The Help
In 1960s Mississippi, Skeeter, a southern society girl, returns from college determined to become a writer but turns her friends' lives and a small Mississippi town upside down when she decides to interview the black women who have spent their lives taking care of prominent southern families. Aibileen, Skeeter's best friend's housekeeper, is the first to open up, to the dismay of her friends in the tight-knit black community.
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Physical Description
videodisc
1 videodisc (approximately 146 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. - Publisher Burbank, California : Touchstone Home Entertainment : Distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment, [2011]
- Copyright ©2011
Content descriptions
General Note: | Based on the novel by Kathryn Stockett. DVD release of the 2011 motion picture. Bonus features: Deleted scenes with introductions by director Tate Taylor; Mary J. Blige's "The living proof" music video. GMD: videodisc. |
Formatted Contents Note: | 1. The help -- 2. Bridge club -- 3. Skeeter -- 4. The storm -- 5. Courage -- 6. Minny's new job -- 7. Not good enough -- 8. Separate, but equal -- 9. More stories -- 10. Terrible awful -- 11. Benefit diner -- 12. One more story -- 13. The book -- 14. Thank you -- 15. The truth -- 16. End credits. |
Creation/Production Credits Note: | Music, Thomas Newman ; editor, Hughes Winborne ; director of photography, Stephen Goldblatt. |
Participant or Performer Note: | Emma Stone, Viola Davis, Bryce Dallas Howard, Octavia Spencer, Jessica Chastain, Cicely Tyson, Mike Vogel, Sissy Spacek, Allison Janney, Chris Lowell, Ahna O'Reilly, Mary Steenburgen. |
Target Audience Note: | MPAA rating: PG-13, for thematic material. |
System Details Note: | DVD, NTSC ; widescreen (1.85:1) presentation ; Dolby digital 5.1 surround (English, French and Spanish) and DVS 2.0 stereo. (English). |
Language Note: | In English, dubbed French or dubbed Spanish, with optional subtitles in English for the hearing impaired, French or Spanish; closed-captioned; descriptive audio in English for the visually impaired. |
Awards Note: | Academy Awards, 2012: Best supporting actress (Spencer) |