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Brick lane / Sony Pictures Classics ; Film4, Ingenious Film Partners and the UK Film Council present a Ruby Films production ; directed by Sarah Gavron ; produced by Alison Owen & Chris Collins ; screenplay by Abi Morgan & Laura Jones.
LIBRA DVD 011 884
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Video
- Language:
- English
- French
- Subjects (All):
- Ali, Monica, 1967---Film adaptations.
- Ali, Monica.
- Ali, Monica, 1967-.
- Arranged marriage--England--London--Drama.
- Arranged marriage.
- Women--Bangladesh--Social conditions--Drama.
- Women.
- Married women--England--London--Drama.
- Married women.
- Man-woman relationships--England--London--Drama.
- Man-woman relationships.
- Social conditions.
- England--London.
- Bangladesh.
- Genre:
- Melodramas (Motion pictures)
- Feature films.
- Film adaptations.
- Video recordings for hard of hearing people.
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
- Motion pictures, British.
- Drama.
- Video recordings.
- Physical Description:
- 1 videodisc (approximately 102 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
- polychrome
- Edition:
- Widescreen edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Culver City, Calif. : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, [2009]
- Language Note:
- English dialogue, English or French subtitles; closed-captioned.
- System Details:
- DVD, region 1, Dolby Digital 5.1 surround.
- digital
- optical
- surround
- Dolby digital 5.1
- video file
- DVD video
- region 1
- Summary:
- Nazneen is a young Bangladeshi woman who arrives in London during the 1980s. She leaves behind her beloved sister and home, for an arranged marriage and a new life. In a loveless marriage to the middle aged Chanu, she feels trapped within the four walls of her flat in East London. She begins to fear that her soul is quietly dying. Meanwhile, her sister Hasina, continues to live a carefree life back in Bangladesh. Nazneen struggles to accept her lifestyle and tries to keep her head down in spite of life's blows. She soon discovers that life cannot be avoided and she is forced to confront life the day that the hotheaded young Karim comes knocking at her door.
- Participant:
- Tannishtha Chatterjee, Satish Kaushik, Christopher Simpson.
- Credits:
- Director of photography, Robbie Ryan ; editor, Melanie Oliver ; music, Jocelyn Pook.
- Notes:
- Based on the novel by Monica Ali.
- Anamorphic widescreen (2.35:1) presentation.
- Special features: commentary with director Sarah Gavron and actress Tannishtha Chatterjee; interview with Sarah Gavron; deleted scenes; interview with Tannishtha Chatterjee and Christopher Sampson; Exploring Brick Lane featurette; interview with Satish Koushik; scene specific commentaries.
- ISBN:
- 1435918436
- 9781435918436
- OCLC:
- 262846272
- Publisher Number:
- 043396261716
- 26171 Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
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