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American splendor
(DVD or VCD)
Contributors
Published
New York, NY : Burbank, CA : HBO Video ; Distributed by Warner Home Video, [2004], c2003.
ISBN
0783123876
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (101 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Status
Brookline - Audiovisual
DVD AME
1 available
DVD AME
1 available
Copies
| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Brookline - Audiovisual | DVD AME | On Shelf |
| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Bedford - Audiovisual | DVD/Ame | On Shelf |
| Belmont Beech St. - Audiovisual | DVD AME | Storage |
| Cambridge - Audiovisual | DVD AME | On Shelf |
| Holliston - Adult | DVD American | On Shelf |
| Lexington - Audiovisual | DVD AMERICAN | On Shelf |
More Details
Published
New York, NY : Burbank, CA : HBO Video ; Distributed by Warner Home Video, [2004], c2003.
Format
DVD or VCD
Language
English
ISBN
0783123876
UPC
026359203121
Notes
General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 2003.
General Note
Based on the comic book series "American splendor" by Harvey Pekar and "Our cancer year" by Harvey Pekar and Joyce Brabner.
General Note
Special features: audio commentary with directors and cast featurette: Sundance Channel's "Anatomy of a scene"; music only track: "American splendor song"; special "My movie year" 6 page comic insert that appeared in "Entertainment Weekly"; DVD ROM features including screen saver; Easter eggs; original theatrical trailer.
Creation/Production Credits
Director of photography, Terry Stacey ; editor, Robert Pulcini ; music, Mark Suozzo ; costume designer, Michael Wilkinson ; production designer, Thérèse Deprez.
Participants/Performers
Paul Giamatti, Hope Davis, Judah Friedlander, James Urbaniak, Earl Billings, James McCaffrey, Maggie Moore, Vivienne Benesch.
Description
Pekar is a frustrated file clerk working at the local V.A. Hospital. He is also a comic book fan who befriends the young illustrator Robert Crumb and is soon inspired to create comic books based on his own life. Along his bumpy journey he meets, marries and falls in love with Joyce, an admiring comic book seller.
Target Audience
MPAA rating: R; for language.
System Details
DVD, widescreen presentation; Dolby Digital.
Language
Closed-captioned.
Awards
Cannes Film Festival, 2003: FIPRESCI Prize Un Certain Regard (Shari Springer Berman, Robert Pulcini).
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Hope, T., Pulcini, R., Berman, S. S., Giamatti, P., Davis, H., Friedlander, J., Urbaniak, J., Billings, E., McCaffrey, J., Moore, M., Benesch, V., Stacey, T., Suozzo, M., Wilkinson, M., DePrez, T., Pekar, H., & Brabner, J. (20042003). American splendor . HBO Video ; Distributed by Warner Home Video.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Ted. Hope et al.. 20042003. American Splendor. HBO Video ; Distributed by Warner Home Video.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Ted. Hope et al.. American Splendor HBO Video ; Distributed by Warner Home Video, 20042003.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Hope, Ted., et al. American Splendor HBO Video ; Distributed by Warner Home Video, 20042003.
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