Matilda /

Matilda is a super-smart little girl who is woefully ignored and ridiculed by her self-centered parents. They send her to a school with a mean, bullying principal, where she learns she has special powers that can help her, her friends, and her kind and gentle teacher.

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:	Matilda (Motion picture)
Corporate Authors:	Tri-Star Pictures, Jersey Films, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm)
Other Authors:	DeVito, Danny (Actor, Director, Producer), Shamberg, Michael (Producer), Sher, Stacey (Producer), Dahl, Felicity (Producer), Kazan, Nicholas, 1950- (Screenwriter), Swicord, Robin (Screenwriter), Perlman, Rhea (Actor), Davidtz, Embeth, 1966- (Actor), Farris, Pam (Actor), Wilson, Mara (Actor), Reubens, Paul, 1952- (Actor), Walter, Tracey, 1942- (Actor), Dahl, Roald
Format:	Video DVD
Language:	English French Spanish
Language Notes:	In English, dubbed French or Spanish with optional subtitles in English, French, or Spanish; closed-captioned.
Published:	Culver City, CA : Tri-Star Pictures : 2005.
Edition:	Special ed.
Subjects:	Gifted children > Drama. Parent and child > Drama. Teacher-student relationships > Drama. Feature films. Comedy films. Children's films. Fiction films. Film adaptations. Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

Description
Summary:	Matilda is a super-smart little girl who is woefully ignored and ridiculed by her self-centered parents. They send her to a school with a mean, bullying principal, where she learns she has special powers that can help her, her friends, and her kind and gentle teacher.
Item Description:	Based on the book by Roald Dahl. Originally produced as an American motion picture in 1996. Special features: Matilda the movie read-along [slide show]; Matilda's movie magic [featurette] (16 min.); A children's guide to good manners [featurette] (3 min.); Escape to the library! [featurette] (6 min.); My movie about making Matilda by Mara Wilson [featurette] (7 min.); A truly terrible test! [interactive feature]; Classroom games [interactive feature]; Get rid of Miss Trunchbull! trivia game [interactive feature]; Make magic with Matilda! [interactive feature]; Terrify the Trunchbull! [interactive feature]; Matilda the movie character gallery [slide show]; Trailers (6 min.). Videorecording.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (98 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:	DVD; Region 1; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, Dolby surround; full screen presentation, aspect ratio 1.33:1.
Audience:	MPAA rating: Rated PG for elements of exaggerated meanness and ridicule and for some mild language.
Production Credits:	Director of photography, Stefan Czapsky ; production design, Bill Brzeski ; editors, Lynzee Klingman and Brent White ; music by David Newman ; costume designer, Jane Ruhm.
ISBN:	1404936289 9781404936287