ISBN |
9321337149264 |
Classification Number |
Drama |
Title |
Philomena [DVD] |
Physical Description |
sound, colour ; |
Series |
DVD |
Drama |
Note |
"57933SD0" |
Based on the book "The lost child of Philomena Lee" by Martin Sixsmith. |
Originally released as a motion picture in 2013. |
Special features: A conversation with Judi Dench; The real Philomena Lee; Q&A with Steve Coogan; Feature commentary with Steve Coogan and screenwriter Jeff Pope. |
Performer |
Judi Dench, Steve Coogan, Mare Winningham, Michelle Fairley, Sophie Kennedy Clark, Simone Lahbib, Barbara Jefford, Anna Maxwell Martin. |
Judi Dench stars in the story of Philomena Lee, mother to a boy conceived out of wedlock and given up for adoption. Nearly 50 years later, Philomena meets Martin Sixsmith, a former BBC reporter looking for his next big story. Together, they embark on a journey to locate her long lost son. As the pieces of the puzzle come together, the unlikely travel companions form a comic and heartwarming friendship. Based on the 2009 investigative book by Martin Sixsmith. |
Classification |
Classification: M. |
Lee, Philomena |
Sixsmith, Martin |
Hess, Michael A., -- 1952-1995 |
Subject |
Teenage mothers -- Ireland -- Drama |
Unmarried mothers -- Ireland -- Drama |
Adoption -- Ireland -- Drama |
Illegitimate children -- Ireland -- Drama |
Journalists -- Great Britain -- Drama |
Lawyers -- United States -- Drama |
Politicians -- United States -- Drama |
Parent and child -- Drama |
Additional Author |
Frears, Stephen |
Coogan, Steve |
Pope, Jeff |
Tana, Gabrielle |
Seaward, Tracey |
Dench, Judi, 1934- |
Winningham, Mare |
Fairley, Michelle |
Kennedy Clark, Sophie, 1989- |
Lahbib, Simone, 1965- |
Jefford, Barbara, 1930- |
Maxwell Martin, Anna, 1978- |
Ryan, Robbie |
Desplat, Alexandre |
Boyle, Consolata |
Sixsmith, Martin Lost child of Philomena Lee. |