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Is anybody there? Cover Image DVD DVD

Is anybody there? [videorecording (DVD)] / Big Beach presents in association with BBC Films, a Heyday Films, BBC, Big Beach production ; produced by David Heyman, Marc Turtletaub, Peter Saraf ; written by Peter Harness ; directed by John Crowley.

Heyman, David, 1961- (Added Author). Turtletaub, Marc. (Added Author). Saraf, Peter. (Added Author). Crowley, John, 1969- (Added Author). Caine, Michael. (Added Author). Morrissey, David. (Added Author). Duff, Anne-Marie. (Added Author). Barlow, Thelma, 1929- (Added Author). Harris, Rosemary. (Added Author). Phillips, Leslie, 1924- (Added Author). Riach, Ralph, 1939- (Added Author). Spriggs, Elizabeth. (Added Author). Syms, Sylvia, 1934- (Added Author). Vaughan, Peter, 1923- (Added Author). Milner, Bill. (Added Author). Harness, Peter, 1976- (Added Author). Talbot, Joby. (Added Author). Big Beach (Firm) (Added Author). BBC Films. (Added Author). Heyday Films. (Added Author). Magnolia Home Entertainment (Firm) (Added Author). Michael Caine, David Morrissey, Ann-Marie Duff, Thelma Barlow, Rosemary Harris, Leslie Phillips, Ralph Riach, Elizabeth Spriggs, Sylvia Syms, Peter Vaughan, Bill Milner. (Cast).

Summary:

Ten-year-old Edward lives in his family-run retirement home. While his mother struggles to keep the family business afloat and his father copes with the onset of a mid-life crisis, Edward leads an increasingly lonely existence until he meets Clarence, a retired magician and grieving widower who refuses to give in gracefully to old age.

Record details

  • Physical Description: 1 videodisc (ca. 95 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Publisher: Los Angeles, Calif. : Magnolia Home Entertainment, c2009.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Special feature : deleted scenes.
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Director of photography, Rob Hardy ; editor, Trevor Waite ; music, Joby Talbot.
Participant or Performer Note:
Michael Caine, David Morrissey, Ann-Marie Duff, Thelma Barlow, Rosemary Harris, Leslie Phillips, Ralph Riach, Elizabeth Spriggs, Sylvia Syms, Peter Vaughan, Bill Milner.
Target Audience Note:
MPAA rating: PG-13; for language including sexual references, and some disturbing images.
System Details Note:
DVD, widescreen ([2.35:1]); Dolby Digital 5.1 and Dolby Digital 2.0.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:
For private home use only.
Language Note:
English dialogue with optional Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.
Subject: Retirement communities > England > Drama.
Family-owned business enterprises > England > Drama.
Midlife crisis > England > Drama.
Magicians > England > Drama.
Boys > England > Drama.
Loneliness in children > England > Drama.
Grief in men > England > Drama.
Video recordings.
DVDs.
Action and adventure films.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Topic Heading: Closed-captioned films.

Available copies

  • 0 of 1 copy available at Salt Spring Island Public Library.

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  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Holdable? Status Due Date
Salt Spring Island Public Library DVD 813 ISA (Text) 33123009687956 DVD Volume hold Checked out 2024-12-03


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