The Prince of Tides [Criterion Collection] [Blu-ray]

Director: Barbra Streisand Barbra Streisand

Overview

Barbra Streisand directed and stars in this love story about two people of dissimilar backgrounds who form a connection based on their unhappy experiences. Adapted from the novel by Pat Conroy, the story concerns Tom Wingo (Nick Nolte), a rudderless, unemployed football coach. Stuck in a loveless marriage with a wife (Blythe Danner) who feels nothing for him, and unable to move forward with his life, he is suddenly jarred out of his lethargy when he travels to New York because his twin sister (Melinda Dillon) has just tried to kill herself. In New York, he meets her psychiatrist, Susan Lowenstein (Barbra Streisand), who is married to a snobbish husband (Jeroen Krabbe). Susan and Tom become attracted to each other out of their loneliness. As his relationship with Susan blossoms, Tom learns to deal with his mother Lila (Kate Nelligan), who is the sole emotional center of his life. In the past, Lila was married to an abusive alcoholic. When she left her first husband, she married a rich man whose abuse was mental rather than physical. Tom hates Lila, but he can't free himself of his attachment to her.

Product Details

Release Date:	03/31/2020
UPC:	0715515243414
Original Release:	1991
Rating:	R
Source:	Criterion Collection
Region Code:	A
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Surround]
Language:	English
Time:	2:12:00
Sales rank:	11,099

Special Features

New 4K digital restoration, supervised by actor, producer, and director Barbra Streisand, with 2.0 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack; Audio commentary featuring Streisand, recorded in 1991 and updated in 2019; Making-of featurette; Excerpt from a 2018 interview with Streisand, conducted by filmmaker Robert Rodriguez on El Rey Network's The Director's Chair; Auditon and rehearsal footage ; Deleted scenes and alternate takes; Costume and makeup tests; Alternate end credits with a vocal performance by Streisand; Behind-the-scenes footage; Gag reel; Production-stills gallery and other archival materials; Interview with author Pay Conroy from a 1992 episode of Cinema Showcase with Jim Whaley; Interview with Streisand from a 1992 episode of the British television show Aspel & Company with Michael Aspel; Notes from Conroy to Streisand; Trailers; SDH subtitles

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Barbra Streisand	Dr. Susan Lowenstein
Nick Nolte	Tom Wingo
Blythe Danner	Sallie
Kate Nelligan	Lila
Brad Sullivan	Henry
Melinda Dillon	Savannah
Jason Gould	Bernard
George Carlin	Eddie Detreville
Maggie Collier	Lucy Wingo
Lindsay Wray	Jennifer Wingo
Brandlyn Whitaker	Chandler Wingo
Justen Woods	Tom Wingo (age 6)
Bobby Fain	Tom Wingo (age 10)
Trey Yearwood	Tom Wingo (age 13)
Tiffany Jean Davis	Savannah Wingo (age 6)
Kiki Runyan	Savannah Wingo (age 13)
Grayson Fricke	Luke Wingo (age 9)
Ryan Newman	Luke Wingo (age 13)
Chris Stacy	Luke Wingo (age 16)
Milton Clark Jr.	Doctor
Bonnie Cook	1st Nurse
Dottie Soracco	2nd Nurse
Bob Hannah	Reese Newbury
Max Maxwell	1st Rapist,Rapist #1
R.D. Oprea	2nd Rapist
Rebecca Fleming	Megan Daniels
Sandy Rowe	Monique
Alan Sader	Spencer Richardson
Frederick Neumann	Madison Kingsley
Nick Searcy	Man at Party
Kirk Whalum	Saxophonist
Marilyn Carter	Anna Richardson
Yvonne Brisendine	Christine Kingsley
Lee Lively	Ed Rosenberg
Ann Pierce	Riva Rosenberg
Francis Dumaurier	Waiter
John Arceri	Vendor
Warren Kremin	Fisherman
Jeroen Krabbé	Woodruff
Nancy Moore Atchison	Savannah Wingo
Yvonne Erickson	Christine Kingsley
Bradlyn Whitaker	Chandler Wingo
James Newton Howard	Composer

Technical Credits

Pat Conroy

Becky Johnston

Jay Allen

Barbra Streisand	Director,Producer
Pat Conroy	Screenwriter
Becky Johnston	Screenwriter
Andrew Karsch	Producer,Producer
James Roe	Executive Producer
Cis Corman	Executive Producer,Producer
James T. Roe III	Executive Producer,Producer
Sheldon Schrager	Producer
Linda Folk	Sound Effects
Peter Knowlton	Special Effects
Jay Allen	Screenwriter
Dennis L. Maitland	Sound/Sound Designer
Kay Rose	Sound Editor

Editorial Reviews

By directing one good film, you prove that you had a movie inside of you. By directing two, you prove you are a real director, and that is what Barbra Streisand proves with The Prince of Tides, an assured and very serious love story that allows neither humor nor romance to get in the way of its deeper and darker subject.

Chicago Sun-Times - Roger Ebert