Description |
1 videodisc (84 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. |
System Details |
DVD, Dolby prologic with pan & scan and widescreen versions. |
Cast |
Danny Glover, Angela Bassett, Willie Jonah. |
Credits |
Cinematographer, Alain Choquart ; editor, Jeanne Moutard. |
Note |
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1999. |
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Based on the play "Boesman & Lena" by Athol Fugard. |
Summary |
Examines the devastating effects of racism on the human spirit through the progress of one couple's life together under Apartheid, as they are pushed from the bucolic Eden of South African farmlands into a makeshift shelter on the mudflats near Cape Town. |
Note |
Special features: interviews with Danny Glover, Angela Bassett, director John Berry and writer Athol Fugard; theatrical trailer; cast and filmmaker bios. |
Subject |
Apartheid -- South Africa -- Drama.
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Black people -- South Africa -- Drama.
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Racism -- South Africa -- Drama.
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South Africa -- In motion pictures.
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Added Author |
Ivernel, François.
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Rissient, Pierre.
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Berry, John.
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Glover, Danny.
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Bassett, Angela.
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Jonah, Willie.
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Choquart, Alain.
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Moutard, Jeanne.
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Fugard, Athol.
Boesman and Lena.
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Kino International Corporation.
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Pathé Image (Firm)
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Primedia Pictures (Firm)
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Added Title |
Boesman and Lena. |
Standard No. |
738329020927 |
Music No. |
K209 |
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