Displaying 1 of 1 2013 Format: DVD, Videorecording, Projected Medium, Visual Materials Title: Mary and Martha / HBO Films presents a WTTV Working Title Television production in association with the BBC and NBCUniversal ; produced by Hilary Bevan Jones and Genevieve Hofmeyr ; written by Richard Curtis ; directed by Phillip Noyce. Publisher, Date: [United States] : HBO Home Entertainment, [2013] Description: 1 videodisc (approximately 95 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. digital optical video file DVD video Summary: Two very different women, an upscale American named Mary and a middle-class Englishwoman named Martha, form an unlikely bond following the losses of their only children from malaria contracted in Africa. Battling their lingering grief and the strains on their marriages, the two work together to raise awareness of malaria while recovering their sense of purpose. A story of how ordinary people can make a difference in influencing social policy and affecting positive change. Target Audience Note: Rating: TV14. Subjects: Mothers -- Drama. Death -- Drama. Malaria -- Africa -- Drama. Grief -- Drama. Made-for-TV movies. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Other Author: Noyce, Phillip. Curtis, Richard, 1956- Swank, Hilary. Blethyn, Brenda, 1946- Claflin, Sam, 1986- HBO Films. Working Title Television. British Broadcasting Corporation. NBCUniversal (Firm) HBO Home Entertainment (Firm) Notes: Title from container. Originally broadcast as a made-for-TV movie in 2013. Director, Phillip Noyce. Hilary Swank, Brenda Blethyn, Sam Claflin, Frank Grillo, Lux Haney-Jardine. DVD, widescreen (16:9) presntation; Dolby digital 5.1. Publisher Number: 1000417294 Other Number: 857727016 System Availability: 1 Current Holds: 0 # Local items: 1 Control Number: 401793 # Local items in: 1 # System items in: 1 Call Number: DVD TV Mary and Place Hold Add to My List Expand All | Collapse All Availability Map It Displaying 1 of 1
