The help [videorecording] / Dreamworks Pictures and Reliance Entertainment present in association with Participant Media and Imagenation Abu Dhabi a 1492 Pictures, Harbinger Pictures production ; produced by Brunson Green, Chris Columbus, Michael Barnathan ; written and directed by Tate Taylor.
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.
Record details
- Physical Description: 2 videodiscs (approximately 146 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
- Edition: 2-disc combo pack (DVD/Blu-Ray)
- Publisher: Burbank, Calif. : Touchstone Home Entertainment, 2011.
Content descriptions
General Note: | Blu-ray disc and accompanying DVD videodisc both contain the feature film. Based on the novel by Kathryn Stockett. |
With Note: | Bonus features: deleted scenes ; making of ; In their own words; Mary J. Blige's "The living proof" music video. |
Creation/Production Credits Note: | Director of photography, Stephen Goldblatt ; music, Thomas Newman ; editor, Hughes Winborne. |
Participant or Performer Note: | Jessica Chastain, Viola Davis, Bryce Dallas Howard, Allison Janney, Chris Lowell, Ahna O'Reilly, Sissy Spacek, Octavia Spencer, Mary Steenburgen, Emma Stone, Cicely Tyson, Mike Vogel. |
Target Audience Note: | MPAA rating: PG-13; for thematic material. CHV rating: PG; for mature theme, language may offend. |
System Details Note: | Blu-ray, 1080p high definition; widescreen (1.85:1); 7.1 Dolby TrueHD, 5.1 Dolby digital; requires Blu-ray player. DVD, NTSC; Region 1; widescreen (1.85:1); 5.1 Dolby digital. |
Language Note: | English (5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio), French (Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound), Spanish (Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound) dialogue; French or Spanish subtitles. English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH); video descriptions for people with visual disabilities. |
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Genre: | Social problem films. Feature films. Fiction films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Video recordings for people with visual disabilities. Blu-ray discs. DVD-Video discs. |
Available copies
- 2 of 2 copies available at Sage Library System.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 2 total copies.
Other Formats and Editions
Show Only Available Copies
Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Part | Barcode | Shelving Location | Circulation Modifier | Status | Due Date | Courses |
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Stanfield Public Library | BLU H PG-13 (Text) | 37875000077133 | Video | Available | - | |||
The Dalles Wasco County Library | BLU HEL (Text) | Blu-ray | 33892006445986 | Blu-Rays | Available | - |
Summary:
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.