| Uniform Title |
The staircase (Television mini-series) |
| Title |
The staircase. Limited series. |
| Published |
Australia : Distributed by Roadshow Entertainment, ©2022. |
| Description |
3 DVD-videos (498 minutes) : sound, colour ; 12 cm. |
| Notes |
Catalogued from container. |
| Roadshow Entertainment : R-128003-9. |
| Originally broadcast on HBO Max in 2022. |
| "There is no truth without lies" -- Container. |
| Based on the 2004 docuseries of the same name created by Jean-Xavier de Lestrade. |
| Special features: 8 inside the episode featurettes ; Peterson home set tour ; The art of acting ; Sustainable set tour ; Georgia public locations ; The owl theory. |
| Contents |
Disc one: 911 ; Chiroptera ; The Great Dissembler -- Disc two: Common Sense ; The Beating Heart ; Red in Tooth and Claw -- Disc three: Seek and Ye Shall ; America's Sweetheart or: Time Over Time. |
| Credits |
Created by Antonio Campos. |
| Performers |
Colin Firth, Toni Collette. |
| Summary |
Inspired by a true story, The Staircase follows writer and war veteran Michael Peterson (Oscar winner Colin Firth) after the suspicious death of his wife Kathleen (Emmy nominee Toni Collette). On December 9, 2001, Michael makes a frantic 911 call reporting Kathleen has fallen down the stairs of their Durham, NC home. But when the district attorney brings murder charges, members of Michael's blended family must choose whose side they're on and which version of events to believe. As the case becomes engulfed in a media circus, a French documentary film crew arrives to meticulously chronicle its many twists and turns. Intertwining multiple perspectives and timelines, this gripping limited series explores the elusive nature of truth, while serving as an intimate portrait of a family's grief. |
| Target audience note |
Censorship classification : R18+ |
| System details |
DVD video, Dolby Digital 5.1, Region 4, PAL, widescreen 16:9, letterbox 2:1. |
| Language note |
English, Parisian French. Subtitles in Dutch, Parisian French. [CC] English Captions [descriptive subtitles for the hearing impaired]. |
| Subjects |
Lestrade, Jean-Xavier de -- Television adaptations |
| Peterson, Michael -- Drama |
| Peterson, Kathleen, -- 1953-2001 -- Drama |
| Murder -- Drama |
| Murder -- Investigation -- Drama |
| Murder -- North Carolina -- Durham -- Case studies -- Drama |
| Uxoricide -- Drama |
| Trials (Murder) -- Drama |
| Novelists -- Drama |
| Durham (N.C.) -- Drama |
| Genre |
Television crime shows |
| Biographical television programs |
| Television mini-series |
| Television adaptations |
| Video recordings for the hearing impaired |
| Other Names |
Campos, Antonio, 1983- creator. |
| Firth, Colin, 1960- actor. |
| Collette, Toni actor. |
| Lestrade, Jean-Xavier de. The staircase Television adaptation of (work): |
| Added titles |
The staircase (Documentary television program) |
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