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Format:

DVD, Videorecording, Projected Medium, Visual Materials

Title:

Jupiter's wife / a film by Michel Negroponte ; produced and directed by Michel Negroponte ; written by Gabriel Morgan, Michel Negroponte.

Publisher, Date:

[United States] : Docurama ; New York, NY : Distributed by New Video Group, [2003]

Description:

1 videodisc (78 min.) : sound, color w/b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in.

Summary:

This is the story of Maggie, a beguiling homeless woman living in New York City's Central Park. In her forties, Maggie's vibrant personality and unconventional persona attract attention since she has 6 dogs and carries a huge backpack full of her personal belongings. A captivating jumble of cryptic stories, Maggie's conversations are laced with intriguing claims - including the claim that she is the daughter of actor Robert Ryan and that she is married to the Roman god Jupiter.

Target Audience Note:

MPAA rating: Not rated.

Subjects:

Homeless women -- New York (State) -- New York.

Women -- Social conditions.

Women -- Health and hygiene.

Women -- Mental health.

Central Park (New York, N.Y.)

Genre:

Feature films.

Documentary films.

Other Author:

Negroponte, Michel.

Morgan, Gabriel.

Cogan, Maggie.

Morales, Beo.

Williams, Brooks.

Docurama (Firm)

New Video Group.

Other Title:

Sundance 1995 Special Jury Recognition for Directing

Notes:

Originally released as motion picture in 1994.

Special features: never-before-seen scenes; filmmaker biography; filmmaker statement.

Director of photography, Michel Negroponte ; editor, Michel Negroponte ; music, Beo Morales, Brooks Williams.

Interview with: Maggie Cogan.

DVD, Region 1, NTSC, full screen presentation; Dolby Digital stereo.

Winner Santa Barbara Film Festival, best documentary feature. Winner, Sundance Film Festival, special jury prize. Winner Vancouver International Film Festival, best documentary feature.

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ISBN:

0767058119

9780767058117

0767058119

9780767058117

Publisher Number:

NVG-9569

Other Number:

54025765

System Availability:

1

Current Holds:

0

# Local items:

1

Control Number:

747263

# Local items in:

1

# System items in:

1

Call Number:

DVD 305.4896 Jupiter