The children act
(DVD)
Contributors
Eyre, Richard, 1943- film director.
Kenworthy, Duncan film producer.
McEwan, Ian screenwriter.
Thompson, Emma actor.
Tucci, Stanley actor.
Kenworthy, Duncan film producer.
McEwan, Ian screenwriter.
Thompson, Emma actor.
Tucci, Stanley actor.
Published
Santa Monica, California : Lionsgate, [2018].
Physical Desc
1 videodisc ( approximately 106 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Status
Adult DVDs - Rated R (1st floor Audio/Video)
DVD-R CHI
1 available
DVD-R CHI
1 available
Description
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Subjects
LC Subjects
Blood -- Transfusion -- Drama.
Feature films
Fiction films
Film adaptations
Great Britain. -- Children Act 1989 -- Drama.
Health -- Religious aspects -- Jehovah's witness -- Drama.
Historical films
Jehovah's Witnesses -- Doctrines -- Drama.
Legal films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired
Women judges -- Drama.
Feature films
Fiction films
Film adaptations
Great Britain. -- Children Act 1989 -- Drama.
Health -- Religious aspects -- Jehovah's witness -- Drama.
Historical films
Jehovah's Witnesses -- Doctrines -- Drama.
Legal films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired
Women judges -- Drama.
Copies
Location | Call Number | Status |
---|---|---|
Adult DVDs - Rated R (1st floor Audio/Video) | DVD-R CHI | On Shelf |
More Details
Published
Santa Monica, California : Lionsgate, [2018].
Format
DVD
Language
English
UPC
031398293972
Notes
General Note
Widescreen.
General Note
Based on the novel by Ian McEwan.
General Note
Special features: commentary with the director, writer and producer.
Creation/Production Credits
Original music by Stephen Warbeck; editor, Dan Farrell; director of photography, Andrew Dunn.
Participants/Performers
Emma Thompson, Stanley Tucci, Fionn Whitehead, Ben Chaplin, Jason Watkins, Nikki Amuka-Bird, Anthony Calf, Rosie Cavaliero, Eileen Walsh, Nicholas Jones, Rupert Vansittart.
Description
Fiona Maye is a High Court judge in London ruling with wisdom and kindness over ethically complicated cases of family law. Fiona is tasked with ruling on the case of Adam, an exceptional boy who is refusing a life-saving blood transfusion. He is three months from his eighteenth birthday and legally still a child. Fiona visits Adam in the hospital and it has an extreme emotional impact on them both.
Target Audience
MPAA rating: R; for a sexual reference.
System Details
DVD; NTSC Region 1; widescreen 16x9 (1.98:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Language
English dialogue; Spanish subtitles; subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH).
Action
cc,2018-12-27,JD
Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Eyre, R., Kenworthy, D., McEwan, I., Thompson, E., Tucci, S., Whitehead, F., Chaplin, B., Watkins, J., Amuka-Bird, N., Calf, A., Cavaliero, R., Walsh, E., Jones, N., Vansittart, R., Warbeck, S., Farrell, D. (. e., Dunn, A., & McEwan, I. (2018). The children act . Lionsgate.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Richard Eyre et al.. 2018. The Children Act. Lionsgate.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Richard Eyre et al.. The Children Act Lionsgate, 2018.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Eyre, Richard, et al. The Children Act Lionsgate, 2018.
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