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Lianna

Title
Lianna [videorecording] / a Winwood Company production ; produced by Jeffrey Nelson & Maggie Renzi ; written, directed and edited by John Sayles.
Format
DVD, Videodisc
Published/Produced
Santa Monica, CA : MGM Home Entertainment, c2003.
Description
1 videodisc (113 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Cast
Linda Griffiths, Jane Hallaren, Jon DeVries, Jo Henderson.
Credits
Director of photography, Austin de Besche ; music by Mason Daring.
System details
DVD, Region 1, widescreen presentation; Dolby Digital mono.
Language
Dialogue in English with optional subtitles in English and Spanish; closed-captioned.
Summary
"In this moving and compassionate film Sayles presents a sympathetic, realistic portrait of Lianna, a young wife and mother who leaves her husband for another woman and embarks on a turbulent journey of self-discovery. Lianna must face the anger and confusion of her husband as well as the raised eyebrows of her community. But when her new lover also rejects her, she faces the most difficult task of all: she must learn to love herself."--Container.
Notes
Originally released as a motion picture in 1983. "IFC Films." Special features: audio commentary by John Sayles; featurette with John Sayles and Maggie Renzi; Casa de los babys trailer.
Target audience
MPAA rating: R.
Kinsey subjects
Cinema.
Genre heading
Feature films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Other contributors
Nelson, Jeffrey. Renzi, Maggie. Sayles, John, 1950- Griffiths, Linda, 1953-2014 Hallaren, Jane. De Vries, Jon. Henderson, Jo, 1934-1988. Besche, Austin de. Daring, Mason. Winwood Company. MGM Home Entertainment Inc. IFC Films.

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Library
Blmgtn - Kinsey Institute Library (by appointment only)
Call Number
X9168846
Location
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Library
Blmgtn - Kinsey Institute Library (by appointment only)
Call Number
X9168846
Location
A-V (Audio-Visual)
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