DVD
The handmaid's tale. Season one
Record details
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Physical Description:
videodisc
3 videodiscs (approximately 525 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. - Publisher: Bevely Hills, California : Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, [2018]
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Badges:
- Top Holds Over Last 5 Years: 4 / 5.0
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Based on Margaret Atwood's award-winning, best-selling novel. Originally made available for online streaming by Hulu in 2017. Wide screen (1.78:1). Special features: Script to screen; Hope in Gilead. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Disc 1: Offred -- Birth day -- Late -- Nolite te bastardes carborundorum -- Disc 2: Faithful -- A woman's place -- The other side -- Jezebels -- Disc 3: The bridge -- Night. |
| Restrictions on Access Note: | LICENSED FOR HOME USE ONLY. |
| Participant or Performer Note: | Elisabeth Moss, Yvonne Strahovski, Joseph Fiennes, Alexis Bledel, Madeline Brewer, Ann Dowd, O.T. Fagbenle, Max Minghella, Samira Wiley. |
| Target Audience Note: | Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A |
| System Details Note: | DVD, NTSC region 1, widescreen (1.78:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1. |
| Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note: | Licensed for home use only. |
| Language Note: | In English; Spanish and French subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH); closed-captioned. |
| Awards Note: | 2018 Golden Globe Award for best television series, drama. |
| Source of Description Note: | Title from disc surface. |
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Available copies
- 27 of 31 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Kaslo and District Public Library.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 31 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
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| Kaslo and District Public Library | AVI HAN (Text) | 35134000421228 | Adult Video | Volume hold | Available | - |
More information
- Video Librarian Reviews : Video Librarian Reviews
This Hulu original series adapted from the award-winning 1985 novel by Margaret Atwood tells a dystopian story of a future in which ecological disaster renders the majority of women infertile and a fundamentalist group imposes totalitarian rule in a section of the United States they rename Gilead. Women no longer have any rights and fertile women are made "Handmaids" of the ruling elite, forced to bear the children of their jailers. Elisabeth Moss stars as "Offred" (her slave name, you might say: she is "of Fred"), captured while attempting to flee with her husband and young daughter, and assigned to Fred Waterford (Joseph Fiennes), a commander in the ruthless Gilead government married to the powerful but barren Serena (Yvonne Stahovski). Flashbacks show life before the collapse and the rise of the fascist government that uses scripture to justify chauvinistic rule. Atwood's novel was adapted into a 1990 feature film but the Hulu series is a richer, more nuanced take that embraces the book's bitter social commentary and themes of resistance and defiance while also reflecting disturbing currents of religious fundamentalism and nationalism witnessed today. The Handmaid's Tale won eight Emmy Awards, including outstanding drama series and awards for directing, writing, and lead actress Moss. Presenting all 10 episodes from the 2017 debut season, extras include behind-the-scenes featurettes. Highly recommended. Editor's Choice. (S. Axmaker). Copyright Video Librarian Reviews 2018.
