Drama
• Bohemianism -- New York (State) | New York -- Drama
• Feature films
• Films for the hearing impaired
• Interpersonal relations -- New York (State) | New York -- Drama
• Musical films
• Rent -- New York (State) | New York -- Drama
• Videodiscs

Genre

• Drama
• Feature films
• Films for the hearing impaired
• Musical films

Language

• eng
• fre
• eng
• fre
• eng
• eng

Summary

Focuses on the year in the life of a group of friends in New York's East Village. The "bohemians" live carefree lives of art, music, sex, and drugs. It is carefree until Mark, an aspiring filmmaker, and Roger, an aspiring songwriter, find out they owe a year's rent to Benny. Benny is a former friend who had promised them free rent when he married the landlord's daughter. Roger has also attracted the attention of his downstairs neighbor, Mimi. Mark's former girlfriend, Maureen, has found a new romance in a lawyer named Joanne. Philosophy professor Tom finds his soul mate in drag queen Angel. With this being the late 1980s, the threat of AIDS is always present

Cataloging source

TEFMT

Characteristic

videorecording

Credits note

Director of photography, Stephen Goldblatt ; art directors, Keith P. Cunningham, Nanci Noblett ; editor, Richard Pearson ; original music, Jonathan Larson ; costume designer, Aggie Guerard Rodgers ; production designer, Howard Cummings

Dewey number

791.43/72

Intended audience

MPAA rating: PG-13; for mature thematic material involving drugs and sexuality, and for some strong language

Language note

Closed-captioned; dialogue in English (5.1 Dolby Digital) or French (5.1 Dolby Digital) with optional subtitles in English or French

LC call number

PN1995.9.M86

LC item number

R468 2006

PerformerNote

Anthony Rapp, Adam Pascal, Rosario Dawson, Jesse L. Martin, Wilson Jermaine Heredia, Idina Menzel, Tracie Thoms, Taye Diggs

Runtime

135

Target audience

general

Technique

live action