DVD
The road home / a Sony Pictures Classics release ; Columbia Pictures Film Production Asia presents GuangXi Film Studio & Bejing New Picture Distribution Company production ; produced by Zhao Yu ; screenplay by Bao Shi ; directed by Zhang Yimou.
The road home / 北京电影画面影业公司, 广西电影制片厂联合摄制 ; 监製, 张传平 ; 出品人, 赵愚 ; 编剧, 鲍十 ; 导演, 张艺谋.
As a son helps his mother arrange for the burial of his father in the traditional Chinese custom of his mother's village, the beautiful and touching story of his parent's courtship unfolds. His father was from the city and came to his mother's village to become the schoolmaster. In the days of arranged marriages, the son discovers that his parents marriage was the first marriage based on love.
Item details
- ISBN: 0767863526
- ISBN: 9780767863520
- Physical Description: 1 videodisc (approximately 89 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
- Publisher: Culver City, Calif. : Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment, [2001]
Contents / Notes
| General Note: | Title from container. Originally produced as a motion picture in 1999. Based on the novel "Remembrance" by Bao Shi. Widescreen 2.35:1 ; full screen 1.33:1. Special features: theatrical trailers; filmographies. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Start -- An old tradition -- The loom -- His mother's wishes -- Zhai Di -- The front well -- Best dishes -- Lucky red banner -- The new school -- Walking his students home -- Basket ploy -- Meeting Di's mother -- Goodbye gift -- "The Teacher's left." -- Pottery repair -- Voices in the wind -- Window repair -- The 27th -- Going to the city -- A bad chill -- "The Teacher is back." -- Two years later -- 5000 yuan -- The road home -- "Rebuild the school." -- One last look -- "Come with me." -- Teaching for one day. |
| Creation/Production Credits Note: | Cinematographer, Hou Yong ; art director, Cao Juiping ; editor, Zhai Ru ; music, San Bao ; costume designer, Tong Huamiao. |
| Participant or Performer Note: | Zhang Ziyi, Sun Honglei, Zheng Hao, Zhao Yuelin. 章子怡, 孙红雷, 郑昊, 赵玉蓮. |
| Target Audience Note: | MPAA rating: G. |
| System Details Note: | DVD, region 1, widesceen and full screen presentations; Dolby digital 5.1. |
| Language Note: | Mandarin or dubbed French dialogue, with optional English or French subtitles; closed-captioned. |
| Awards Note: | Golden Rooster Awards, 2000: Best Film; Best Director (Yimou Zhang); Best Cinematography (Yong Hou); Best Art Direction (Jiuping Cao) Sundance Film Festival: 2001, Audience Award World Cinema (Yimou Zhang) Berlin International Film Festival: 2000, Prize of the Ecumenical Jury Competition (Yimou Zhang); Silver Berlin Bear - Jury Grand Prix (Yimou Zhang) |
Find similar items by subject
| Subject: | Man-woman relationships > Drama. Elementary school teachers > China > Drama. Funeral rites and ceremonies > Drama. Foreign films. Mandarin language materials. French language materials. Films étrangers. Foreign films. 小學教師. lcstt Elementary school teachers. Funeral rites and ceremonies. 葬禮. lcstt Man-woman relationships. 兩性關係. lcstt China. 中國. lcstt |
Currently available copies
- 6 out of 6 copies are currently available at PINES. (Show)
- 1 out of 1 copy are currently available at Athens Regional Library System.
Holds
- 0 current holds on 6 total copies.
Show Only Available Copies
| Library System: Library Branch Name
|
Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athens Regional Library System: Athens-Clarke County Library |
DVD ROAD (
Send Text) |
31001000740523 | AV | Available |
Electronic resources
- Version of Resource: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0235060/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1
- View IMDb information about film: The Road home = Wo de fu qin mu qin (1999)
- Version of Resource: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0235060/
- Connect to IMDb information for this film
