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A handful of dust

DVD

2004

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Format:	DVD, Videorecording, Projected Medium, Visual Materials
Title:	A handful of dust / Stagescreen Productions ; screenplay by Tim Sullivan, Derek Granger, and Charles Sturridge ; produced by Derek Granger ; directed by Charles Sturridge.
Edition:	Letterboxed ed.
Publisher, Date:	[New York, NY] : HBO Video : Granada International, [2004]
Description:	1 videodisc (114 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. 4 3/4 in. stamping NTSC video file region 1 DVD video
Summary:	In 1930s England, Tony and Brenda Last and their son, John Andrew, live an idyllic life in the huge Victorian country house that is the symbol of Tony's family pride. The chance arrival of a penniless scrounger irrevocably shatters the gentle balance of their lives as Brenda's search for excitement and Tony's determination to hold on to what is his eventually lead in the direction of divorce and sends Tony to South America.
Target Audience Note:	MPAA rating: PG.
Subjects:	Waugh, Evelyn, 1903-1966 -- Film adaptations. Aristocracy (Social class) -- Drama. Adultery -- Drama. Married people -- Drama. Country homes -- Drama. British -- Brazil -- Drama. England -- Drama. Brazil -- Drama.
Genre:	Feature films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Other Author:	Sullivan, Tim, screenwriter. Granger, Derek, screenwriter, film producer. Sturridge, Charles, screenwriter, film director. Wilby, James, actor. Scott-Thomas, Kristin, 1960- actor. Graves, Rupert, 1963- actor. Huston, Anjelica, actor. Dench, Judi, 1934- actor. Guinness, Alec, 1914-2000, actor. Fenton, George, composer (expression) Motion picture adaptation of (work): Waugh, Evelyn, 1903-1966. Handful of dust. Stagescreen Productions, production company. Granada International (Firm) production company. HBO Video (Firm), publisher.
Other Title:	Title on container and disc label: Evelyn Waugh's A handful of dust
Notes:	Based on the novel by Evelyn Waugh. Originally released as a motion picture in 1988. Photographer, Peter Hannan ; editor, Peter Coulson ; music, George Fenton. James Wilby, Kristin Scott Thomas, Rupert Graves, Anjelica Huston, Judi Dench, Alec Guinness. DVD, NTSC, region 1. In English; closed-captioned in English.
ISBN:	0783125690 9780783125695 0783125690 9780783125695
Publisher Number:	92126
Other Number:	56930692
System Availability:	1
Current Holds:	0
# Local items:	1
Control Number:	808690
# Local items in:	1
# System items in:	1
Call Number:	DVD MOVIE Handful

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