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Dear Frankie /  Cover Image DVD DVD

Dear Frankie / Miramax Films ; Path©♭ Pictures presents, in association with the UK Film Council and Scottish Screen, a Scorpio Films production, in association with Sigma Films ; produced in association with Inside Track Productions ; screenplay, Andrea Gibb ; producer, Caroline Wood ; director, Shona Auerbach.

Auerbach, Shona, (director of photography.). Ottey, Oral Norrie, (editor.). Heffes, Alex, (composer.). Auerbach, Shona, (director.). Gibb, Andrea, (screenwriter.). Wood, Caroline, 1953- (producer.). Mortimer, Emily, (actor.). Butler, Gerard, 1969- (actor.). Small, Sharon, 1967- (screenwriter.). McElhone, Jack, 1994- (screenwriter.). Riggans, Mary, (actor.). Miramax Films, (film distributor.). Path©♭ Pictures, (production company.). UK Film Council, (production company.). Scottish Screen (Organization), (production company.). Scorpio Films, (production company.). Sigma Filmproductions, (production company.). Miramax Home Entertainment (Firm), (production company.). Alliance Atlantis (Firm), (publisher.). William O. Van Arsdale, IV and Family Collection. (Added Author). Emily Mortimer, Gerard Butler, Sharon Small, Jack McElhone, Mary Riggans. (Cast).

Summary:

A heartwarming and often humorous tale of nine-year-old Frankie and his mom, Lizzie, who have been on the move ever since he can remember. To protect her son from the truth, Lizzie has invented a story to satisfy Frankie's curiosity about his father.

Record details

  • Physical Description: 1 videodisc (105 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Edition: Widescreen edition.
  • Publisher: Montr©♭al, Qu©♭bec : Alliance Atlantis, [2009]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Title from container.
Videodisc release of the 2004 motion picture.
Special features: deleted scenes with optional director commentary; the story of Dear Frankie; feature commentary and interview with director.
Restrictions on Access Note:
Educational and home use only.
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Director of photography, Shona Auerbach ; editor, Oral Norrie Ottey ; original music, Alex Heffes.
Participant or Performer Note:
Emily Mortimer, Gerard Butler, Sharon Small, Jack McElhone, Mary Riggans.
Target Audience Note:
Rating: PG; for mature theme and coarse language.
System Details Note:
DVD (region 1), widescreen; 5.1 Dolby Digital Surround.
Language Note:
Closed captioning in English.
English or French dialogue; Spanish subtitles.
Awards Note:
Winner of the 2004 Crystal Heart Award, Heartland INternational Film Festival.
Best Film from the United States 2004, Montreal World Film Festival.
Women in Cinema Lena Sharpe Award Winner 2004, Seattle International Film Festival.
Subject: Mothers and sons > Drama.
Truthfulness and falsehood > Drama.
Single mothers > Drama.
Deaf children > Drama.
Coming-of-age films.
Romance films.
Feature films > Canada.
Feature films > United States.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Genre: Melodramas (Motion pictures).
Romance films.

Available copies

  • 4 of 5 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect. (Show)
  • 0 of 0 copies available at Greenwood Public Library.

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