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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...
| Uniform Title: | Help (Motion picture : 2011) |
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| Other Authors: | , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |
| Format: | Video |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
[Burbank, CA] :
Touchstone Pictures,
[2011]
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| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | Connect to this streaming video (Swank Digital Campus) |
| Summary: | 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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| Item Description: | Based on the novel by Kathryn Stockett. Originally released as motion picture in 2011. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (1 video file (135 min.)) : sound, color |
| Audience: | MPAA rating: PG-13; for thematic material. |
| Awards: | Academy Awards, Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role (Octavia Spencer), 2012 Golden Globes, Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture (Octavia Spencer), 2012 BAFTA Awards, Best Supporting Actress (Octavia Spencer), 2012 AFI Awards, Movie of the Year, 2012 Screen Actors Guild Awards, Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role (Viola Davis); Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role (Octavia Spencer); Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture, 2012 |
| Production Credits: | Music, Thomas Newman ; editor, Hughes Winborne ; director of photography, Stephen Goldblatt. |