The piano lesson
(2006, original release: 1995)

Fiction

DVD

Call Numbers:
DVD/DRAMA/PIANO

Availability

Locations Call Number Status
Movies DVD/DRAMA/PIANO Available

Details

PUBLISHED
[Place of publication not identified] : Hallmark Home Entertainment, 2006, 1995
EDITION
Gold Crown collector's edition
DESCRIPTION

1 videodisc (approximately 98 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in

ISBN/ISSN
015012948813 1998DVD130, 1998DVD1370
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES

"XVI of a series"--Spine

August Wilson's Pulitzer Prize-winning tale of a family caught between their heritage and a dream for the future. The Charles family clashes over the fate of a magnificent, carved piano that carries their family's story from their days as slaves. Boy Willie wants to sell the piano to buy a farm--the same fields their family worked as slaves. But his sister, Berniece, refuses to part with it. For her, the piano is their very soul, a legacy of pride and struggle that symbolizes their survival as a family. To resolve the conflict they must first deal with the past

"Includes a behind-the-scenes featurette and an interview with August Wilson."

Based on the play by August Wilson

Originally produced for television broadcast

Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired

Rated PG

Executive producers, Richard Welsh, Craig Anderson ; producer, August Wilson ; co-producer, Brent Shields ; teleplay, August Wilson ; director, Lloyd Richards

Charles S. Dutton, Alfre Woodard, Carl Gordon, Tommy Hollis, Lou Myers, Courtney B. Vance

DVD, Dolby digital surround Full screen version (2.0)

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