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The piano lesson / Craig Anderson Productions, Inc. in association with Hallmark Hall of Fame Productions ; produced by August Wilson ; teleplay by August Wilson ; directed by Lloyd Richards.
LIBRA DVD 022 036
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Video
- Author/Creator:
- Wilson, August. Piano lesson, author.
- Series:
- Hallmark Hall of Fame (DVD videodiscs) ; 16.
- Hallmark Hall of Fame ; 16
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Wilson, August--Film adaptations.
- Wilson, August.
- African Americans--Drama.
- African Americans.
- Heirlooms.
- Heirlooms--Drama.
- Drama.
- Black Studies.
- Local Subjects:
- Drama.
- Black Studies.
- Genre:
- Drama.
- Film adaptations.
- Made-for-TV movies.
- Feature films.
- Video recordings.
- Physical Description:
- 1 videodisc (approximately 98 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
- polychrome
- Edition:
- Gold Crown collector's edition ; Fullscreen.
- Other Title:
- Title on container: August Wilson's The piano lesson
- Place of Publication:
- [Place of publication not identified] : Hallmark Home Entertainment, [2006]
- Language Note:
- Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.
- System Details:
- DVD, Dolby digital surround.
- analog
- magnetic
- surround
- Dolby
- video file
- DVD video
- Summary:
- August Wilson's Pulitzer Prize-winning tale of a family caught between their heritage and a dream for the future. The Charles family clashes over the fate of a magnificent, carved piano that carries their family's story from their days as slaves. Boy Willie wants to sell the piano to buy a farm--the same fields their family worked as slaves. But his sister, Berniece, refuses to part with it. For her, the piano is their very soul, a legacy of pride and struggle that symbolizes their survival as a family. To resolve the conflict they must first deal with the past.
- Contents:
- Special features: Full screen presentation
- The making of "The piano lesson"
- An interview with August Wilson
- Language: English
- Subtitles: English.
- Participant:
- Charles Dutton, Alfre Woodard, Carl Gordon, Tommy Hollis, Lou Myers, Courtney B. Vance.
- Credits:
- Production designer, Jim Newport ; director of photography, Paul Elliott ; edited by Jim Oliver ; music, Stephen James Taylor.
- Notes:
- Based on the play by August Wilson.
- 2.0 aspect ratio.
- Originally produced for television broadcast in 1995.
- Special features: a behind-the-scenes featurette and an interview with August Wilson; biographies.
- OCLC:
- 71320396
- Publisher Number:
- 015012948813
- 1998DVD1370 Hallmark Home Entertainment
- 2898DVD1370 Hallmark Home Entertainment
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