The rising place / Flatland Pictures presents a film by Tom Rice ; producers, Tracy A. Ford, Marshall Peck, Tom Rice ; screenplay writer, Tom Rice ; director, Tom Rice.

Virginia discovers a stack of handwritten letters over a half century old. Unlocking the story of Emily, a young woman living in Mississippi during World War II. In a time when a woman's place was in the home, Emily ventures out and falls in love with a young soldier, carrying his baby out of wedloc...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Corporate Authors: Flatland Pictures (Firm)
Monarch Home Video (Firm)
Other Authors: Ford, Tracy A.
Peck, Marshall
Rice, Tom, 1973-
Holloman, Laurel, 1971-
Neal, Elise, 1970-
Webber, Mark, 1980-
Aiken, Liam
Campbell, William, 1959-
Cole, Gary, 1956-
Drummond, Alice, 1928-2016
Fisher, Frances, 1952-
Gamble, Mason, 1986-
Harper, Tess
Merkerson, S. Epatha, 1952-
Dollarhide, Jim, 1952-
Morrisey, Mary
Pope, Conrad
Holliday, Jennifer
Horton, Mark
Blanchard, William J.
Armstrong, David
Language:English
Language and/or Writing System:
Closed-captioned.
Published: [United States] : Monarch Home Video, [2003], ©2002.
Series:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:
Man-woman relationships > Mississippi > Drama.
Best friends > Drama.
Illegitimate children > Mississippi > Drama.
Feature films.
Drama.
Best friends.
Illegitimate children.
Man-woman relationships.
Mississippi.
Genre:
Drama.
Feature films.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (89 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format: Video DVD
Description
Summary:
Virginia discovers a stack of handwritten letters over a half century old. Unlocking the story of Emily, a young woman living in Mississippi during World War II. In a time when a woman's place was in the home, Emily ventures out and falls in love with a young soldier, carrying his baby out of wedlock. With the support of her best friends, Wilma and Will, Emily is able to stand by her convictions in a household dominated by the standards of her father and unconditional loving mother. Despite the disapproval of society, Emily follows her heart to overcome the prejudice of her time.
Note:Originally released as a motion picture in 2002.
Based on the book by David Armstrong.
Videorecording.
Call Number:AQ4 D0035336 VideoDVD
Audience:
MPAA rating: PG-13; for elements of violence.
Awards:Santa Monica Film Festival, 2001: Moxie! Award - Best Composer (Conrad Pope); Best Producer (Tom Rice).
Credits:Director of photography, Jim Dollarhide ; editor, Mary Morrisey ; music composers, Conrad Pope, Jennifer Holliday ; costume designer, Mark Horton ; production designer, William J. Blanchard.
System Details:DVD, Region 1 encoding, Dolby digital.
Cast:
Laurel Holloman, Elise Neal, Mark Webber, Liam Aiken, Billy Campbell, Gary Cole, Alice Drummond, Frances Fisher, Mason Gamble, Tess Harper, S. Epatha Merkerson.