| Description |
1 videodisc (approximately 103 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVD, region 1, anamorphic widescreen (2.35:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround. |
| Language |
Portuguese dialogue with optional English, French or Portuguese subtitles. |
| Note |
Title from container. |
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Originally released as a motion picture in 2005. |
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Special features: "Making of the house of sand" and previews. |
| Cast |
Fernanda Montenegro, Fernanda Torres, Ruy Guerra, Seu Jorge, Luiz Melodia. |
| Credits |
Cinematography, Ricardo Della Rosa ; editor, Sergio Mekler ; music, João Barone, Carlo Bartolini ; costume designer, Claudia Kopke. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: R; for some graphic sexuality. |
| Summary |
A woman and her mother are sent to an island and spend almost 60 years trying to leave it. Follow three generations of the woman's family as they all try and find happiness on a lagoon surrounded by shifting dunes. |
| Subject |
Isolationism -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Mothers and daughters -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Islands -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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DVDs.
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| Local Subject |
FOREIGN FILMS (PORTUGUESE), VIDEODISCS.
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| Genre |
Feature films.
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Thrillers (Motion pictures, television, etc.)
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Thrillers (Motion pictures)
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| Added Author |
Waddington, Andrucha.
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Soárez, Elena.
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Montenegro, Fernanda.
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Torres, Fernanda, 1965-
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Guerra, Ruy.
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Seu Jorge, 1970-
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Melodia, Luiz, 1951-
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Della Rosa, Ricardo.
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Barone, João.
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Bartolini, Carlo.
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Sony Pictures Classics (Firm)
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Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm)
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| Added Title |
Casa de areia |
| ISBN |
1424823927 |
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9781424823925 |
| Standard No. |
043396157200 |
| Music No. |
15720 Sony Pictures Home Entertainment |
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