Pieces of April [videorecording]

Resource Information

The work Pieces of April [videorecording] represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Coweta Public Library System. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Moving Image, Visual Materials.

Label

Pieces of April [videorecording]

Statement of responsibility

United Artists and IFC Productions present an InDigEnt production in association with Kalkaska Productions ; produced by John Lyons, Gary Winick, Alexis Alexian ; written and directed by Peter Hedges

Contributor

• IFC Productions (Firm)
• InDigEnt (Firm)
• Kalkaska Productions (Firm)
• MGM Home Entertainment Inc
• United Artists Corporation
• Alexanian, Alexis
• Bauer, Laura
• Butler, Rick
• Clarkson, Patricia
• Drummond, Alice, 1929-
• Gallagher, John, Jr., 1984-
• trueHedges, Peter
• Holmes, Katie, 1978-
• Livolsi, Mark
• Luke, Derek, 1974-
• Lyons, John, (John S)
• Merritt, Stephin
• Pill, Alison, 1985-
• Platt, Oliver
• Reiker, Tami
• White, Lillias
• Whitlock, Isiah
• Winick, Gary, 1961-2011

Subject

• Comedy -- Feature
• Comedy films
• Drama
• Families
• Families -- United States -- Drama
• Family -- United States -- Drama
• Feature films
• Feature films
• Feature films -- United States
• Mothers and daughters
• Mothers and daughters -- Drama
• Mothers-daughter relationship -- Drama
• New York (State)
• Thanksgiving Day
• Thanksgiving Day -- New York (State) -- Drama
• United States
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired

Genre

• Comedy
• Comedy films
• trueDrama
• Feature films
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired

Language

• eng
• fre
• eng
• fre
• spa
• eng
• eng

Summary

Family outcast April lives in a beat-up apartment in New York's Lower East Side with her boyfriend, Bobby. In order to spend some time with her dying mother, April invites her conservative suburban family to her place for a Thanksgiving feast. While she frantically tries to complete the meal, the family drives in from Pennsylvania sharing less-than-pleasant opinions about April's lifestyle. Her dad tries to think positively, while sister Beth flaunts her good-girl status and brother Timmy captures it all on film

Cataloging source

TEFMT

Characteristic

videorecording

Credits note

Director of photography, Tami Reiker ; editor, Mark Livolsi ; music, Stephin Merritt ; costume designer, Laura Bauer ; production designer, Rick Butler

Dewey number

791.43/72

Intended audience

• MPAA rating: PG-13; for language, sensuality, drug content and images of nudity
• CHV rating: PG

Language note

English or French dialogue; English, French or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned

LC call number

PN1997.2

LC item number

.P54 2004

PerformerNote

Katie Holmes, Patricia Clarkson, Derek Luke, Alison Pill, John Gallagher, Jr., Alice Drummond, Lillias White, Isiah Whitlock, Jr., Oliver Platt

Runtime

80

Target audience

general

Technique

live action