The Giver
(Childrens DVD Movies) 

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Contributors
Noyce, Phillip film director.
Mitnick, Michael, screenwriter.
Weide, Robert B., screenwriter.
Silver, Nikki, film producer.
Bridges, Jeff, 1949- film producer,
Published
[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], [2014].
Edition
[English/Spanish subtitled version].
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (97 min.) : sound, color and black and white ; 4 3/4 in. 
Appears on list
Children's Special Topics: Movies Based on Children's Books
Status
On Shelf
Arcadia Public Library - Children's Audio Visual
Ch DVD Fic MS Giver
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Published
[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], [2014].
Format
Childrens DVD Movies
Edition
[English/Spanish subtitled version].
Language
English
UPC
013132617459

Notes

General Note
Based on the book by Lois Lowry.
General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 2014.
General Note
Special features: Highlights from the original script reading featuring Lloyd Bridges; Making The Giver: from page to screen; Jonas' harrowing journey (extended scene); "Ordinary human" featurette with OneRepublic's Ryan Tedder; Author Lois Lowry on The Giver; Study guide.
Creation/Production Credits
Casting by Mary Verneu and Venus Kanani ; costume designer, Diana Cilliers ; music supervisor, Dana Sand ; music by Marco Beltrami ; edited by Barry Alexander Brown ; production designer, Ed Verreaux ; director of photography, Ross Emery ; executive producers, Harvey Weinstein, Bob Weinstein, Ron Burkle, Dylan Sellers, Ralph Winter, Alison Owen, Scooter Braun ; "Ordinary human".
Participants/Performers
Jeff Bridges, Meryl Streep, Brenton Thwaites, Alexander Skarsgård, Katie Holmes, Odeya Rush, Cameron Monaghan, Taylor Swift, Emma Tremblay.
Description
The story centers on Jonas, young man who lives in a supposedly ideal world of conformity and contentment. Yet as he begins to spend time with the elder, who is the sole keeper of all the community's memories, Jonas quickly begins to discover the dark and deadly truths of his community's secret past. At extreme odds, Jonas knows that he must escape their world to protect them all; a challenge that no one has ever succeeded at before.
Target Audience
Rating: PG-13; for a mature thematic image and some sci-fi action/violence.
System Details
DVD; Dolby digital 5.1, NTSC, region 1, anamorphic widescreen (2.39:1) presentation.
Language
English dialogue; English or Spanish subtitles; subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing.

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Subjects

LC Subjects
Children's films.
Dystopian films
Dystopias -- Drama -- Juvenile films.
Feature films
Film adaptations
Individuality -- Drama -- Juvenile films.
Liberty -- Drama -- Juvenile films.
Memory -- Drama -- Juvenile films.
Social control -- Drama -- Juvenile films.
Social prediction -- Drama -- Juvenile films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired
OCLC Fast Subjects
Children's films.
Drama.
Dystopian films.
Dystopias.
Feature films.
Film adaptations.
Individuality.
Juvenile works.
Liberty.
Memory.
Social control.
Social prediction.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired

Citations

APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Noyce, P., Mitnick, M., Weide, R. B., Silver, N., Bridges, J., Koenigsberg, N., Weinstein, B., Weinstein, H., Burkle, R., Sellers, D., Winter, R., Owen, A., Braun, S., Streep, M., Thwaites, B., Skarsgård, A., Holmes, K., Rush, O., Monaghan, C., Swift, T., Tremblay, E., Beltrami, M., Tedder, R., Lowry, L., & Bridges, L. (2014). The Giver ([English/Spanish subtitled version].). [publisher not identified].

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Phillip Noyce et al.. 2014. The Giver. [publisher not identified].

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Phillip Noyce et al.. The Giver [publisher not identified], 2014.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Noyce, Phillip, et al. The Giver [English/Spanish subtitled version]., [publisher not identified], 2014.

Note! Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of August 2021.

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