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The sweet assurance and guerrilla wit of Robert Altman's vintage ensemble films makes a serenely captivating return with "Cookie's Fortune." In this seamlessly copacetic treat, Altman once again dreams up a well-rounded community of symbiotic oddballs, then effortlessly lures the viewer into their world.

In this relaxed and amiable Southern gothic comedy of manners, director Robert Altman explores the tattered yet durable spirit of community in Holly Springs, Mississippi. When Jewel Mae "Cookie" Orcutt (Patricia Neal) decides to commit suicide in order to be reunited with her deceased husband, she sets in motion a disturbing series of events in the small town. Her estranged niece Camille (Glenn Close), who is directing Oscar Wilde's play Salome at the Presbyterian Church, finds the body and, in order to avoid scandal, makes it look like a robbery...

2xDVD5 | NTSC 4:3 | 01:58:02 | 4.26 Gb + 4.37 Gb
Language: English
Subtitles: English, Francais, Espanol
Genre: Comedy, Drama

Director: Robert Altman
Cast: Glenn Close, Julianne Moore, Liv Tyler, Chris O'Donnell, Charles S. Dutton, Ned Beatty
Country: USA

Cookie’s Fortune is presented in both a Full Screen 1.33:1 version and a widescreen 1.85:1 letterboxed version on this DVD.

Extras:
-- Audio commentary with director Robert Altman
-- Cast & Crew filmographies
-- Cast & Crew biographies
-- Theatrical trailer