The Resource The Magdalene sisters, Miramax Films ... [and others] ; a film by Peter Mullan ; produced by Frances Higson ; written and directed by Peter Mullan
The Magdalene sisters, Miramax Films ... [and others] ; a film by Peter Mullan ; produced by Frances Higson ; written and directed by Peter Mullan
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The item The Magdalene sisters, Miramax Films ... [and others] ; a film by Peter Mullan ; produced by Frances Higson ; written and directed by Peter Mullan represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Noble County Public Library.
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- Summary
- In Ireland in the 1960s, four women were sent to the Magdalene Laundries, an institution for "fallen" women, where they will atone for their sins through a regimented life of work and prayer. They all had to work in the laundry, where the strict nuns would break everyone's wills through sadistic punishment. Based on a true story
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- Widescreen.
- Extent
- 1 videodisc (approximately 120 min.)
- Note
-
- Originally released as a motion picture in 2002
- Widescreen (aspect ratio 1.85:1); enhanced for 16x9 televisions; dual-layer format
- Special features: documentary "Sex in a cold climate" (1997, 50 min.) / Testimony Films for Channel Four ; producer [and director], Steve Humphries ; narrator, Dervia Kirwan. Presents a disturbing portrait of Magdalen asylums, run by unfeeling and sometimes sadistic Catholic nuns in Ireland for over a hundred years. The purpose of the asylums, named after the repentant biblical prostitute Mary Magdalene, was to correct the supposed sexual deviance of young women. The criteria of deviance were so broad some Magdalenes didn't know why they had been put away. The film follows the stories of four women who were detained in Magdalen asylums between the 1940s and the 1960s
- Isbn
- 9780788850882
- Label
- The Magdalene sisters
- Title
- The Magdalene sisters
- Statement of responsibility
- Miramax Films ... [and others] ; a film by Peter Mullan ; produced by Frances Higson ; written and directed by Peter Mullan
- Subject
-
- Church work with unmarried mothers -- Ireland -- Drama
- Church work with women -- Catholic Church -- Ireland -- Drama
- Convents -- Ireland -- Drama
- Feature films
- Magdalen Asylum (Ireland)
- Reformatories for women -- Ireland -- Drama
- Unmarried mothers -- Ireland -- Drama
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- Women -- Crimes against -- Ireland -- Drama
- Women -- Institutional care -- Ireland -- Drama
- Women -- Ireland -- Social conditions -- Drama
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- In Ireland in the 1960s, four women were sent to the Magdalene Laundries, an institution for "fallen" women, where they will atone for their sins through a regimented life of work and prayer. They all had to work in the laundry, where the strict nuns would break everyone's wills through sadistic punishment. Based on a true story
- Cataloging source
- FGM
- Characteristic
- videorecording
- Credits note
- Director of photography, Nigel Willoughby ; editor, Colin Monie ; music composer, Craig Armstrong ; costume designer, Trisha Biggar ; production designer, Mark Leese ; special effects supervisor, Steve Breheney
- Intended audience
- MPAA rating: R; for violence/cruelty, nudity, sexual content and language
- Language note
- Closed-captioned. English and French soundtracks with optional English, French and Spanish subtitles
- PerformerNote
- Geraldine McEwan, Anne-Marie Duff, Nora-Jane Noone, Dorothy Duffy, Eileen Walsh, Mary Murray, Britta Smith, Frances Healy, Eithne McGuinness
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
- 1977-
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
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- Mullan, Peter
- Higson, Frances
- McEwan, Geraldine
- Duff, Anne-Marie
- Noone, Nora-Jane
- Duffy, Dorothy
- Walsh, Eileen
- Murray, Mary
- Smith, Britta
- Healy, Frances
- McGuinness, Eithne
- Humphries, Stephen
- Buena Vista Home Entertainment (Firm)
- Miramax Films
- Miramax Home Entertainment (Firm)
- Runtime
- 120
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Magdalen Asylum (Ireland)
- Church work with women
- Reformatories for women
- Women
- Church work with unmarried mothers
