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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.

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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.
Parallax Pictures, producer.
Shadow Distribution (Firm), distributor.
Channel Four Films (Firm), distributor.
Universal City Studios, distributor.
Series:
Ken Loach collection ; Vol. 2.
Ken Loach collection ; Vol. 2
Language:
English
Spanish
Subjects (All):
Nicaraguans--Scotland--Glasgow--Drama.
Nicaraguans.
Bus drivers--Scotland--Drama.
Bus drivers.
Man-woman relationships--Drama.
Man-woman relationships.
History.
Nicaragua.
Scotland.
Scotland--Glasgow.
Nicaragua--History--1979-1990--Drama.
Genre:
Drama.
Feature films.
Motion pictures, British.
Motion pictures, Spanish.
Motion pictures, German.
Video recordings.
Physical Description:
1 videodisc (106 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
polychrome
Place of Publication:
[Place of publication not identified] : Universal Studios (UK), [2005]
Language Note:
English dialogue, with English or Spanish subtitles.
System Details:
DVD; regions 2, 4; PAL.
digital
optical
PAL
video file
DVD video
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 ; sound by Ray Beckett ; photography by Barry Ackroyd ; music by George Fenton.
Notes:
A DVD release of the motion picture produced in 1996.
OCLC:
310081952
Publisher Number:
5060105720215 (set)
SFDVD002 Sixteen Films (set)
8227894 Universal

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