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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.

Taylor, Tate. (Added Author). Green, Brunson. (Added Author). Columbus, Chris. (Added Author). Barnathan, Michael. (Added Author). Chastain, Jessica, 1977- (Added Author). Davis, Viola, 1965- (Added Author). Howard, Bryce Dallas, 1981- (Added Author). Janney, Allison. (Added Author). Lowell, Chris, 1984- (Added Author). O'Reilly, Ahna, 1985- (Added Author). Spacek, Sissy. (Added Author). Spencer, Octavia. (Added Author). Steenburgen, Mary. (Added Author). Stone, Emma, 1988- (Added Author). Tyson, Cicely. (Added Author). Vogel, Mike. (Added Author). Newman, Thomas, 1955- (Added Author). Stockett, Kathryn. Help. (Added Author). Touchstone Home Entertainment (Firm) (Added Author). Dreamworks Pictures. (Added Author). Reliance Entertainment. (Added Author). Participant Media. (Added Author). Image Nation (Firm) (Added Author). 1492 Pictures. (Added Author). Harbinger Pictures (Firm) (Added Author). 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. (Cast).

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.

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.
Subject: Civil rights movements > Drama.
African American women > Drama.
African American women household employees > Drama.
Housekeepers > Mississippi > Drama.
Friendship > Drama.
Jackson (Miss.) > Drama.
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.
Show Only Available Copies
Location Call Number / Copy Notes Part Barcode Shelving Location Circulation Modifier Status Due Date Courses
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 -


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