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The Help  Cover Image DVD DVD

The Help / 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 for the screen and directed by Tate Taylor.

Green, Brunson, (film producer.). Columbus, Chris, (film producer.). Barnathan, Michael, (film producer.). Taylor, Tate, (screenwriter,, film director.). Stone, Emma, 1988- (actor.). Davis, Viola, 1965- (actor.). Howard, Bryce Dallas, 1981- (actor.). Spencer, Octavia, (actor.). Chastain, Jessica, 1977- (actor.). Tyson, Cicely, (actor.). Vogel, Mike, (actor.). Spacek, Sissy, (actor.). Janney, Allison, (actor.). Lowell, Chris, 1984- (actor.). O'Reilly, Ahna, 1985- (actor.). Steenburgen, Mary, (actor.). Newman, Thomas, 1955- (composer.). Winborne, Hughes, (editor of moving image work.). Goldblatt, Stephen, 1945- (director of photography.). Stockett, Kathryn. Motion picture based on (work): Help. (Added Author). Touchstone Pictures, (production company.). Dreamworks Pictures, (presenter,, production company.). Reliance Entertainment, (presenter,, production company.). Participant Media, (production company.). Image Nation (Firm), (production company.). 1492 Pictures, (production company.). Harbinger Pictures (Firm), (production company.). Touchstone Home Entertainment (Firm), (issuing body.). Buena Vista Home Entertainment (Firm), (film distributor.). Emma Stone, Viola Davis, Bryce Dallas Howard, Octavia Spencer, Jessica Chastain, Cicely Tyson, Mike Vogel, Sissy Spacek, Allison Janney, Chris Lowell, Ahna O'Reilly, Mary Steenburgen. (Cast).

Summary:

In 1960s Mississippi, 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

  • ISBN: 9786314502669
  • ISBN: 6314502667
  • Physical Description: 1 videodisc (approximately 146 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Publisher: Burbank, California : Touchstone Home Entertainment : [2011]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Based on the novel by Kathryn Stockett.
DVD release of the 2011 motion picture.
Bonus features: Deleted scenes with introductions by director Tate Taylor; Mary J. Blige's "The living proof" music video.
Formatted Contents Note:
1. The help -- 2. Bridge club -- 3. Skeeter -- 4. The storm -- 5. Courage -- 6. Minny's new job -- 7. Not good enough -- 8. Separate, but equal -- 9. More stories -- 10. Terrible awful -- 11. Benefit diner -- 12. One more story -- 13. The book -- 14. Thank you -- 15. The truth -- 16. End credits.
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Music, Thomas Newman ; editor, Hughes Winborne ; director of photography, Stephen Goldblatt.
Participant or Performer Note:
Emma Stone, Viola Davis, Bryce Dallas Howard, Octavia Spencer, Jessica Chastain, Cicely Tyson, Mike Vogel, Sissy Spacek, Allison Janney, Chris Lowell, Ahna O'Reilly, Mary Steenburgen.
Target Audience Note:
MPAA rating: PG-13, for thematic material.
System Details Note:
DVD, NTSC ; widescreen (1.85:1) presentation ; Dolby digital 5.1 surround (English, French and Spanish) and DVS 2.0 stereo. (English).
Language Note:
In English, dubbed French or dubbed Spanish, with optional subtitles in English for the hearing impaired, French or Spanish; closed-captioned; descriptive audio in English for the visually impaired.
Awards Note:
Academy Awards, 2012: Best supporting actress (Spencer)
Subject: Stockett, Kathryn > Film adaptations.
Civil rights movements > Drama.
African American women > Drama.
African American women household employees > Drama.
Housekeepers > Mississippi > Drama.
Friendship > Drama.
Jackson (Miss.) > Drama.
Genre: Feature films.
Film adaptations.
Fiction films.
Social problem films.
Historical films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Kirtland Community College.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Kirtland Community College Library PN 1997.2 .H45 2011 30775305539489 Media Library-Circulating Collection Available -


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