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The help [videorecording] / 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.

Taylor, Tate, (film director,, screenwriter.). Green, Brunson, (film producer.). Columbus, Chris, (film producer.). Barnathan, Michael, (film producer.). 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- (cinematographer.). Stockett, Kathryn. Motion picture adaptation of (work): Help. (Added Author). 1492 Pictures, (production company.). Buena Vista Home Entertainment (Firm), (distributor.). DreamWorks Pictures (1994-2006), (presenter.). Harbinger Pictures (Firm), (production company.). Image Nation (Firm), (production company.). Participant Media, (production company.). Reliance Entertainment, (presenter.). Touchstone Home Entertainment (Firm), (publisher.). Touchstone Pictures, (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]
  • Distributor: Burbank, California : Distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Based on the novel by Kathryn Stockett.
Bonus features: Deleted scenes with introductions by director Tate Taylor; Mary J. Blige's "The living proof" music video.
DVD release of the 2011 motion picture.
Widescreen 1.85:1.
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, region 1, dual layer, widescreen 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 French or Spanish; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing; closed-captioned; descriptive audio in English for the visually impaired.
Awards Note:
Academy Awards, 2012: Best supporting actress (Spencer)
BAFTA Awards, 2012: Best supporting actress (Spencer)
Golden Globes, 2012: Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture (Spencer)
Screen Actors Guild Awards, 2012: Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role (Davis); Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role (Spencer); Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture.
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: Comedy films.
Film adaptations.
(Motion pictures).
Fiction films.
Feature films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.

Available copies

  • 81 of 87 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
  • 2 of 2 copies available at Madison County Public Library.

Holds

  • 1 current hold with 87 total copies.
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Hot Springs Library PG-13 DVD HEL (Text) 30229101050291 Adult Video Available -
Mars Hill Library PG-13 1-DVD HEL (Text) 30229100752152 Adult Video Available -