{"product_id":"gates-of-heaven-vernon-florida","title":"Gates of Heaven \/ Vernon, Florida (#751 + #752)","description":"\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"left\" data-sticky-column-left=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"content\" data-sticky-left-content-end=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"product__details_contain_a\" data-segment-analtyics-tracking=\"\" data-product-id=\"250\" data-product-sku=\"\" data-product-name=\"Ali: Fear Eats the Soul\" data-product-image-url=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/criterion-production\/films\/7dd41aeeab0ce784854db5756730e849\/rp77a94J13Y9gB1nMxqiZ85R5UCaSb_large.jpg\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"product-summary\" itemprop=\"description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-summary\" itemprop=\"description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-summary\" itemprop=\"description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-summary\" itemprop=\"description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith his trademark mixture of empathy and scrutiny, Errol Morris has changed the face of documentary filmmaking in the United States, and his career began with two remarkable tales of American eccentricity:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eGates of Heaven\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eVernon, Florida.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eThe first uses two Northern California pet cemeteries as the basis for a profound and funny rumination on love, loss, and industry; the second travels to a languorous southern backwater and discovers a handful of fascinating folks there—a determined turkey hunter, a curious minister, a laconic policeman—engaged in individualistic, sometimes absurd pursuits. Morris consistently creates humane portraits of true candor, and these early works remain two of his greatest and most provocative films.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"filmdetail__support_img\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"sharetools  sharetools-boxset\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"film-sets-list\" data-sticky-left-end=\"\" data-sticky-left-content-end=\"\"\u003e\n\u003ch4 class=\"header_lvl2\"\u003eFILMS IN THIS SET\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"film-sets-contain\"\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"film-set\"\u003e\n\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/criterion-production\/films\/939ec46490d500823654f65419a8db04\/f57BMlw9kdr7YF0EiuQtIM1i67rFHU_small.jpg\" alt=\"Gates of Heaven\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"film-set-content\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"film-set-title\"\u003eGates of Heaven\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"film-set-year\"\u003e1978\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"film-set-descrip\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eErrol Morris burst out of the gate with this brilliant debut feature, about two pet cemeteries in Northern California and the people involved with them. Such a description, however, can hardly do justice to the captivating, funny, and enigmatic\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eGates of Heaven,\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ea film that is about our relationships to our pets, each other, and ourselves. Both sincere and satirical, this is an endlessly surprising study of human nature.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"film-set\"\u003e\n\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/criterion-production\/films\/3217a6e471ba2f9239cbe6cb398aa02f\/dgNduEohOof1NohG0fGVRpPOyb322m_small.jpg\" alt=\"Vernon, Florida\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"film-set-content\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"film-set-title\"\u003eVernon, Florida\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"film-set-year\"\u003e1981\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"film-set-descrip\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVernon is a town in the Florida panhandle surrounded by swamps. Here, Errol Morris found the quietly fascinating subjects for the follow-up to his galvanizing debut,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eGates of Heaven.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eAs ever humane yet sharply focused, Morris lets his camera subjects pontificate and perambulate the environs of this seemingly unremarkable little community. The result is a strangely philosophical work that cemented its director’s standing as an important figure in American film.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"product-features product-features-set collapse pk-boxset-product-features\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"collapse-contain content-container\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"max-width-container\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"content\"\u003e\n\u003ch4 class=\"header_lvl2 hideSmall\"\u003eDIRECTOR-APPROVED SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew 2K digital restorations of both films, supervised by director Errol Morris, with uncompressed monaural soundtracks on the Blu-rays\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTwo new interviews with Morris\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eWerner Herzog Eats His Shoe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(1980), a twenty-minute film by Les Blank featuring Herzog fulfilling a bet intended to inspire Morris to complete his first feature\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFootage of Herzog professing his admiration for\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eGates of Heaven\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eat the 1980 Telluride Film Festival\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEnglish subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePLUS: An essay by critic Eric Hynes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew cover by Peter Mendelsund\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"product-features collapse\" data-sticky-left-end=\"\" data-sticky-left-content-end=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"collapse-contain\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-features-list\" data-special-features-field=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003csection data-sticky-left-content-end=\"\" data-sticky-left-end=\"\" class=\"product-features collapse\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"collapse-contain\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-features-list\" data-special-features-field=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-special-features-field=\"\" class=\"product-features-list\"\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003csection data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"product-features collapse\" data-sticky-left-end=\"\" data-sticky-left-content-end=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"collapse-contain\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"product-features-list\" data-special-features-field=\"\"\u003e\n\u003csection data-sticky-left-content-end=\"\" data-sticky-left-end=\"\" class=\"product-features collapse\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"collapse-contain\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-special-features-field=\"\" class=\"product-features-list\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"right\" data-sticky-column-right=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"content\" data-sticky-right-content-end=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"product__details_contain_b\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Criterion","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42898431606828,"sku":"715515141710","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0359\/2201\/8348\/files\/gates-of-heaven-vernon-florida-751-752-new-blu-ray-715515141710-3072948.jpg?v=1755534789","url":"https:\/\/www.orbitdvd.com\/products\/gates-of-heaven-vernon-florida","provider":"Orbit DVD","version":"1.0","type":"link"}