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Un homme qui crie [videorecording] = A screaming man / Pili Films et Goï-Goï Productions présentent en coproduction avec Entre Chien et Loup ; un film produit par Florence Stern ; un film écrit et réalisé par Mahamat-Saleh Haroun.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781461823353
- ISBN: 1461823358
- Physical Description: 1 videodisc (ca. 88 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
- Publisher: [Fair Lawn, N.J.] : Film Movement ; 2011.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | DVD release of the 2010 motion picture. Special features include: This month's short film: Expectations / dir. Mahamat-Saleh Haroun; Haroun and Djaoro biographies; thestrical trailer; "The father of his children : fathers and sons in the films of Mahamat-Saleh Haroun," an essay by Christopher Bourne (PDF format). |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Main film: A Screaming Man / director, Mahamat-Saleh Haroun (88 min.) -- This month's short film: Expectations / director, Mahamat-Saleh Haroun (29 min.). |
| Creation/Production Credits Note: | Cinematographer, Laurent Brunet ; film editors, Julie Brenta, Marie-Hélène Dozo ; music, Wasis Diop. |
| Participant or Performer Note: | Youssouf Djaoro, Diouc Koma, Emil Abossolo M'bo, Hadjé Fatimé Ngoua, Marius Yelolo, Djénéba Kone, Li Heling. |
| Summary, etc.: | "Adam, a former swimming champion in his sixties, is a pool attendant at a hotel in Chad. When the hotel gets taken over by new Chinese owners, he is forced to give up his job to his son Abdel, leaving Adam humiliated and resentful. Meanwhile the country is in the throes of a civil war. Rebel forces are attacking the government and the authorities demand the people contribute to the "war effort" with money or volunteers old enough to fight. Adam is constantly harassed for his contribution, but he is penniless. In a moment of weakness, Adam makes a decision that he will forever regret"--Container. Expectations: "Having left on a long journey across the desert, Moussa suddenly shows up in his village again one day. He clearly never reached his destination. Completely transformed by his ordeal, he is now apathetic, locked in silence, and indifferent to everything around him. But his creditors, who lent him the money for his journey, are growing impatient"--Container. |
| Target Audience Note: | Not rated. |
| System Details Note: | DVD, NTSC, region 1; widescreen (16:9) presentation; Dolby digital 5.1 surround, Dolby digital stereo. System requirements for access to DVD-ROM special feature: computer with Adobe reader. |
| Language Note: | In French and Arabic, with optional subtitles in English; closed-captioned. |
| Awards Note: | Jury Prize winner, 2010 Cannes Film Festival. |
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| Subject: | Hotels > Drama. Chad > History > Civil War, 1965- > Drama. Chad > Drama. |
| Genre: | Feature films. Fiction films. Short films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Feature films. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Oliver Wolcott Library - Litchfield | DVD FOREIGN SCR (Text) | 36123147488603 | Adult DVD | Available | - |
