| Edition |
Widescreen [edition]. |
| Description |
1 videodisc (109 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.. |
| Series |
Avant-garde cinema. |
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Avant-garde cinema.
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| System Details |
DVD. |
| Cast |
Natasha Richardson, Faye Dunaway, Aidan Quinn, Elizabeth McGovern, Victoria Tennant, Robert Duvall. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Igor Luther ; editor, David Ray ; music, Ryuichi Sakamoto. |
| Note |
Originally released as motion picture in 1990. |
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Based on the novel by Margaret Atwood. |
| Audience |
Rated R. |
| Summary |
Set in the near future, the handmaids of the title are women who can still bear children after the ravages of war caused wide-spread sterility. One of the handmaids, Kate, is caught trying to escape the Republic of Gilead and sent to the prison-like training center. She is sent from there to the home of the commander to bear his child, but revolutionary forces have other plans for her! |
| Language |
Closed-captioned. |
| Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
| Subject |
Man-woman relationships -- Drama.
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Dystopian plays.
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Misogyny -- Drama.
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Women -- Fiction.
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| Genre/Form |
Feature films.
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Science fiction films.
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Action and adventure films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Wilson, Daniel.
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Pinter, Harold, 1930-2008.
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Schlöndorff, Volker.
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Richardson, Natasha.
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Dunaway, Faye.
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Quinn, Aidan.
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McGovern, Elizabeth, 1961-
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Tennant, Victoria, 1950-
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Duvall, Robert.
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Luther, Igor.
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Ray, David.
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Sakamoto, Ryūichi, 1952-2023
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Atwood, Margaret, 1939-
Handmaid's tale.
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Cinecom Entertainment Group.
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Cinetudes Film Productions.
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Odyssey/Cinecom International.
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MGM Home Entertainment Inc.
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| ISBN |
0792851552 |
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9780792851554 |
| Standard No. |
027616869296 |
| Music No. |
1002731 MGM Home Entertainment |
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