The Giver
(DVD)

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Subjects

LC Subjects
Children's films.
Conformity -- Fiction.
DVD recordings for the hearing impaired.
DVDs for children.
Feature films.
Science fiction films.
Science fiction.
Secrecy -- Fiction.

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Format
DVD
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (97 min.) : sd., col. and b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
UPC
013132617459

Notes

"With"
Closed captioned for the hearing impaired.
Creation/Production Credits
Director of photography, Ross Emery ; production designer, Ed Verreaux ; edited by Barry Alexander Brown ; costume designer, Diana Cilliers ; music by Marco Beltrami ; "Ordinary human" performed by OneRepublic, written by Ryan Tedder.
Participants/Performers
Jeff Bridges, Meryl Streep, Brenton Thwaites, Alexander Skarsg©Ærd, Katie Holmes, Odeya Rush, Cameron Monaghan, Taylor Swift, Emma Tremblay.
Description
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.
Target Audience
Rated PG-13 for a mature thematic image and some sci-fi action/violence.
System Details
DVD.
Language
English dialogue; English or Spanish subtitles.
Ownership and Custodial History
Based on the book by Lois Lowry; originally released as a motion picture in 2014.

Citations

APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Noyce, P., Melnick, M., Weide, R. B., Silver, N., Bridges, J., Koenigsberg, N., Weinstein, B., Weinstein, H., Burkle, R., Sellers, D., Winter, R., Owen, A., Braun, S., Streep, M., Thwaites, B., Skarsg©Ærd, A., Holmes, K., Rush, O., Monaghan, C., Swift, T., Tremblay, E., Emery, R., Verreaux, E., Brown, B. A., Cilliers, D., Beltrami, M., Tedder, R., Lowry, L., & Bridges, L. (2014). The Giver . Anchor Bay Entertainment.

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

Phillip. Noyce et al.. 2014. The Giver. Troy, MI: Anchor Bay Entertainment.

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

Phillip. Noyce et al.. The Giver Troy, MI: Anchor Bay Entertainment, 2014.

Harvard Citation (style guide)

Noyce, P., Melnick, M., Weide, R. B., Silver, N., Bridges, J., Koenigsberg, N. and Weinstein, B. et al (2014). The giver. Troy, MI: Anchor Bay Entertainment.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Noyce, Phillip., et al. The Giver Anchor Bay Entertainment, 2014.

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