Cry in the Dark DVD

A Cry in the Dark
A barely recognizable Meryl Streep plays the real-life Lindy Chamberlain, who for a long period in the early 1980s was the most hated woman in Australia. While visiting the Ayers rock monument in the Outback with her husband Michael (Sam Neill), Lindy notices a dingo creeping into the tent where her baby lies sleeping. Seconds later, the horrified woman discovers that her child is gone. Despite Lindy's anguished insistence that the dingo killed her baby, the Australian public is of the opinion that Lindy herself is the murderer. This lynch-mob atmosphere is fueled by the press, which insists upon crucifying the Chamberlains in print on a daily basis. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Cast Lewis Fitz-Gerald as Tipple Meryl Streep as Lindy Chamberlain Sam Neill as Michael Chamberlain Bruce Myles as Barker Nick Tate as Charlewood Neil Fitzpatrick as Phillips Charles "Bud" Tingwell as Justice Muirhead Maurie Fields as Barrett

Crew Dale Duguid - Art Director Brian Edmonds - Art Director Bruce Finlayson - Costume Designer Steve Andrews - First Assistant Director Fred Schepisi - Director Jill Bilcock - Editor Menahem Golan - Executive Producer Yoram Globus - Executive Producer Roy Stevens - Line Producer Bruce Smeaton - Composer (Music Score) Noriko Spencer - Makeup Wendy Dickson - Production Designer George Liddle - Production Designer Ian Baker - Cinematographer Verity Lambert - Producer Menahem Golan - Producer Yoram Globus - Producer Gary Wilkins - Sound/Sound Designer Fred Schepisi - Screenwriter Robert Caswell - Screenwriter John Bryson - Book Author

A Cry in the Dark
Meryl Streep found a role well-tailored to her skills of impersonation -- as well as to her rather cold on-screen persona -- with A Cry in the Dark, the true story of Lindy Anderson, an Australian woman who was believed to have murdered her newborn child. Director Fred Schepisi displays his usual knack for naturalism and character nuance, without shying away from the more lurid aspects of the case and its lengthy, elliptical trial. Streep appropriately keeps the audience at arm's length for much of the film, as it becomes clear that what's on trial is less the physical evidence in the case than Lindy's reserved personality. Though much of the film is set in the courtroom, Schepisi uses plenty of cutaways and diversions so as not to let the proceedings become static. The director previously teamed with Streep for 1985's Plenty. ~ Michael Hastings, All Movie Guide
 

Fred Schepisi: Golden Globe, Best Director (nominated) Fred Schepisi: Golden Globe, Best Screenplay (nominated) Meryl Streep: Academy, Best Actress (nominated) Meryl Streep: Cannes Film Festival, Best Actress (winner) Meryl Streep: Golden Globe, Best Actress - Drama (nominated) Meryl Streep: New York Film Critics Circle, Best Actress (winner) Robert Caswell: Golden Globe, Best Screenplay (nominated)

Golden Globe, Best Film (Drama) (nominated)

General Specifications: Language Options: English, French Subtitle Options: English, French Sound Processing: 5.1: 5 full-range channels. Includes 3 for the front speakers, 2 surround channels for rear speakers, & 1 low-frequency effects (LFE) channel to carry deep bass effects 2: PCM stereo Additional Features: Interactive menus Theatrical trailer Scene access Languages & subtitles: English, Français MPAA Rating: PG13 DVD Discs Included: 1 DVD Sides: 1 DVD DVD Region Code: 1 Content Length: 121 min   DVD Chapters: Side #1 -- 0. Scene Selections 1. Credits [:14] 2. Sketches of Family Life [1:41] 3. Ayers Rock [2:51] 4. Nightfall [3:58] 5. "A Dingo Took My Baby!" [2:39] 6. The Search [3:06] 7. Unless God Allows It [4:24] 8. In Jesus' Hands [2:25] 9. Meet the Press [2:36] 10. The Story Spreads [2:49] 11. The Ability to Endure [3:15] 12. Bloody Clothes; Slide Show [3:39] 13. Private and Public Grief [4:51] 14. The Inquest [3:58] 15. Myself to Myself [2:58] 16. The Finding [2:04] 17. New Home, New Investigation [3:15] 18. Search and Seizure [5:07] 19. Back in the Hot Seat [4:29] 20. Answer Unknown [2:33] 21. Cracked [2:43] 22. To Darwin for Trial [2:07] 23. A Bitch and a Witch [1:45] 24. Cutting Visual Aids [3:42] 25. Recrimination [2:31] 26. Drawing Blood; Decoy Time [1:27] 27. Saliva [4:56] 28. How Much More? [1:37] 29. Michael Takes the Stand [1:41] 30. The Matinee Jacket [3:23] 31. "I Can't Cry to Order." [2:11] 32. Summations [5:33] 33. Deliberations [2:27] 34. The Verdict [2:17] 35. Birth Behind Bars [3:31] 36. The Tide Turns [2:10] 37. Unexpected Discovery [2:24] 38. Home; Plenty of Time [1:41] 39. For All Australians [2:13] 40. Coda and End Credits [2:37]