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The Resource The Help, Dreamworks Pictures and Reliance Entertainment present ; in association with Participant Media and Imagenation Abu Dhabi ; a 1492 Pictures/Harbinger Pictures production ; produced by Brunson Green, Chris Columbus, Michael Barnathan ; written for the screen and directed by Tate Taylor

The Help, Dreamworks Pictures and Reliance Entertainment present ; in association with Participant Media and Imagenation Abu Dhabi ; a 1492 Pictures/Harbinger Pictures production ; produced by Brunson Green, Chris Columbus, Michael Barnathan ; written for the screen and directed by Tate Taylor

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Summary
In 1960s Mississippi, Skeeter, a southern society girl, returns from college determined to become a writer but turns her friends' lives and a small Mississippi town upside down when she decides to interview the black women who have spent their lives taking care of prominent southern families. Aibileen, Skeeter's best friend's housekeeper, is the first to open up, to the dismay of her friends in the tight-knit black community
Language
  • eng
  • fre
  • spa
  • eng
  • fre
  • spa
  • eng
  • eng
Work
Publication
Extent
1 videodisc (approximately 146 min.)
Note
  • DVD release of the 2011 motion picture
  • Based on the novel by Kathryn Stockett
  • Bonus features: Deleted scenes with introductions by director Tate Taylor; Mary J. Blige's "The living proof" music video
Contents
  • 5.
  • Courage
  • 6.
  • Minny's new job
  • 7.
  • Not good enough
  • 8.
  • Separate, but equal
  • 9.
  • More stories
  • 1.
  • 10.
  • Terrible awful
  • 11.
  • Benefit diner
  • 12.
  • One more story
  • 13.
  • The book
  • 14.
  • Thank you
  • The help
  • 15.
  • The truth
  • 16.
  • End credits
  • 2.
  • Bridge club
  • 3.
  • Skeeter
  • 4.
  • The storm
Instance
Label
The Help
Title
The Help
Statement of responsibility
Dreamworks Pictures and Reliance Entertainment present ; in association with Participant Media and Imagenation Abu Dhabi ; a 1492 Pictures/Harbinger Pictures production ; produced by Brunson Green, Chris Columbus, Michael Barnathan ; written for the screen and directed by Tate Taylor
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Language
  • eng
  • fre
  • spa
  • eng
  • fre
  • spa
  • eng
  • eng
Summary
In 1960s Mississippi, Skeeter, a southern society girl, returns from college determined to become a writer but turns her friends' lives and a small Mississippi town upside down when she decides to interview the black women who have spent their lives taking care of prominent southern families. Aibileen, Skeeter's best friend's housekeeper, is the first to open up, to the dismay of her friends in the tight-knit black community
Awards note
  • Academy Awards, 2012: Best supporting actress (Spencer)
  • Golden Globes, 2012: Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture (Spencer)
  • BAFTA Awards, 2012: Best supporting actress (Spencer)
  • Screen Actors Guild Awards, 2012: Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role (Davis); Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role (Spencer); Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture.
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TEFMT
Characteristic
videorecording
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Help (Motion picture : 2011)
Credits note
Music, Thomas Newman ; editor, Hughes Winborne ; director of photography, Stephen Goldblatt
Dewey number
791.43/72
Intended audience
MPAA rating: PG-13, for thematic material
Language note
In English, dubbed French or dubbed Spanish, with optional subtitles in English for the hearing impaired, French or Spanish; closed-captioned; descriptive audio in English for the visually impaired
LC call number
  • PN1997.85
  • PN1997.2
LC item number
  • .H457 2011
  • .H457 2011
PerformerNote
Emma Stone, Viola Davis, Bryce Dallas Howard, Octavia Spencer, Jessica Chastain, Cicely Tyson, Mike Vogel, Sissy Spacek, Allison Janney, Chris Lowell, Ahna O'Reilly, Mary Steenburgen
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
  • 1988-
  • 1965-
  • 1981-
  • 1977-
  • 1984-
  • 1985-
  • 1955-
  • 1945-
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  • Green, Brunson
  • Columbus, Chris
  • Barnathan, Michael
  • Taylor, Tate
  • Stone, Emma
  • Davis, Viola
  • Howard, Bryce Dallas
  • Spencer, Octavia
  • Chastain, Jessica
  • Tyson, Cicely
  • Vogel, Mike
  • Spacek, Sissy
  • Janney, Allison
  • Lowell, Chris
  • O'Reilly, Ahna
  • Steenburgen, Mary
  • Newman, Thomas
  • Winborne, Hughes
  • Goldblatt, Stephen
  • Stockett, Kathryn
  • Touchstone Pictures
  • DreamWorks Pictures (1994-2006)
  • Reliance Entertainment
