The secret life of words
(DVD) 

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Subjects

LC Subjects
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People with disabilities -- Drama.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Published
Universal City, Calif. : Universal Studios Home Entertainment, 2007.
Format
DVD
Edition
Widescreen version.
Language
English
UPC
025195002813

Notes

General Note
Originally produced as a motion picture in 2005.
Creation/Production Credits
Director of photography, Jean-Claude Larrieu ; editor, Irene Blecua ; costume designer, Tatiana Hernádez ; production designer, Pierre-Françoic Limbosch.
Participants/Performers
Sarah Polley, Tim Robbins, Javier Cámara, Sverre Anker Ousdal, Steven Mackintosh, Eddie Marsan, Julie Christie, Daniel Mays, Dean Lennox Kelly, Danny Cunningham, Emmanuel Idowu, Reg Wilson.
Description
Hannah, who wears a hearing aid, is forced to go on a vacation, during which she finds a job caring for Josef. Josef is a burn victim on an oil rig who temporarily lost his sight; Hannah's job is to care for Josef until he is stable enough to be transferred.
Target Audience
MPAA rating: Not rated.
System Details
DVD, region 1, anamorphic widescreen (1.85:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, DVD-9, single-sided.
Language
English language soundtrack; English, Spanish, and French subtitles.
Awards
Venice Film Festival, 2005: Lina Mangiacapre Award (Isabel Coixet).
Awards
Goya Awards, 2006: Best Director (Isabel Coixet) ; Best Film ; Best Production Supervision (Esther García) ; Best Screenplay - Original (Isabel Coixet).
Awards
Venice Film Festival, 2005: Lina Mangiacapre Award (Isabel Coixet).
Awards
Goya Awards, 2006: Best Director (Isabel Coixet) ; Best Film ; Best Production Supervision (Esther García) ; Best Screenplay - Original (Isabel Coixet).

Citations

APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

García, E., Coixet, I., Polley, S., Robbins, T., Cámara, J., Ousdal, S. A., Mackintosh, S., Marsan, E., Christie, J., Mays, D., Kelly, D. L., Cunningham, D., Idowu, E., & Wilson, R. (2007). The secret life of words (Widescreen version.). Universal Studios Home Entertainment.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Esther. García et al.. 2007. The Secret Life of Words. Universal City, Calif.: Universal Studios Home Entertainment.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Esther. García et al.. The Secret Life of Words Universal City, Calif.: Universal Studios Home Entertainment, 2007.

Harvard Citation (style guide)

García, E., Coixet, I., Polley, S., Robbins, T., Cámara, J., Ousdal, S. A. and Mackintosh, S. et al (2007). The secret life of words. Widescreen version. Universal City, Calif.: Universal Studios Home Entertainment.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

García, Esther., et al. The Secret Life of Words Widescreen version., Universal Studios Home Entertainment, 2007.

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