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Carla's song / Shadow Distribution and Channel Four Films present a Parallax picture ; produced by Sally Hibbin ; directed by Ken Loach ; screenplay by Paul Laverty.

LIBRA VHS PN1997 .C28362 1998
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Format:
Video
Contributor:
Loach, Ken, 1936- director.
Laverty, Paul, screenwriter.
Hibbin, Sally, 1953- producer.
Carlyle, Robert, 1961- actor.
Cabezas, Oyanka, 1971- actor.
Glenn, Scott, 1942- actor.
Fenton, George, composer.
Shadow Distribution (Firm), producer.
Channel Four Films (Firm), producer.
Parallax Pictures, producer.
Filmstiftung Nordrhein-Westfalen GmbH, producer.
Fox Lorber Home Video (Firm), distributor.
Fox Lorber Associates, distributor.
Van Wert Collection (University of Pennsylvania)
Language:
English
Spanish
Subjects (All):
Nicaraguans--Scotland--Glasgow--Drama.
Nicaraguans.
Bus drivers--Scotland--Drama.
Bus drivers.
History.
Nicaragua--History--1979-1990--Drama.
Nicaragua.
Motion pictures, British.
Motion pictures, Spanish.
Motion pictures, German.
Scotland.
Scotland--Glasgow.
Genre:
Feature films.
Motion pictures, British.
Drama.
Video recordings.
Physical Description:
1 videocassette (127 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in.
1/2 in.
polychrome
Place of Publication:
New York, NY : Fox Lorber Home Video : Distributed by Fox Lorber Associates, Inc., [1998]
Language Note:
In English and Spanish with English subtitles.
System Details:
VHS.
analog
magnetic
VHS
Summary:
George, a Glasgow bus driver risks his job by giving a free ride to a beautiful Nicaraguan woman with no money. From the moment he sees her, he becomes infatuated. He finds her a place to live and learns that her boyfriend has probably been killed by the Contras. George accompanies her to Nicaragua where he helps her come to terms with her past, and at the same time, discovers more about himself.
Participant:
Robert Carlyle, Oyanka Cabezas, Scott Glenn.
Credits:
Edited by Jonathan Morris ; photography by Barry Ackroyd ; music by George Fenton.
Notes:
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1996.
ISBN:
1572524359
OCLC:
41073944
Publisher Number:
720917014500
FLV1450 Fox Lorber Home Video

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