Lackawanna blues [videorecording] / HBO Films presents a Bellah Films/Good Shepherd production ; a film by George C. Wolfe ; screenplay by Ruben Santiago-Hudson ; produced by Nellie Rachel Nugiel ; directed by George C. Wolfe.
In a story fueled by rhythm and blues, a young boy's life is shaped by love and the stories of a cast of characters in the boarding house where he lives. Based on Ruben Santiago-Hudson's autobiographical play about his relationship with his guardian Rachel Crosby, set in 1950's and 1960's Lackawanna, New York. After the separation of his parents, young Ruben, a part-black, part-Hispanic child, is sent to live in a small-scale boarding house run by the kind-hearted "Nanny" Crosby and her younger husband Bill.
Item details
- ISBN: 0783134827
- ISBN: 9780783134826
- Physical Description: 1 videodisc (95 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
- Publisher: [New York, N.Y.] : HBO Video, [2005]
Contents / Notes
General Note: | Based on the autobiographical one-man play by Ruben Santiago-Hudson. Originally produced in 2005. Special features: Optional audio commentary with director George C. Wolfe and writer Ruben Santiago-Hudson; deleted scene; featurette. |
Restrictions on Access Note: | For private home use only. |
Creation/Production Credits Note: | Cinematographer, Ivan Strasburg ; editor, Brian A. Kates ; music, Meshell Ndegeocello ; costume designer, Hope Hanafin ; production designer, Richard Hoover. |
Participant or Performer Note: | S. Epatha Merkerson, Marcus Carl Franklin, Mos Def, Carmen Ejogo, Louis Gossett, Jr., Macy Gray, Terrence Dashon Howard, Ernie Hudson, Delroy Lindo, Rosie Perez, Ruben Santiago-Hudson, Liev Schreiber, Jeffrey Wright. |
Target Audience Note: | MPAA rating: TV-14. |
System Details Note: | DVD, NTSC, region 1 encoding ; widescreen (16:9) presentation. |
Language Note: | Dialogue in English (5.1), French (2.0) or Spanish (2.0) with optional subtitles in English, French or Spanish. |
Awards Note: | Emmy Awards, 2006: Outstanding lead actress in a miniseries or a movie (Merkerson). Golden Globes, 2006: Best performance by an actress in a mini-Series or a motion picture made for television (Merkeson). Image Awards, 2006: Outstanding actor in a TV movie, mini-series or dramatic special (Howard) ; Outstanding actress in a TV movie, mini-series or dramatic special (Merkerson) ; Outstanding TV movie, mini-series or dramatic special. |
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Subject: | Boardinghouses > Drama. Roommates > Drama. Video (DVD) Relaciones humanas > Teatro. Hotels and motels > Drama. Boardinghouses. Roommates. |
Genre: | Made-for-TV movies. Autobiographical television programs. Fiction television programs. Television programs > United States. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Drama. |
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Athens Regional Library System: Athens-Clarke County Library |
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Augusta-Richmond County Public Library System: Friedman Branch Library |
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