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Belle  Cover Image DVD DVD

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.

Summary:

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.
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.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Skagit Evergreen Libraries. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Burlington Public Library System. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Burlington Public Library.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Burlington Public Library DVD BELLE 39851001209452 DVD Drama Copy hold Available -


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