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Features: DVD, Widescreen, Aspect Ratio 2.35:1, English, Spanish, Subtitled
In the dizzying world of New York fashion, where size zero is the new 2, six is the new 8, and a bad hair day can end a career, Runway Magazine is the Holy Grail. Overseen with a finely manicured fist by Miranda Priestly (Meryl Streep) the most powerful woman in fashion Runway is a fearsome gauntlet for anyone who wants to make it in the industry. To make Runway the fashion bible of New York and therefore the world, Miranda has let nothing stand in her way including a long line of assistants that didn t make the cut. It s a job no self-respecting person can survive, yet it s an opportunity a million young women in New York would kill for.A stint as Miranda s assistant could blast-open the doors for recent college graduate Andy Sachs (Anne Hathaway). More college drab than haute couture, she stands alone among the small army of Clackers on staff at Runway superslim fashion divas clacking their stilettos down the halls of the magazine s Manhattan headquarters. But when Andy comes in for the job, it dawns on her that making it in this industry will take more than drive and determination.And her ultimate test stands before her in head-to-toe Prada.Miranda can spin the fashion world like a basketball but has a devil of a time finding and keeping a good assistant. Andy is completely wrong for the job. But she has something the rest of them don t: she refuses to fail.To become the perfect assistant, Andy will need to make herself over in Miranda s image. Soon, much to her boyfriend s (Adrian Grenier) dismay, she can talk the talk, walk the walk (in flawless Manolo s) and never again confuse Dolce with Gabbana. But the more of life she sees through Miranda s eyes, the more she begins to grasp that Miranda s world is a fabulous but lonely one and that sometimes great success depends on great sacrifice but at what costSystem Requirements:Run Time: 110 minsFormat: DVD MOVIE
"Bright and crisp and funny..." David Denby, The New Yorker
"Briskly directed by "Sex and the City" veteran David Frankel..." Maitland McDonagh, TV Guide
"The devil may wear Prada, but Meryl wears the crown." Rick Groen, The Globe and Mail
Editor's Note
IN THEATERS JUNE 6, 2006An adaptation of the popular book by Lauren Weisberger, this screen version of THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA stars Anne Hathaway and Meryl Streep.
| Features | Audio Commentary By Director David Frankel, Producer Wendy Finerman, Costume Designer Patricia Field, Screenwriter Aline Brosh McKenna, Editor Mark Livolsi & Director Of Photography Florian Balhaus | | Audio: English Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound | | Deleted Scenes | | Featurette: A Trip To The Big Screen | | Interactive Menus | | Scene Selection |
| Entertainment Reviews
 | The Devil Wears Prada By: Christopher Null - filmcritic.com DVD Reviews Published on: 12/2/2006 1:51 AM | |
We've all had the proverbial "bad job." In fact, so many people have had the proverbial bad job that there's a cottage industry of books and movies about having a bad job. From 9 to 5 to Office Space, the evil bosses of the world never seem to catch a break....read the full review |
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Release Information
| | Studio: Foxvideo |
| Release Date: 4/10/2007 |
| Original Release Date: 2006 | | Catalog ID: 2237440 | | UPC: 00024543374404 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English | | Video: Color |
Aspect Ratio | | Widescreen 2.35:1 |
| Cast & Crew | Anne Hathaway | | Emily Blunt | | Meryl Streep | | Stanley Tucci | | Aline Brosh McKenna - Screenplay | | Chris Trapper - Original Music By | | David Frankel - Director | | Florian Ballhaus - Cinematographer | | Joseph M. Caracciolo, Jr. - Executive Producer | | Lauren Weisberger - Based On Novel By | | Mark Livolsi - Editor | | Theodore Shapiro - Original Music By | | Wendy Finerman - Producer |
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| | Professional Reviews | Rolling Stone
3 stars out of 5 -- "[A] sinfully funny, deliciously glossy [film]....[Streep's] performance is a comic and dramatic tour de force." 07/13/2006 p.125Entertainment Weekly
"[W]e haven't seen our Meryl like this until now, relishing the role as if it were the swellest Best of Everything achievement award a 13-time Oscar nominee could receive." -- Grade: B 06/30/2006 p.137 New York Times
"[Ms. Streep's] perfectionism has rarely seemed so apt....[Ms. Blunt's performance] is a minor tour de force of smiling hostility." 06/30/2006 p.E1 Box Office
3 stars out of 5 -- "[I]mpressively free of black-and-white characterizations." 08/01/2006 p.40 Total Film
3 stars out of 5 -- "[T]he real pleasure...is watching Meryl Streep brilliantly colour her glamorous gorgon with shadings of vulnerability..." 11/01/2006 36 Sight and Sound
"[A] voyeuristic treat....Streep's performance is as supple as a kid glove, evoking both the loneliness and erotic charge of ultimate power..." 10/01/2006 p.52 Premiere
3 stars out of 4 -- "[A]n appealing comedy....A series of engaging moments filled with beautifully dressed and extremely talented people." 01/01/2007 p.106 Ultimate DVD
3 stars out of 5 -- "This is a rare example of when an adaptation is superior to the novel..." 03/01/2007 p.104 ReelViews 8 of 10
The Devil Wears Prada is two films in one: a caustic, energetic satire of the fashion world and a cautionary melodrama. The first works; the second doesn't. Fortunately, the running time of the former doubles that of the latter, making The Devil Wears Prada more of a hit than a miss. In fact, even through some of the weaker parts, there are still strong performances by standouts Meryl Streep, Emily Blunt, and Stanley Tucci...I enjoyed the film, despite the whiny final half hour and the artificial conclusion. (Whatever happened to hard-edged endings in satires?) I recognize that the film is being marketed toward women, but I see no reason why men can't enjoy what The Devil Wears Prada offers. - James Berardinelli
Chicago Sun-Times 7 of 10
Meryl Streep is indeed poised and imperious as Miranda, and Anne Hathaway is a great beauty ("Ella Enchanted," "Brokeback Mountain") who makes a convincing career girl. I liked Stanley Tucci, too, as Nigel, the magazine's fashion director, who is kind and observant despite being a careerist slave. But I thought the movie should have reversed the roles played by Grenier and Baker. Grenier comes across not like the old boyfriend but like the slick New York writer, and Baker seems the embodiment of Midwestern sincerity, which makes sense, because he is from Australia, the Midwest of the southern hemisphere. - Roger Ebert
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