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Format:

DVD, Videorecording, Projected Medium, Visual Materials

Title:

Pieces of April [videorecording] / United Artists and IFC Productions present an InDigEnt production in association with Kalkaska Productions ; produced by John Lyons, Gary Winick, Alexis Alexian ; written and directed by Peter Hedges.

Publisher, Date:

[United States] : MGM Home Entertainment, [2004], c2003.

Description:

1 videodisc (81 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.

Summary:

Family outcast April lives in a beat-up apartment in New York's Lower East Side with her boyfriend, Bobby. In order to spend some time with her dying mother, April invites her conservative suburban family to her place for a Thanksgiving feast. While she frantically tries to complete the meal, the family drives in from Pennsylvania sharing less-than-pleasant opinions about April's lifestyle. Her dad tries to think positively, while sister Beth flaunts her good-girl status and brother Timmy captures it all on film.

Target Audience Note:

MPAA rating: PG-13; for language, sensuality, drug content and images of nudity.

Subjects:

Mothers and daughters -- Drama.

Thanksgiving Day -- New York (State) -- Lower East Side -- Drama.

Families -- United States -- Drama.

Feature films.

Comedy films.

Closed captioning.

Other Author:

Lyons, John (John S.)

Winick, Gary, 1961-2011.

Alexanian, Alexis.

Hedges, Peter.

Holmes, Katie, 1978-

Clarkson, Patricia.

Luke, Derek, 1974-

Pill, Alison, 1985-

Gallagher, John, Jr., 1984-

Drummond, Alice, 1928-2016

White, Lillias.

Whitlock, Isiah, Jr.

Platt, Oliver.

Reiker, Tami.

Livolsi, Mark.

Merritt, Stephin.

Bauer, Laura.

Butler, Rick.

United Artists Corporation.

IFC Productions (Firm)

InDigEnt (Firm)

Kalkaska Productions (Firm)

MGM Home Entertainment Inc.

Notes:

Special features: commentary by writer/director Peter Hedges; behind-the-scenes featurette; theatrical trailer.

Director of photography, Tami Reiker ; editor, Mark Livolsi ; music, Stephin Merritt ; costume designer, Laura Bauer ; production designer, Rick Butler.

Katie Holmes, Patricia Clarkson, Derek Luke, Alison Pill, John Gallagher, Jr., Alice Drummond, Lillias White, Isiah Whitlock, Jr., Oliver Platt.

DVD, Region 1, widescreen (1.85:1) and pan & scan presentations, 5.1 Dolby Digital surround.

English dialogue, French or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.

ISBN:

0792860047

9780792860044

Publisher Number:

1005951

System Availability:

1

Current Holds:

0

# Local items:

1

Control Number:

145953

# Local items in:

1

# System items in:

1

Call Number:

DVD MOVIE Pieces o

Medium:

[videorecording]