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The giver [dvd videorecording]
Title:
The giver [dvd videorecording]
Author:
Noyce, Phillip, film director.
ISBN:
9786315693113
Edition:
Widescreen ed.
Physical Description:
1 videodisc (97 min.) : sound, color and black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
General Note:
Based on the book by Lois Lowry.
Originally released as a motion picture in 2014.
Bonus: Highlights from the original script reading featuring Lloyd Bridges; Making The Giver: from page to screen; Jonas' harrowing journey (extended scene); "Ordinary human" featurette with OneRepublic's Ryan Tedder; Author Lois Lowry on The Giver; Study guide.
Abstract:
The story centers on Jonas, young man who lives in a supposedly ideal world of conformity and contentment. Yet as he begins to spend time with the elder, who is the sole keeper of all the community's memories, Jonas quickly begins to discover the dark and deadly truths of his community's secret past. At extreme odds, Jonas knows that he must escape their world to protect them all; a challenge that no one has ever succeeded at before.
Reading Level:
Rating: PG-13; for a mature thematic image and some sci-fi action/violence.
Added Title:
Giver DVD.
