Catalog - The City Library

Format:

DVD, Videorecording, Projected Medium, Visual Materials

Title:

The forgetting : a portrait of Alzheimer's : stories of love, courage and hope / produced and directed by Elizabeth Arledge ; produced by Twin Cities Public Television, Inc.

Edition:

Widescreen version.

Publisher, Date:

Description:

1 videodisc (approximately 90 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

Summary:

An exploration of Alzheimer's, taking both a sweeping and intimate look at how this cruel disease affects nearly five million Americans and their loved ones.

Target Audience Note:

MPAA rating: Not rated.

Subjects:

Alzheimer's disease.

Documentary television programs.

Films for hard of hearing people

Genre:

Documentary television programs.

Other Author:

Arledge, Elizabeth.

Pierce, David Hyde.

Shenk, David, 1966-

Hunt, Linda, 1945-

Roland, Erich.

Daring, Mason.

PBS Home Video.

Twin Cities Public Television (Saint Paul, Minn.)

Notes:

Based on the book by David Shenk.

"Presented in a 'matted' widescreen format preserving the aspect ratio of its original theatrical exhibition, enhanced for widescreen TVs"--Container.

Special features: Widescreen version -- Alzheimer's: The help you need, hosted by David Hyde Pierce -- Interview with David Shenk, author of The Forgetting--Alzheimer's: Portrait of an epidemic -- Interview with filmmaker Elizabeth Arledge -- Language: English Dolby surround stereo ; Spanish Dolby surround stereo -- Subtitles: English, Spanish.

Restricted to home use or face to face teaching.

Director of photography, Erich Roland ; editor, Doug Quade ; music, Mason Daring.

Narrator, Linda Hunt.

Broadcast premiere on PBS Jan. 21, 2004.

DVD, region 1, widescreen presentation; Dolby surround stereo.

English with optional Spanish audio and subtitles; closed-captioned in English.

Contents:

Special features: Widescreen version -- Alzheimer's: The help you need, hosted by David Hyde Pierce -- Interview with David Shenk, author of The Forgetting -- Alzheimer's: Portrait of an epidemic -- Interview with filmmaker Elizabeth Arledge -- Language: English Dolby surround stereo ; Spanish Dolby surround stereo -- Subtitles: English, Spanish.

ISBN:

079369714X

9780793697144

1415704740

9781415704745

079369714X

Publisher Number:

FOPA601

Other Number:

56089462

System Availability:

1

Current Holds:

0

# Local items:

1

Control Number:

783145

# Local items in:

1

# System items in:

1

Call Number:

DVD 616.831 Forgetti