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Secrets & lies [videorecording] / written and directed by Mike Leigh.

Summary:

When Hortense begins the search for her birth mother as an adult, the revelation that a lonely white factory worker gave up a black baby for adoption sends shock waves through the family.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781681438153
  • Physical Description: 1 videodisc (142 minutes) : sound, colour ; 4 3/4 inches.
  • Edition: Director-approved DVD special edition.
  • Publisher: New York : The Criterion Collection, [2021]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Originally released as a motion picture in 1996.
Special features: New conversation with Gary Yershon; new interview with Marianne Jean-Baptiste; audio interview with Leigh from 1996; essay by film programmer and critic Ashley Clark.
Title from container.
Wide screen (1.85:1).
Participant or Performer Note:
Timothy Spall, Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Brenda Blethyn, Phyllis Logan.
Target Audience Note:
Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.
MPAA Rating: R.
System Details Note:
DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 2.0.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:
For private home use only.
Language Note:
Audio tracks in English, captions in English.
Subject: Adoption > Fiction.
Deception > Fiction.
Female friendship > Fiction.
Family secrets > Fiction.
Genre: Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Comedy films.
Feature films.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Bowen Island Public Library.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Holdable? Status Due Date
Bowen Island Public Library DVD F SEC (Text) 30947000570727 Adult DVD Fiction Volume hold Available -


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