Hard times
(DVD Video)
Contributors
Published
[United States] : BBC Video ;, 2005.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 104 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Status
More Details
Published
[United States] : BBC Video ;, 2005.
Format
DVD Video
Language
English
UPC
794051233622
Notes
General Note
Based on the novel by Charles Dickens.
General Note
Special features: "The signalman."
Creation/Production Credits
Produced by Richard Langridge ; directed by Peter Barnes ; adapted by Peter Barnes ; music composed by Stephen Deutsch.
Participants/Performers
Alan Bates, Bob Peck, Bill Paterson, Harriet Walter, Richard E. Grant.
Date/Time and Place of Event
Originally released as a television movie in 1994.
Description
Local MP and schoolmaster Thomas Gradgrind raises his children, Louisa and Tom, in the utilitarian fashion, stressing reason and fact and dismissing imagination and emotion. Under his influence, Louisa grows cold while Tom turns to a secret life of drinking and gambling. To be nearer her brother, Louisa accepts an offer of marriage from his boss, the self-mad, self-important banker Josiah Bounderby, though she does not love him. But soon finds herself succumbing to the attentions of the lothario James Harthouse. All the while, Mrs. Sparsit, a former aristocrat who now works for Bounderby, obsessively watches as the drama unfolds, longing for Louisa's downfall.
Target Audience
Not rated.
System Details
DVD, full screen (4x3) presentation; Dolby Digital.
Language
Closed-captioned.
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Copies
| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Black Canyon City Community Library - DVD Collection | HARD TIMES | Find It Now |
| Camp Verde Community Library - DVD Collection | HARD | Find It Now |
| Prescott Valley Public Library - DVD Collection | HARD | Find It Now |
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Langridge, R., Barnes, P., Bates, A., Peck, B., Paterson, B., Walter, H., Grant, R. E., Deutsch, S., & Dickens, C. (2005). Hard times . BBC Video ;.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Richard. Langridge et al.. 2005. Hard Times. BBC Video.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Richard. Langridge et al.. Hard Times BBC Video, 2005.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Langridge, Richard., et al. Hard Times BBC Video ;, 2005.
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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