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Mississippi during the 1960s: Skeeter, a southern society girl, returns from college determined to become a writer, but turns her friends' lives, and a small Mississippi town, upside down when she decides to interview the black women who have spent their lives taking care of prominent southern famil...

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Corporate Authors: DreamWorks Pictures (1994-2006), Reliance Entertainment, Participant Media, Image Nation (Firm), 1492 Pictures, Harbinger Pictures (Firm), Touchstone Home Entertainment (Firm)
Other Authors: Green, Brunson, Columbus, Chris, Barnathan, Michael, Taylor, Tate, Howard, Bryce Dallas, 1981-, Tyson, Cicely, Stone, Emma, 1988-, Chastain, Jessica, 1977-, Vogel, Mike, Spencer, Octavia, Davis, Viola, 1965-, Spacek, Sissy, Janney, Allison, Goldblatt, Stephen, 1945-, Winborne, Hughes, Newman, Thomas, 1955-, Stockett, Kathryn
Language:English
French
Spanish
Language of the Original:
English
Language and/or Writing System:
English, dubbed French or dubbed Spanish dialogue; French or Spanish subtitles ; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH); video descriptions for people with visual disabilities.
Published: [Burbank, Calif.] : Touchstone Home Entertainment, [2011]
Series:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:
Civil rights movements > Drama.
African American women > Drama.
Housekeepers > Mississippi > Drama.
African American women household employees > Drama.
Jackson (Miss.) > Drama.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Feature films.
Social problem films.
Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.
Fiction films.
Genre:
Drama.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Feature films.
Social problem films.
Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.
Fiction films.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (approximately 146 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format: Video DVD
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Mississippi during the 1960s: Skeeter, a southern society girl, returns from college determined to become a writer, but turns her friends' lives, and a small Mississippi town, upside down when she decides to interview the black women who have spent their lives taking care of prominent southern families. Aibileen, Skeeter's best friend's housekeeper, is the first to open up, to the dismay of her friends in the tight-knit black community.
Note:Originally released as a motion picture in 2011.
Special features: Deleted scenes ; music video by Mary J. Blige.
Based on the novel by Kathryn Stockett.
Videorecording.
Call Number:PN1995.9.N4 H457 2011 VideoDVD
CX4 D0139969 VideoDVD
Audience:
MPAA rating: PG-13; for thematic material. CHV rating: PG; for mature theme, language may offend.
Credits:Director of photography, Stephen Goldblatt ; editor, Hughes Winborne ; music, Thomas Newman.
System Details:DVD ; widescreen presentation (1.85:1) ; Dolby digital 5.1 surround (English, French, and Spanish soundtracks), Dolby digital 2.0 (described video track) ; region 1.
Cast:
Bryce Dallas Howard, Cicely Tyson, Emma Stone, Jessica Chastain, Mike Vogel, Octavia Spencer, Viola Davis, Sissy Spacek, Allison Janney.