Jasper Jones. [DVD]
2017
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Adapted from Craig Silvey?s bestselling Australian novel and featuring a stellar cast including Toni Collette, Hugo Weaving, Levi Miller, Angourie Rice, Dan Wyllie and Aaron McGrath, JASPER JONES is the story of Charlie Bucktin, a bookish boy of 14 living in a small town in Western Australia. In the dead of night during the scorching summer of 1969, Charlie is startled when he is woken by local mixed-race outcast Jasper Jones outside his window. Jasper leads him deep into the forest and shows him something that will change his life forever, setting them both on a dangerous journey to solve a mystery that will consume the entire community.In an isolated town where secrecy, gossip and tragedy overwhelm the landscape, Charlie faces family breakdown, finds his first love, and discovers what it means be truly courageous.
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Author:
Perkins, Rachel, 1970-, film directorSheehan, Vincent, film producerJowsey, David, film producerGrant, Shaun, screenwriterSilvey, Craig, 1982-, screenwriterMiller, Levi, 2002-, actorMcGrath, Aaron L., actorRice, Angourie, actorCollette, Toni, actorWeaving, Hugo, 1960-, actor
Imprint:
Australia, 2017 : Madman Entertainment.Australia Distributed by Madman Entertainment, 2017.©2016
Collation:
1 DVD-video (approximately 98 + 32 min.) : sound, colour ; 12 cm.
Notes:
Catalogued from container.Madman : MMA9214.Originally released as a motion picture in 2017.Based on the novel by Craig Silvey.Special features : The making of Jasper Jones, 5 featurettes ; ATOM Study guide."Based on the iconic Australian novel"-- Cover."A knock at the window, their lives changed forever"-- Cover.In English with. [CC] English Captions (Descriptive subtitles for the hearing impaired). AD English Audio Description (Descriptive narration for the vision impaired).
Credits:
Directed by Rachel Perkins ; produced Vincent Sheehan, David Jowsey ; screenplay by Shaun Grant, Craig Silvey.
Performers:
Cast: Levi Miller, Aaron L. McGrath, Angourie Rice, Toni Collette, Hugo Weaving.
Audience:
Censorship classification : M.
System details:
DVD video, Dolby digital 5.1 surround, 2.0 stereo, PAL, Region 4, 16:9, anamorphic widescreen 2.35:1.
Dewey class:
791.4372
Language:
English
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Subject:
Silvey, Craig, 1982- -- Film adaptationsInterpersonal relations -- DramaSecrecy -- Australia -- DramaMurder -- DramaDysfunctional families -- DramaDetective and mystery films -- AustraliaRecluses -- DramaAustralian drama -- 21st centuryRacism -- Australia -- DramaRacially mixed people -- Australia -- DramaInterracial friendship -- DramaFriendship -- Australia -- DramaMotion pictures, AustralianVideo recordings for the hearing impairedVideo recordings for people with visual disabilitiesFeature films -- AustraliaCrime films -- AustraliaInterpersonal relations -- FictionMurder -- FictionRecluses -- FictionAustralia -- FictionDetective and mystery filmsThrillers (Motion pictures)Feature filmsFiction filmsDetective and mystery fiction
BRN:
309430
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beaumaris Library | DVD | JAS | Onloan - Due: 18 Jul 2025 |