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Title Blues for Willadean / a Kestrel Films ; produced by Emerson Collins, Robert L. Rearden, Jr. and Robert L. Leaden III ; adapted for the screen, produced & directed by Del Shores.

Publication Info. [Place of publication not identified] : Kestrel Films, [2014]
Springdale, AR : Hannover House

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Location Call No. Status
 Bloomfield at the Atrium  DVD BLUES    Check Shelf
Description 1 videodisc (113 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
digital optical stereo Dolby rda
video file DVD video region 1 rda
System Details DVD, region 1, NTSC, widescreen (1.85:1); Dolby stereo.
Note Title from container.
Cast Beth Grant, Dale Dickey, Octavia Spencer.
Note Originally released as a motion picture in 2012.
Based on the stage play "The trials and tribulations of a trailer trash housewife" by Del Shores.
Summary Willadean Winkler, the wife of a blue collar truck driver, does her best to manage and survive in the abusive prison her husband has built for her. With the help of her best friend, LaSonia, who lives in the trailer next door, and the musical encouragement of a mystical blues singer, Willadean fights to break the tragic cycle.
Note Special features: Photo gallery; behind the curtain with cast & crew; trailer.
Subject Shores, Del -- Film adaptations.
Abused women -- Drama.
Abusive men -- Drama.
Female friendship -- Drama.
Added Author Shores, Del, screenwriter, film producer, film director.
Grant, Beth, 1949- actor.
Dickey, Dale, actor.
Spencer, Octavia, actor.
Motion picture adaptation of (work) : Shores, Del. Trials and tribulations of a trailer trash housewife.
Kestrel Films (Firm), production company.
Hannover House (Firm), film distributor.
Standard No. 761450967038
Music No. HH 9670 Hannover House
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