White oleander / Warner Bros. Pictures presents in association with Pandora, a John Wells production ; producers, John Wells, Hunt Lowry ; screenplay writer, Mary Agnes Donoghue ; director, Peter Kosminsky.

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Ingrid, a smart, free-spirited, and somewhat narcissistic artist kills her deceitful lover in a crime of passion. Even while serving a prison sentence, she exerts control over her adoring teenage daughter, Astrid, who's forced to spend her teenage years in a series of foster homes before becoming he...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Rovi K-12 education materials.
Corporate Authors: Warner Bros. Pictures (1969- )
Pandora Film (Firm)
Warner Home Video (Firm)
Other Authors: Wells, John, 1956-
Lowry, Hunt
Donoghue, Mary Agnes
Kosminsky, Peter
Lohman, Alison, 1979-
Wright, Robin, 1966-
Pfeiffer, Michelle, 1957-
Zellweger, Renée, 1969-
Connolly, Billy
Efremova, Svetlana
Fugit, Patrick, 1982-
Hauser, Cole, 1975-
Wyle, Noah, 1971-
Davis, Elliot, 1948-
Ridsdale, Chris
Newman, Thomas, 1955-
DeSanto, Susie
Burt, Donald Graham
Fitch, Janet, 1955-
Language:English
French
Spanish
Language and/or Writing System:
Closed-captioned.
Published: Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, [2003], ©2002.
Edition:Full-screen edition.
Series:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Rovi K-12 education materials.
Subjects:
Mothers and daughters > Drama.
Children of prisoners > Drama.
Foster mothers > Drama.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Film adaptations.
Feature films.
Drama.
Children of prisoners.
Foster mothers.
Mothers and daughters.
Genre:
Drama.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Film adaptations.
Feature films.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (110 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format: Video DVD
Description
Summary:
Ingrid, a smart, free-spirited, and somewhat narcissistic artist kills her deceitful lover in a crime of passion. Even while serving a prison sentence, she exerts control over her adoring teenage daughter, Astrid, who's forced to spend her teenage years in a series of foster homes before becoming her own person. Explores the strange relationship of Ingrid and Astrid, and includes Astrid's relationship with her foster mothers. At first merely an appendage of her mother, Astrid develops as a result of her peripatetic adolescence.
Note:Originally produced as a motion picture in 2002.
Based on the novel by Janet Fitch.
Special features: additional scenes; Bravo special "The making of White oleander"; HBO first look: "The journey of White oleander."
Videorecording.
Call Number:AN8 D0022684 VideoDVD
Audience:
MPAA rating: PG-13; for mature thematic elements concerning dysfunctional relationships, drug content, language, sexuality and violence.
Awards:Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards, 2003; KCFCC Award - Best Supporting Actress (Michelle Pfeiffer)
ISBN:0790772140
9780790772141
Credits:Director of photography, Elliot Davis ; editor, Chris Ridsdale ; music, Thomas Newman ; costume designer, Susie DeSanto ; production designer, Donald Graham Burt.
System Details:DVD, 2.0 Dolby digital, DTS, Region 1 encoding.
Cast:
Alison Lohman, Robin Wright Penn, Michelle Pfeiffer, Renée Zellweger, Billy Connolly, Svetlana Efremova, Patrick Fugit, Cole Hauser, Noah Wyle.