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Belle

Language and/or Subtitles: English
French
Spanish
Format: DVD 2014
Availability: Available at 14 Libraries 16 of 17 copies

Available (16)
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CLP - Allegheny Regional Audiovisual Collection DVD Belle
Location  CLP - Allegheny Regional
 
Collection  Audiovisual Collection
 
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CLP - Beechview Audiovisual Collection DVD Belle
Location  CLP - Beechview
 
Collection  Audiovisual Collection
 
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CLP - Brookline Audiovisual Collection DVD Belle
Location  CLP - Brookline
 
Collection  Audiovisual Collection
 
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CLP - East Liberty AV DVD Belle
Location  CLP - East Liberty
 
Collection  AV
 
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CLP - East Liberty AV DVD Belle
Location  CLP - East Liberty
 
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CLP - Hazelwood Audiovisual Collection DVD Belle
Location  CLP - Hazelwood
 
Collection  Audiovisual Collection
 
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CLP - Hill District Audiovisual Collection DVD Belle
Location  CLP - Hill District
 
Collection  Audiovisual Collection
 
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CLP - Homewood Audiovisual Collection DVD Belle
Location  CLP - Homewood
 
Collection  Audiovisual Collection
 
Call Number  DVD Belle
 
 
CLP - Homewood Audiovisual Collection DVD Belle
Location  CLP - Homewood
 
Collection  Audiovisual Collection
 
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CLP - Knoxville Audiovisual Collection DVD Belle
Location  CLP - Knoxville
 
Collection  Audiovisual Collection
 
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CLP - Lawrenceville Audiovisual Collection DVD Belle
Location  CLP - Lawrenceville
 
Collection  Audiovisual Collection
 
Call Number  DVD Belle
 
 
CLP - Main Library Second Floor Film & Audio - Feature Film DVD DVD Belle
Location  CLP - Main Library
 
Collection  Second Floor Film & Audio - Feature Film DVD
 
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CLP - West End Audiovisual Collection DVD Belle
Location  CLP - West End
 
Collection  Audiovisual Collection
 
Call Number  DVD Belle
 
 
Northland Public Library Audio Video Drama BELLE (DVD)
Location  Northland Public Library
 
Collection  Audio Video
 
Call Number  Drama BELLE (DVD)
 
 
Western Allegheny Community Library Audiovisual DVD BELLE
Location  Western Allegheny Community Library
 
Collection  Audiovisual
 
Call Number  DVD BELLE
 
 
Wilkinsburg Public Library - Eastridge Audiovisual DVD B DRAMA
Location  Wilkinsburg Public Library - Eastridge
 
Collection  Audiovisual
 
Call Number  DVD B DRAMA
 
 
 
Unavailable (1)
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Clairton Public Library Audio/Visual Collection MISSING
Location  Clairton Public Library
 
Collection  Audio/Visual Collection
 
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Summary
An eighteenth-century English woman of mixed race who was raised in privilege by her aristocratic great-uncle and his wife is denied a proper social standing because of her skin color. When she falls in love with a young idealist lawyer who aspires to create positive change, she finds herself caught between two worlds.
Additional Information
Subjects Belle, Dido Elizabeth, -- 1761-1804 -- Drama.
Racially mixed people -- England -- Biography -- Drama.
Antislavery movements -- England -- History -- 18th century -- Drama.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Historical films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.
Publisher Beverly Hills, California :2014
Edition Widescreen.
Contributors Jones, Damian, 1964- producer.
Sagay, Misan, screenwriter.
Asante, Amma, 1969- director.
Mbatha-Raw, Gugu, 1983- actor.
Wilkinson, Tom, 1948- actor.
Reid, Sam, 1987- actor.
Gadon, Sarah, 1987- actor.
Richardson, Miranda, actor.
Wilton, Penelope, 1946- actor.
Felton, Tom, 1987- actor.
Norton, James, actor.
Goode, Matthew, 1978- actor.
Watson, Emily, 1967- actor.
Portman, Rachel, composer.
Fox Searchlight Pictures, production company.
Isle of Man Film Limited, production company.
Pinewood Studios, production company.
British Film Institute, production company.
Head Gear Films, production company.
Metrol Technology (Firm), production company.
DJ Films, production company.
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc., publisher, film distributor.
Participants/Performers Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Tom Wilkinson, Sam Reid, Sarah Gadon, Miranda Richardson, Penelope Wilton, Tom Felton, James Norton, Matthew Goode, Emily Watson.
Other Contributors Editors, Pia di Ciaula, Victoria Boydell ; music, Rachel Portman ; costume designer, Anushia Nieradzik ; production designer, Simon Bowles ; director of photography, Ben Smithard.
Audience MPAA Rating: PG; for thematic elements, some language and brief smoking images.
Language English
French
Spanish
In English, Spanish, and French with optional subtitles in Spanish; with optional English subtitles for the deaf and hearing impaired (SDH); closed-captioned; with English descriptive audio track for people with visual disabilities.
Notes Title from container.
Originally released as a motion picture in 2013.
System Details DVD; dual layer; NTSC; region 1; widescreen (2.39:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 and 2.0.
Description 1 videodisc (104 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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