| Description |
1 videodisc (116 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVD, Dolby digital 5.1, widescreen. |
| Language |
Closed-captioned. |
| Cast |
Janet McTeer, Aidan Quinn, Pat Carroll, Jane Adams, Greg Russell Cook, Iris DeMent, Stephanie Roth Haberle, David Patrick Kelly, E. Katherine Kerr, Taj Mahal, Emmy Rossum. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Enrique Chediak ; art director, Molly Mikula ; editor, Keith Reamer ; original music, David Mansfield ; costume designer, Kasia Walicka Maimone ; production designer, Giner Tongas. |
| Note |
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1999. |
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For specific features see interactive menu. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: PG-13. |
| Summary |
When musicologist Doctor Lily Penleric is passed over, again, for a prominent teaching position, she decides to leave the city to visit her sister in the rugged mountains of Appalachia. While there, Lily, discovers a well spring of emotional "love songs" (ballads) that have been passed down through generations from the original Irish and Scottish immigrants who have settled in the area. Determined to document the history of the songs, and the recording of them as well, she is profoundly changed by the generosity, strength and freedom of the fiercely proud mountain people. |
| Subject |
Appalachian Region -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Appalachians (People) -- Songs and music -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Musicologists -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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DVDs.
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| Genre |
Feature films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Venetis, Ellen Rigas.
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Miller, Richard.
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Greenwald, Maggie.
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McTeer, Janet.
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Quinn, Aidan.
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Carroll, Pat, 1927-
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Adams, Jane, 1965-
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Cook, Greg Russell.
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DeMent, Iris.
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Haberle, Stephanie Roth, 1963-
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Kelly, David Patrick.
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Kerr, E. Katherine.
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Taj Mahal (Musician)
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Rossum, Emmy, 1986-
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Chediak, Enrique.
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Mikula, Molly.
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Reamer, Keith.
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Mansfield, David, 1956-
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Maimone, Kasia Walicka.
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Tongas, Ginger.
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Rigas Entertainment (Firm)
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Independent Film Channel.
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Ergo Arts.
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| Added Title |
Songcatcher (Motion picture)
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| ISBN |
9781588173058 |
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1588173054 |
| Standard No. |
031398754329 |
| Music No. |
VM7543D Lions Gate Home Entertainment |
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