The Children Act
(DVD)
Contributors
Eyre, Richard, 1943- film director.
Kenworthy, Duncan, film producer.
McEwan, Ian, screenwriter.
Thompson, Emma, actor.
Tucci, Stanley, actor.
Kenworthy, Duncan, film producer.
McEwan, Ian, screenwriter.
Thompson, Emma, actor.
Tucci, Stanley, actor.
Published
Santa Monica, California : Lionsgate, [2018].
Format
DVD
ISBN
9786317504127, 6317504121
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 106 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Status
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| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Headquarters Library - Adult Video | DVD DRAMA CHI | In |
| Alachua Branch - Adult Video | DVD DRAMA CHI | In |
| Archer Branch - Adult Video | DVD DRAMA CHI | In |
| Cone Park Branch - Adult Video | DVD DRAMA CHI | In |
| Hawthorne Branch - Adult Video | DVD DRAMA CHI | In |
Subjects
LC Subjects
Blood -- Transfusion -- Drama.
DVDs.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Film adaptations.
Great Britain. -- Children Act 1989 -- Drama.
Health -- Religious aspects -- Jehovah's witness -- Drama.
Historical films.
Jehovah's Witnesses -- Doctrines -- Drama.
Legal films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Women judges -- Drama.
DVDs.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Film adaptations.
Great Britain. -- Children Act 1989 -- Drama.
Health -- Religious aspects -- Jehovah's witness -- Drama.
Historical films.
Jehovah's Witnesses -- Doctrines -- Drama.
Legal films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Women judges -- Drama.
OCLC Fast Subjects
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Published
Santa Monica, California : Lionsgate, [2018].
Language
English
ISBN
9786317504127, 6317504121
UPC
031398293972, 00031398293972
Notes
General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 2017.
General Note
Wide screen.
General Note
Based on the novel by Ian McEwan.
General Note
Special features: commentary with the director, writer and producer.
Creation/Production Credits
Original music by Stephen Warbeck; editor, Dan Farrell; director of photography, Andrew Dunn.
Participants/Performers
Emma Thompson, Stanley Tucci, Fionn Whitehead, Ben Chaplin, Jason Watkins, Nikki Amuka-Bird, Anthony Calf, Rosie Cavaliero, Eileen Walsh, Nicholas Jones, Rupert Vansittart.
Description
Fiona Maye is a High Court judge in London ruling with wisdom and kindness over ethically complicated cases of family law. Fiona is tasked with ruling on the case of Adam, an exceptional boy who is refusing a life-saving blood transfusion. He is three months from his eighteenth birthday and legally still a child. Fiona visits Adam in the hospital and it has an extreme emotional impact on them both.
Target Audience
MPAA rating: R; for a sexual reference.
System Details
DVD; NTSC Region 1; widescreen 16x9 (1.98:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction
For private home use only.
Language
English dialogue; Spanish subtitles; subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH).
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Eyre, R., Kenworthy, D., McEwan, I., Thompson, E., Tucci, S., Whitehead, F., Chaplin, B., Watkins, J., Amuka-Bird, N., Calf, A., Cavaliero, R., Walsh, E., Jones, N., Vansittart, R., Warbeck, S., Farrell, D. (. e., Dunn, A., & McEwan, I. (2018). The Children Act . Lionsgate.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Richard Eyre et al.. 2018. The Children Act. Lionsgate.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Richard Eyre et al.. The Children Act Lionsgate, 2018.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Eyre, Richard, et al. The Children Act Lionsgate, 2018.
Note! Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of August 2021.
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