Summary
Mississippi during the 1960s: Skeeter, a southern society girl, returns from college determined to become a writer, but turns her friends' lives, and a small Mississippi town, upside down when she decides to interview the black women who have spent their lives taking care of prominent southern families. Aibileen, Skeeter's best friend's housekeeper, is the first to open up, to the dismay of her friends in the tight-knit black community.Additional Information
Subjects |
Civil rights movements
-- Drama.
African American women -- Drama. Housekeepers -- Mississippi -- Drama. African American women household employees -- Drama. Jackson (Miss.) -- Drama. Social problem films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Video recordings for people with visual disabilities. Feature films. Fiction films. |
Publisher | Burbank, CA :Touchstone Home Entertainment :2011 Distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment, |
Edition | Widescreen. |
Contributors |
Green, Brunson.
Columbus, Chris. Barnathan, Michael. Taylor, Tate. Chastain, Jessica, 1977- Davis, Viola, 1965- Howard, Bryce Dallas, 1981- Janney, Allison. Spencer, Octavia. Stone, Emma, 1988- Newman, Thomas, 1955- Stockett, Kathryn. Dreamworks Pictures. Reliance Entertainment. Participant Media. Image Nation (Firm) 1492 Pictures. Harbinger Pictures (Firm) Buena Vista Home Entertainment (Firm) Touchstone Home Entertainment (Firm) |
Participants/Performers |
Jessica Chastain, Viola Davis, Bryce Dallas Howard, Allison Janney, Octavia Spencer, Emma Stone. |
Other Contributors |
Music by Thomas Newman ; editor, Hughes Winborne ; director of photography, Stephen Goldblatt ; costume designer, Sharen Davis. |
Audience |
MPAA rating: PG-13; for thematic material. |
Language |
English French Spanish In English, French, Spanish; with optional French or Spanish subtitles; with optional English subtitles for the deaf and hearing impaired (SDH). |
Notes |
Title from container. Based on the novel by Kathryn Stockett. Bonus features: deleted scenes; Mary J. Blige's "The living proof" music video. |
System Details |
DVD; NTSC; region 1; widescreen; digitally mastered; dual-layer; English DVS 2.0 Dolby digital. |
Description |
1 videodisc (146 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
Other | Classic View |