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| Genre/Form: | Feature films Video recordings for the hearing impaired Drama |
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| Material Type: | Videorecording |
| Document Type: | Visual material |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Lloyd Richards; Charles S Dutton; Alfre Woodard; Carl Gordon; Tommy Hollis; Lou Myers; Courtney B Vance; August Wilson; Hallmark Hall of Fame Productions, Inc.; Hallmark Home Entertainment (Firm); Family Home Entertainment (Firm) |
| OCLC Number: | 51333365 |
| Language Note: | Closed-captioned. |
| Notes: | Based on the play by August Wilson. Originally produced for television broadcast in 1995. Special features: production notes; biographies. |
| Credits: | Producer, August Wilson ; co-producer, Brent Shields ; teleplay, August Wilson ; director, Lloyd Richards. |
| Cast: | Charles S. Dutton, Alfre Woodard, Carl Gordon, Tommy Hollis, Lou Myers, Courtney B. Vance. |
| Description: | 1 videodisc (104 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Details: | DVD, Dolby digital surround. |
| Other Titles: | August Wilson's The piano lesson The piano lesson |
| Responsibility: | Hallmark Hall of Fame Productions, Inc. ; producer, August Wilson ; co-producer, Brent Shields ; teleplay, August Wilson ; director, Lloyd Richards. |
| Local System Bib Number: | 154175 |
Abstract:
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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