Belle (v.f.) / Fox Searchlight Pictures, Isle of Man Film and Pinewood Pictures and BFI present ; in association with Head Gear Films and Metrol Technology ; a DJ Films production ; an Amma Asante film ; produced by Damian Jones ; written by Misan Sagay ; directed by Amma Asante.
Although Dido Elizabeth Belle, an eighteenth-century English woman of mixed race, is raised in privilege by her aristocratic great-uncle and his wife, she is denied a proper social standing because of her skin color. But when Dido falls in love with a young idealist lawyer who aspires to create positive change, she finds herself caught between two worlds.
Record details
- Physical Description: 1 streaming video file (105 min.) : digital, sound, color
- Publisher: Beverly Hills, CA : 20th Century Fox Film Corporation, 2014.
- Distributor: Vaughan, ON : Criterion-on-Demand, [2014]
Content descriptions
General Note: | Originally released as a motion picture by 20th Century Fox Film Corporation, 2014. |
Restrictions on Access Note: | Access restricted to subscribers. |
Creation/Production Credits Note: | Music by Rachel Portman. |
Participant or Performer Note: | Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Tom Wilkinson, Emily Watson, Sam Reid. |
Target Audience Note: | MPAA Rating: PG; for thematic elements, some language and brief smoking images. CHV rating: PG. |
Additional Physical Form available Note: | English language version also available. |
System Details Note: | Content available as downloadable file or streaming video. |
Language Note: | Soundtrack dubbed in French, optional French subtitles. |
Source of Description Note: | Title from distributor's web site (viewed May 20, 2015). |
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Subject: | Belle, Dido Elizabeth, 1761-1804 > Drama. Racially mixed people > England > Biography > Drama. Antislavery movements > England > History > 18th century > Drama. |
Genre: | Feature films. Historical films. Streaming video. |