Belle / Fox Searchlight Pictures, Isle of Man Film and Pinewood Pictures and BFI present ; in association with Head Gear Films and Metrol Technology ; a DJ Films production ; an Amma Asante film ; produced by Damian Jones ; written by Misan Sagay ; directed by Amma Asante.
Although Dido Elizabeth Belle, an eighteenth-century English woman of mixed race, is raised in privilege by her aristocratic great-uncle and his wife, she is denied a proper social standing because of her skin color. But when Dido falls in love with a young idealist lawyer who aspires to create positive change, she finds herself caught between two worlds.
Record details
- Physical Description: 1 videodisc (approximately 104 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
- Edition: Rental exclusive.
- Distributor: Beverly Hills, California : 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, [2014]
Content descriptions
General Note: | Originally released as a motion picture in 2013. |
Creation/Production Credits Note: | Music, Rachel Portman ; editor, Pia Di Ciaula, Victoria Boydell ; costume designer, Anushia Nieradzik ; production designer, Simon Bowels ; director of photography, Ben Smithard. |
Participant or Performer Note: | Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Tom Wilkinson, Emily Watson, Sam Reid, Sarah Gadon, Miranda Richardson, Penelope Wilton, Tom Felton, James Norton, Matthew Goode. |
Target Audience Note: | MPAA Rating: PG; for thematic elements, some language and brief smoking images. |
System Details Note: | DVD, NTSC region 1, dual layer, widescreen (2.39:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Digital 2.0. |
Language Note: | In English (Dolby Digital 5.1), dubbed Spanish (Dolby Digital 2.0), or dubbed French (Dolby Digital 2.0); Spanish subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH); English Descriptive Audio track for people with visual disabilities (5.1). |
Source of Description Note: | Title from disc surface. |
Search for related items by subject
Subject: | Belle, Dido Elizabeth, 1761-1804 > Drama. Racially mixed people > England > Biography > Drama. Antislavery movements > England > History > 18th century > Drama. |
Genre: | Feature films. Historical films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Video recordings for people with visual disabilities. |
Show Only Available Copies
Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date | |
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Burlington Public Library | DVD BELLE | 39851001209452 | DVD Drama | Copy hold | Available | - |