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The Giver
Title:
The Giver
Author:
Noyce, Phillip, film director.
Publication Information:
[Troy, MI] : Anchor Bay Entertainment, [2014]
Physical Description:
1 videodisc (97 min.) : sound, color and black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Summary:
The story centers on Jonas, young man who lives in a supposedly ideal world of conformity and contentment. Yet as he begins to spend time with the elder, who is the sole keeper of all the community's memories, Jonas quickly begins to discover the dark and deadly truths of his community's secret past. At extreme odds, Jonas knows that he must escape their world to protect them all; a challenge that no one has ever succeeded at before.
General Note:
Based on the book by Lois Lowry.

Originally released as a motion picture in 2014.

Bonus: Highlights from the original script reading featuring Lloyd Bridges; Making The Giver: from page to screen; Jonas' harrowing journey (extended scene); "Ordinary human" featurette with OneRepublic's Ryan Tedder; Author Lois Lowry on The Giver; Study guide.
Language:
English
Reading Level:
Rating: PG-13; for a mature thematic image and some sci-fi action/violence.
Subject Term:
Conformity -- Drama.

Secrecy -- Drama.
Genre:
Feature films.

Science fiction films.

Film adaptations.

Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Added Author:
Noyce, Phillip,

Melnick, Michael,

Weide, Robert B.

Silver, Nikki

Bridges, Jeff, 1949- ,

Koenigsberg, Neil, 1942-

Weinstein, Bob, 1954-

Weinstein, Harvey, 1952- ,

Burkle, Ron, 1952- ,

Sellers, Dylan

Winter, Ralph, 1952- ,

Owen, Alison, 1961-

Braun, Scooter

Streep, Meryl

Thwaites, Brenton, 1989- ,

Skarsgård, Alexander,

Holmes, Katie, 1978- ,

Rush, Odeya, 1997- ,

Monaghan, Cameron,

Swift, Taylor, 1989-

Tremblay, Emma,

Emery, Ross,

Verreaux, Edward,

Brown, Barry Alexander

Cilliers, Diana,

Beltrami, Marco,

Tedder, Ryan,

Motion picture adaptation of (work): Lowry, Lois. Giver.

Bridges, Lloyd,
Added Corporate Author:
OneRepublic (Musical group),

Weinstein Company,

Walden Media,

Tonik Productions,

As Is Productions,

Yucaipa Films,

Anchor Bay Entertainment, Inc.,
UPC:
013132617459

013132617473
Format :
DVD

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