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Physical Description:
1 video disc (116 minutes) : sound, colour ; 4 3/4 inch disc.
videodisc - Edition: Widescreen edition.
- Publisher: Hollywood, CA : Paramount Pictures, 2017.
- Copyright: ©2016.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Originally released as a motion picture in 2016. Based on the story "Story of your life" by Ted Chiang. |
| Restrictions on Access Note: | LICENSED FOR HOME USE ONLY |
| Creation/Production Credits Note: | Director of photography, Bradford Young ; editor, Joe Walker ; music, Johann Johannsson. |
| Participant or Performer Note: | Amy Adams, Jeremy Renner, Forest Whitaker, Michael Stuhlbarg. |
| Target Audience Note: | PARENTAL GUIDANCE - NOT RECOMMENDED FOR YOUNG CHILDREN MANITOBA FILM CLASSIFICATION BOARD MPAA rating: PG-13; for brief strong language. |
| System Details Note: | DVD, region 1, NTSC, widescreen; 5.1 Dolby digital. |
| Language Note: | English, French or Spanish dialogue; optional Spanish, English or French subtitles; Closed-captioned; English descriptive audio. |
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| Subject: | Human-alien encounters -- Drama |
| Genre: | Detective and mystery films. Science fiction films. Feature films. |
| Topic Heading: | DVDs for people with visual disabilities. DVDs for the hearing impaired. |
Show Only Available Copies
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
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| Lillooet Branch | AV-DVD AF ARR (Text) | 35180000347061 | AV Section | Volume hold | Available | - |
- Video Librarian Reviews : Video Librarian Reviews
Director Denis Villenueve's multiple Oscar-nominated (including Best Picture) film is an exciting, provocative, intellectually stimulating sci-fi thriller that combines the wonderment of Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey with Steven Spielberg's Close Encounters of the Third Kind in a tale about Earth's first contact with an alien civilization. When 12 mysterious spacecraft appear around the globe, renowned linguist Louise Banks (Amy Adams) is summoned to decipher their intentions. Still mourning the death of her young daughter, Louise embarks on a mind-bending adventure that takes her to the nearest landing site in Montana, where she's joined by theoretical physicist Ian Donnelly (Jeremy Renner). While they evaluate the unnervingly dark, 1,500-ft. high, ovoid spaceship, panic ensues as foreign governments attempt their own extraterrestrial first contact (China and Russia are particularly aggrieved). Aboard the vessel, the pair must adjust to minimal gravity, ascending to a chamber where Louise tries to communicate with its otherworldly inhabitants: immense squid-like creaturesâcalled heptapodsâthat hover behind a transparent, protective barrier. And she notices that their clicking, whale-like sounds don't correlate with their ideogramsâsquishy, enigmatic calligraphy that resembles Rorschach ink blobs. An excellent tale centering on how language determines one's perceptions, this excellent adaptation of Ted Chiang's cerebral 1998 short story "Story of Your Life" serves up an enlightening and inspiring allegory. Highly recommended. Editor's Choice. (S. Granger) Copyright Video Librarian Reviews 2017.
