Mother of mine
(DVD)
Contributors
Published
[New York, N.Y.] : Film Movement, 2007.
ISBN
9781428156456, 1428156453
Status
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Copies
Location | Call Number | Status |
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Berwyn Public Library - Stacks | DVD FINNISH MOTHER | Checked out |
Bloomingdale Public Library - Adult AV | FOREIGN FOR MOT (FINNISH) | On Shelf |
Forest Park Public Library - Stacks | DVD MOTHER | On Shelf |
Homewood Public Library District - Stacks | DVD-FOREIGN LANG MOT | On Shelf |
Indian Prairie Public Library District - 1st Floor | DVD FOREIGN FINNISH MOTHER | On Shelf |
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Published
[New York, N.Y.] : Film Movement, 2007.
Format
DVD
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (105 min.) : sound, color and black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
fin
ISBN
9781428156456, 1428156453
Notes
General Note
Videodisc release of the 2005 motion picture.
General Note
Based on a screenplay by Veikko Aaltonen and a novel by Heikki Hietamies.
General Note
Special features: short film "Uncle" / directed by Adam Elliot (6 min.)
Creation/Production Credits
Director of photography, Jarkko T. Laine ; editor, Darek Hodor ; composer, Tuomas Kantelinen.
Participants/Performers
Maria Lundqvist, Michael Nyqvist, Topi Majaniemi, Marjaana Maïjala, Esko Salminen, Brasse Brǎnnström, Aino-Maija Tikkanen, Kari-Pekka Toivonen.
Description
When nine-year-old Eero's father is killed at the beginning of World War II his mother, broken by grief, is unable to care for him. She sends Eero out of Finland to live with a family in Sweden, away from the conflict. Feeling abandoned by his biological Finnish mother, he cannot quite attach to his Swedish surrogate mother. When the war ends, and he returns to his mother in Finland, his confusion intensifies.
Description
Uncle: Biography of a humble man, retold by an anonymous nephew, who strings together a collection of his uncle's passions, failings and beliefs.
System Details
DVD.
Language
In Finnish and Swedish with English subtitles; Closed-captioned.
Local note
DVD
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Härö, K., Matila, I., Karlsson, J., Vikman, K., Hietamies, H., Lundqvist, M., Nyqvist, M., Majaniemi, T., Maijala, M., Salminen, E., Brännström, B., Tikkanen, A., & Elliot, A. (2007). Mother of mine . Film Movement.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Klaus. Härö et al.. 2007. Mother of Mine. Film Movement.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Klaus. Härö et al.. Mother of Mine Film Movement, 2007.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Härö, Klaus., et al. Mother of Mine Film Movement, 2007.
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