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The road dance / Unita Productions presents ; a Sheridan Road production in association with Argus Entertainment Capital ; produced by Jim Kreutzer, Maryilene Blondell, Steven Shapiro ; written and directed for the screen by Richie Adams.

Contributor(s): Material type: FilmFilmPublisher number: MBFHE-203 | Music Box FilmsLanguage: English Original language: English Publisher: Chicago, IL : Music Box Films, [2023]Description: 1 videodisc (117 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 inContent type:
  • two-dimensional moving image
Media type:
  • video
Carrier type:
  • videodisc
ISBN:
  • 9786319091885
  • 6319091886
Related works:
  • Motion picture adaptation of (work): MacKay, John, 1965- Road dance
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Production credits:
  • Director of photography, Petra Korner ; film editor, Matt Mayer ; music by Carlos José Alvarez.
Cast: Hermione Corfield, Morven Christie, Will Fletcher, Ali Fumiko Whitney, Jeff Stewart, Mark Gatiss.Summary: In a small, remote village in the Outer Scottish Hebrides, Kirsty yearns for adventure and another life across the ocean. Though she finds comfort in time spent with her mother and younger sister, she sees hope and a future with Murdo, an intelligent, curious poet. The two fall in love as World War I looms, and Murdo is soon conscripted to join the other men of the village to fight. As a gesture of farewell, the village hosts a road dance, a celebration attended by every resident, but this sense of community is soon shattered by an unspeakable incident that changes Kirsty's life forever. Sensitively adapted from John MacKay's 2002 novel, this sweeping tale of adversity and resilience captures the attitudes of the time while offering a moving melodrama for audiences of any period.
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Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Adult DVD Adult DVD Main Library DVD DRAMA ROAD DAN Processing 33111010023766
Total holds: 1

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

In a small, remote village in the Outer Scottish Hebrides, Kirsty yearns for adventure and another life across the ocean. Though she finds comfort in time spent with her mother and younger sister, she sees hope and a future with Murdo, an intelligent, curious poet. The two fall in love as World War I looms, and Murdo is soon conscripted to join the other men of the village to fight. As a gesture of farewell, the village hosts a road dance, a celebration attended by every resident, but this sense of community is soon shattered by an unspeakable incident that changes Kirsty's life forever. Sensitively adapted from John MacKay's 2002 novel, this sweeping tale of adversity and resilience captures the attitudes of the time while offering a moving melodrama for audiences of any period.

DVD, wide screen; Dolby digital 5.1 or 2.0.

Hermione Corfield, Morven Christie, Will Fletcher, Ali Fumiko Whitney, Jeff Stewart, Mark Gatiss.

Director of photography, Petra Korner ; film editor, Matt Mayer ; music by Carlos José Alvarez.

Based on the book written by John MacKay.

Originally released as a motion picture in 2021.

Wide screen (2.39).

In a small, remote village in the Outer Scottish Hebrides, Kirsty yearns for adventure and another life across the ocean. Though she finds comfort in time spent with her mother and younger sister, she sees hope and a future with Murdo, an intelligent, curious poet. The two fall in love as World War I looms, and Murdo is soon conscripted to join the other men of the village to fight. As a gesture of farewell, the village hosts a road dance, a celebration attended by every resident, but this sense of community is soon shattered by an unspeakable incident that changes Kirsty's life forever. Sensitively adapted from John MacKay's 2002 novel, this sweeping tale of adversity and resilience captures the attitudes of the time while offering a moving melodrama for audiences of any period.

Special features: First look on the Isle of Lewis; Live fiddle solo by Alasdair White; Theatrical trailer.

Audio track in English, captions in English; Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).

For private home use only.

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