- Unmarried mothers
- Women
- Women
- Convents
- Technique
- live action
- Label
- The Magdalene sisters, Miramax Films ... [and others] ; a film by Peter Mullan ; produced by Frances Higson ; written and directed by Peter Mullan
- Note
-
- Originally released as a motion picture in 2002
- Widescreen (aspect ratio 1.85:1); enhanced for 16x9 televisions; dual-layer format
- Special features: documentary "Sex in a cold climate" (1997, 50 min.) / Testimony Films for Channel Four ; producer [and director], Steve Humphries ; narrator, Dervia Kirwan. Presents a disturbing portrait of Magdalen asylums, run by unfeeling and sometimes sadistic Catholic nuns in Ireland for over a hundred years. The purpose of the asylums, named after the repentant biblical prostitute Mary Magdalene, was to correct the supposed sexual deviance of young women. The criteria of deviance were so broad some Magdalenes didn't know why they had been put away. The film follows the stories of four women who were detained in Magdalen asylums between the 1940s and the 1960s
- Carrier category
- videodisc
- Carrier category code
- vd
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Configuration of playback channels
- quadrophonic multichannel or surround
- Content category
- unspecified
- Content type code
- zzz
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 7576179
- Dimensions
- 4 3/4 in.
- Dimensions
- other
- Edition
- Widescreen.
- Extent
- 1 videodisc (approximately 120 min.)
- Isbn
- 9780788850882
- Media category
- video
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- v
- Medium for sound
- videodisc
- Other control number
- 786936233094
- Other physical details
- sound, color
- Publisher number
- 33435
- Sound on medium or separate
- sound on medium
- Specific material designation
- videodisc
- System control number
- (OCoLC)ocm54837839
- System details
- DVD; Region 1, Dolby digital 5.1 surround sound
- Video recording format
- DVD
- Label
- The Magdalene sisters, Miramax Films ... [and others] ; a film by Peter Mullan ; produced by Frances Higson ; written and directed by Peter Mullan
- Note
-
- Originally released as a motion picture in 2002
- Widescreen (aspect ratio 1.85:1); enhanced for 16x9 televisions; dual-layer format
- Special features: documentary "Sex in a cold climate" (1997, 50 min.) / Testimony Films for Channel Four ; producer [and director], Steve Humphries ; narrator, Dervia Kirwan. Presents a disturbing portrait of Magdalen asylums, run by unfeeling and sometimes sadistic Catholic nuns in Ireland for over a hundred years. The purpose of the asylums, named after the repentant biblical prostitute Mary Magdalene, was to correct the supposed sexual deviance of young women. The criteria of deviance were so broad some Magdalenes didn't know why they had been put away. The film follows the stories of four women who were detained in Magdalen asylums between the 1940s and the 1960s
- Carrier category
- videodisc
- Carrier category code
- vd
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Configuration of playback channels
- quadrophonic multichannel or surround
- Content category
- unspecified
- Content type code
- zzz
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 7576179
- Dimensions
- 4 3/4 in.
- Dimensions
- other
- Edition
- Widescreen.
- Extent
- 1 videodisc (approximately 120 min.)
- Isbn
- 9780788850882
- Media category
- video
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- v
- Medium for sound
- videodisc
- Other control number
- 786936233094
- Other physical details
- sound, color
- Publisher number
- 33435
- Sound on medium or separate
- sound on medium
- Specific material designation
- videodisc
- System control number
- (OCoLC)ocm54837839
- System details
- DVD; Region 1, Dolby digital 5.1 surround sound
- Video recording format
- DVD
Subject
- Church work with unmarried mothers -- Ireland -- Drama
- Church work with women -- Catholic Church -- Ireland -- Drama
- Convents -- Ireland -- Drama
- Feature films
- Magdalen Asylum (Ireland)
- Reformatories for women -- Ireland -- Drama
- Unmarried mothers -- Ireland -- Drama
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- Women -- Crimes against -- Ireland -- Drama
- Women -- Institutional care -- Ireland -- Drama
- Women -- Ireland -- Social conditions -- Drama
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