| Description |
1 videodisc (146 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
Blu-ray, widescreen (1.85:1), DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, Dolby digital 5.1 surround, all regions (A,B,C) ; requires Blu-ray player. |
| Language |
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. |
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English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH); audio descriptions for people with visual disabilities (DVS). |
| Note |
Title from container. |
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Based on the novel by Kathryn Stockett. |
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Bonus features: deleted scenes ; making of ; In their own words; Mary J. Blige's "The living proof" music video. |
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For specific features see interactive menu. |
| Cast |
Bryce Dallas Howard, Cicely Tyson, Emma Stone, Jessica Chastain, Mike Vogel, Octavia Spencer, Viola Davis, Sissy Spacek. |
| Credits |
Cinematographer, Stephen Goldblatt ; composer (music score), Thomas Newman. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: PG-13; for thematic material. CHV rating: PG; for mature theme, language may offend. |
| 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. |
| Awards |
Academy Award, 2012: Best supporting actress (Octavia Spencer) |
| Subject |
Civil rights movements -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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African American women -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Housekeepers -- Mississippi -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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African American women household employees -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Blu-ray discs.
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Jackson (Miss.) -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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| Local Subject |
ACADEMY AWARD WINNERS, 2012.
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| Genre |
Blu-ray Video discs.
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Social problem films.
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Feature films.
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Fiction films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.
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| Added Author |
Taylor, Tate.
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Green, Brunson.
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Columbus, Chris.
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Barnathan, Michael.
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Howard, Bryce Dallas, 1981-
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Tyson, Cicely.
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Stone, Emma, 1988-
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Chastain, Jessica, 1977-
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Vogel, Mike.
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Spencer, Octavia.
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Davis, Viola, 1965-
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Spacek, Sissy.
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Stockett, Kathryn.
Help.
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Touchstone Home Entertainment (Firm)
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| Standard No. |
786936820379 |
| Music No. |
10862600 Touchstone Home Entertainment |
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