Mary and Max /

Mary is a lonely eight-year-old in the suburbs of Melbourne. Struggling with questions that no one can answer, she writes to Max, an obese 44-year-old Jewish man with Asperger's Syndrome living in New York City, which starts a friendship that spans 20 years and two continents.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	Screen Australia (Producer), Melodrama Pictures (Firm) (Producer), Film Victoria (Producer), Special Broadcasting Service (Australia) (Producer), Adirondack Pictures (Firm) (Producer), IFC Films
Other Authors:	Bana, Eric (Actor), Hoffman, Philip Seymour, 1967-2014 (Actor), Collette, Toni (Actor), Elliot, Adam, 1972- (Director), Kinsella, Stella (Director), Coombs, Melanie, 1969- (Producer)
Format:	Video Blu-ray Disc
Language:	English
Language Notes:	English dialogue with optional Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.
Published:	New York : IFC Films, [2008]
Subjects:	Girls > Australia > Drama. Asperger's syndrome > Drama. Letter writing > Drama. New York (N.Y.) > Drama. Melbourne (Vic.) > Drama. Pen pals > Drama. Friendship > Drama. Animated films. Clay animation films. Feature films. Fiction films. Comedy films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

Description
Summary:	Mary is a lonely eight-year-old in the suburbs of Melbourne. Struggling with questions that no one can answer, she writes to Max, an obese 44-year-old Jewish man with Asperger's Syndrome living in New York City, which starts a friendship that spans 20 years and two continents.
Item Description:	Director: Adam Elliot. Cast: Toni Collette, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Barry Humphries, Eric Bana Not all technical specifications on the menu appear on container. "Based on a true story." Originally released as a motion picture in 2008. Special features include: US and international trailers; commentary by director; Behind the scenes; a documentary Making of Mary & Max, directed by Stella Kinsella; alternate scenes, and a short film Harvie Krumpet, written and directed by Allan Elliot. Videorecording.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (92 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:	Blu-ray disc; anamorphic widescreen (1.85:1) presentation; enhanced for widescreen TVs; 5.1 Dolby Digital, 5.1 DTS-HD Master sound formats. This Blu-ray disc will not play in standard DVD players.
Audience:	Not rated.
Awards:	2009 Ottawa International Animation Festival, Grand Prize.
Production Credits:	Director of photography, Gerald Thompson; art director, Craig Fison.
ISBN:	0788613081 9780788613081