  • Participant Media
  • Image Nation (Firm)
  • 1492 Pictures
  • Harbinger Pictures (Firm)
  • Touchstone Home Entertainment (Firm)
  • Buena Vista Home Entertainment (Firm)
Runtime
146
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  • Stockett, Kathryn
  • Civil rights movements
  • African American women
  • African American women household employees
  • Housekeepers
  • Friendship
  • Jackson (Miss.)
  • Video recordings for the hearing impaired
  • Movimiento de Derechos Civiles
  • Afronorteamericanos
  • Mujeres
  • Trabajadoras domésticas
  • Jackson (Misisipí)
  • Stockett, Kathryn
  • African American women
  • African American women household employees
  • Civil rights movements
  • Friendship
  • Housekeepers
  • Mississippi
  • Mississippi
  • Schwarze
  • Bürgerrechtsbewegung
  • Frau
  • Hausgehilfin
  • Schriftstellerin
  • Literatur
  • Verfilmung
  • Mississippidelta
  • Amerika
  • Comedy films
  • Film adaptations
  • (Motion pictures)
  • African American women
  • Jackson, Miss.
  • Amerika
Technique
live action
Label
The Help, Dreamworks Pictures and Reliance Entertainment present ; in association with Participant Media and Imagenation Abu Dhabi ; a 1492 Pictures/Harbinger Pictures production ; produced by Brunson Green, Chris Columbus, Michael Barnathan ; written for the screen and directed by Tate Taylor
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Publication
Distribution
Copyright
Note
  • DVD release of the 2011 motion picture
  • Based on the novel by Kathryn Stockett
  • Bonus features: Deleted scenes with introductions by director Tate Taylor; Mary J. Blige's "The living proof" music video
Carrier category
videodisc
Carrier category code
  • vd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
multicolored
Configuration of playback channels
mixed
Content category
two-dimensional moving image
Content type code
  • tdi
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
  • 5.
  • Courage
  • 6.
  • Minny's new job
  • 7.
  • Not good enough
  • 8.
  • Separate, but equal
  • 9.
  • More stories
  • 1.
  • 10.
  • Terrible awful
  • 11.
  • Benefit diner
  • 12.
  • One more story
  • 13.
  • The book
  • 14.
  • Thank you
  • The help
  • 15.
  • The truth
  • 16.
  • End credits
  • 2.
  • Bridge club
  • 3.
  • Skeeter
  • 4.
  • The storm
Control code
ocn748435864
Dimensions
4 3/4 in.
Dimensions
  • 4 3/4 in.
  • other
Extent
1 videodisc (approximately 146 min.)
Media category
video
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • v
Medium for sound
videodisc
Other control number
786936814309
Other physical details
sound, color
Publisher number
  • 106897
  • 8022050
  • 8022063
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System details
DVD, NTSC ; widescreen (1.85:1) presentation ; Dolby digital 5.1 surround (English, French and Spanish) and DVS 2.0 stereo. (English)
Video recording format
DVD
Label
The Help, Dreamworks Pictures and Reliance Entertainment present ; in association with Participant Media and Imagenation Abu Dhabi ; a 1492 Pictures/Harbinger Pictures production ; produced by Brunson Green, Chris Columbus, Michael Barnathan ; written for the screen and directed by Tate Taylor
Publication
Distribution
Copyright
Note
  • DVD release of the 2011 motion picture
  • Based on the novel by Kathryn Stockett
  • Bonus features: Deleted scenes with introductions by director Tate Taylor; Mary J. Blige's "The living proof" music video
Carrier category
videodisc
Carrier category code
  • vd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
multicolored
Configuration of playback channels
mixed
Content category
two-dimensional moving image
Content type code
  • tdi
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
  • 5.
  • Courage
  • 6.
  • Minny's new job
  • 7.
  • Not good enough
  • 8.
  • Separate, but equal
  • 9.
  • More stories
  • 1.
  • 10.
  • Terrible awful
  • 11.
  • Benefit diner
  • 12.
  • One more story
  • 13.
  • The book
  • 14.
  • Thank you
  • The help
  • 15.
  • The truth
  • 16.
  • End credits
  • 2.
  • Bridge club
  • 3.
  • Skeeter
  • 4.
  • The storm
Control code
ocn748435864
Dimensions
4 3/4 in.
Dimensions
  • 4 3/4 in.
  • other
Extent
1 videodisc (approximately 146 min.)
Media category
video
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • v
Medium for sound
videodisc
Other control number
786936814309
Other physical details
sound, color
Publisher number
  • 106897
  • 8022050
  • 8022063
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System details
DVD, NTSC ; widescreen (1.85:1) presentation ; Dolby digital 5.1 surround (English, French and Spanish) and DVS 2.0 stereo. (English)
Video recording format
DVD

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