American splendor
(DVD)
Contributors
Published
New York, NY : HBO Video, [2004].
Format
DVD
Edition
Widescreen presentation.
ISBN
0783123876, 0783123876 :, 0783123876 :
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (101 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Status
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| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Watauga Public Library - DVD | SUNDANCE DRAMA AME | On Shelf |
More Details
Published
New York, NY : HBO Video, [2004].
Edition
Widescreen presentation.
Language
English
ISBN
0783123876, 0783123876 :, 0783123876 :
UPC
026359203121, 883316799703, 883316799703
Notes
General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 2003.
General Note
Based on the comic book series "American splendor" by Harvey Pekar and "Our cancer year" by Harvey Pekar and Joyce Brabner.
General Note
Special features: audio commentary with directors and cast featurette: Sundance Channel's "Anatomy of a scene"; music only track: "American splendor song"; special "My movie year" 6 page comic insert that appeared in "Entertainment Weekly"; DVD ROM features including screen saver; Easter eggs; original theatrical trailer.
Creation/Production Credits
Director of photography, Terry Stacey ; editor, Robert Pulcini ; music, Mark Suozzo ; costume designer, Michael Wilkinson ; production designer, Therese Deprez.
Participants/Performers
Paul Giamatti, Hope Davis, Judah Friedlander, James Urbaniak, Earl Billings, James McCaffrey, Maggie Moore, Vivienne Benesch.
Description
Pekar is a frustrated file clerk working at the local V.A. Hospital. He is also a comic book fan who befriends the young illustrator Robert Crumb and is soon inspired to create comic books based on his own life. Along his bumpy journey he meets, marries and falls in love with Joyce, an admiring comic book seller.
Target Audience
MPAA rating: Rated R; for language.
System Details
DVD, widescreen presentation; Dolby Digital.
Language
English soundtrack; English subtitles.
Awards
Cannes Film Festival, 2003: FIPRESCI Prize Un Certain Regard (Shari Springer Berman, Robert Pulcini).
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Hope, T., Pulcini, R., Berman, S. S., Giamatti, P., Davis, H., Friedlander, J., Urbaniak, J., Billings, E., McCaffrey, J., Moore, M., Benesch, V., Stacey, T., Suozzo, M., Wilkinson, M., Pekar, H., & Brabner, J. (2004). American splendor (Widescreen presentation.). HBO Video.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Ted. Hope et al.. 2004. American Splendor. New York, NY: HBO Video.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Ted. Hope et al.. American Splendor New York, NY: HBO Video, 2004.
Harvard Citation (style guide)Hope, T., Pulcini, R., Berman, S. S., Giamatti, P., Davis, H., Friedlander, J. and Urbaniak, J. et al (2004). American splendor. Widescreen presentation. New York, NY: HBO Video.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Hope, Ted., et al. American Splendor Widescreen presentation., HBO Video, 2004.
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