The piano lesson /
August Wilson's Pulitzer Prize-winning tale of a family caught between their heritage and a dream for the future. The Charles family clashes over the fate of a magnificent, carved piano that carries their family's story from their days as slaves. Boy Willie wants to sell the piano to buy a...
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| Format: | Video DVD |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired. |
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[Place of publication not identified] :
Hallmark Home Entertainment,
[2006]
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| Edition: | Gold Crown collector's ed. |
| Series: | Hallmark Hall of Fame (DVD videodiscs) ;
16. |
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| Summary: | August Wilson's Pulitzer Prize-winning tale of a family caught between their heritage and a dream for the future. The Charles family clashes over the fate of a magnificent, carved piano that carries their family's story from their days as slaves. Boy Willie wants to sell the piano to buy a farm--the same fields their family worked as slaves. But his sister, Berniece, refuses to part with it. For her, the piano is their very soul, a legacy of pride and struggle that symbolizes their survival as a family. To resolve the conflict they must first deal with the past. |
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| Item Description: | Based on the play by August Wilson. Originally produced for television broadcast in 1995. Special features: a behind-the-scenes featurette and an interview with August Wilson; biographies. Videorecording. |
| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (approximately 98 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Format: | DVD; region 1; Dolby digital surround Full screen version (2.0). |
| Audience: | Rated PG. |
| Production Credits: | Production designer, Jim Newport ; director of photography, Paul Elliott ; edited by Jim Oliver ; music, Stephen James Taylor. |