The Resource Philomena, (videorecording)

Philomena, (videorecording)

Label
Philomena
Title
Philomena
Contributor
Actor
Cinematographer
Film director
Film producer
Presenter
Production company
Screenwriter
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
Judi Dench stars in the story of Philomena Lee, mother to a boy conceived out of wedlock and given up for adoption. Nearly 50 years later, Philomena meets Martin Sixsmith, a former BBC reporter looking for his next big story. Together, they embark on a journey to locate her long lost son. As the pieces of the puzzle come together, the unlikely travel companions form a comic and heartwarming friendship. Based on the 2009 investigative book by Martin Sixsmith
Awards note
Academy Awards, 2014: Nominated for Best Picture, Best Actress (Dench), Best Original Score (Desplat), Best Adapted Screenplay (Coogan and Pope)
Cataloging source
VHEI
Characteristic
videorecording
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Credits note
Directed by Stephen Frears ; screenplay by Steve Coogan and Jeff Pope ; produced by Gabrielle Tana, Steve Coogan, Tracey Seaward
Intended audience
Classification: M
Language note
In English
PerformerNote
Judi Dench, Steve Coogan, Mare Winningham, Michelle Fairley, Sophie Kennedy Clark, Simone Lahbib, Barbara Jefford, Anna Maxwell Martin
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
  • 1934-
  • 1989-
  • 1965-
  • 1930-
  • 1978-
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
  • Frears, Stephen
  • Coogan, Steve
  • Pope, Jeff
  • Tana, Gabrielle
  • Seaward, Tracey
  • Dench, Judi
  • Winningham, Mare
  • Fairley, Michelle
  • Kennedy Clark, Sophie
  • Lahbib, Simone
  • Jefford, Barbara
  • Maxwell Martin, Anna
  • Ryan, Robbie
  • Desplat, Alexandre
  • Boyle, Consolata
  • Sixsmith, Martin
  • Yucaipa Films
  • Cine Plus
  • Baby Cow Productions
  • British Film Institute
  • Studio Canal+
  • BBC Films
  • Path⥠Distribution Limited
  • Weinstein Company
  • Magnolia Mae Films (Firm)
Runtime
94
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Lee, Philomena
  • Sixsmith, Martin
  • Hess, Michael A
  • Teenage mothers
  • Unmarried mothers
  • Adoption
  • Illegitimate children
  • Journalists
  • Lawyers
  • Politicians
  • Parent and child
Target audience
adult
Technique
live action
Label
Philomena, (videorecording)
Instantiates
Distribution
Copyright
Note
  • "57933SD0"
  • Based on the book "The lost child of Philomena Lee" by Martin Sixsmith
  • Originally released as a motion picture in 2013
  • Special features: A conversation with Judi Dench; The real Philomena Lee; Q&A with Steve Coogan; Feature commentary with Steve Coogan and screenwriter Jeff Pope
Carrier category
videodisc
Content category
two-dimensional moving image
Control code
000052781075
Dimensions
12 cm.
Extent
1 DVD-video (94 min.)
Other control number
9321337149264
Other physical details
sound, colour
Publisher number
  • HOP0634
  • 57933SD0
System control number
(OCoLC)878584300
System details
DVD region 4 ; PAL
Label
Philomena, (videorecording)
Distribution
Copyright
Note
  • "57933SD0"
  • Based on the book "The lost child of Philomena Lee" by Martin Sixsmith
  • Originally released as a motion picture in 2013
  • Special features: A conversation with Judi Dench; The real Philomena Lee; Q&A with Steve Coogan; Feature commentary with Steve Coogan and screenwriter Jeff Pope
Carrier category
videodisc
Content category
two-dimensional moving image
Control code
000052781075
Dimensions
12 cm.
Extent
1 DVD-video (94 min.)
Other control number
9321337149264
Other physical details
sound, colour
Publisher number
  • HOP0634
  • 57933SD0
System control number
(OCoLC)878584300
System details
DVD region 4 ; PAL

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