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The handmaid's tale. Season one  Cover Image DVD DVD

The handmaid's tale. Season one

Miller, Bruce (Producer), (creator.). Moss, Elisabeth, 1983- (actor,, television producer.). Atwood, Margaret 1939- (television producer.). Strahovski, Yvonne, 1982- (actor.). Fiennes, Joseph, 1970- (actor.). Bledel, Alexis, 1982- (actor.). Brewer, Madeline, (actor.). Dowd, Ann, (actor.). Fagbenle, O-T, 1980- (actor.). Minghella, Max, 1985- (actor.). Wiley, Samira, (actor.). Atwood, Margaret 1939- Television picture adaptation of (work) : Handmaid's tale. (Added Author). Daniel Wilson Productions, (production company.). Littlefield Company, (production company.). White Oak Pictures, (production company.). MGM-TV, (production company.). Hulu (Firm), (production company,, broadcaster.). Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc., (publisher.). Elisabeth Moss, Yvonne Strahovski, Joseph Fiennes, Alexis Bledel, Madeline Brewer, Ann Dowd, O.T. Fagbenle, Max Minghella, Samira Wiley. (Cast).

Summary: "A religion-based autocracy has taken over most of the United States, renaming the country Gilead. In this country women are second-class citizens. Anyone trying to escape is punished. One such person is June, who is captured while trying to escape with her husband and child and is sentenced to be a handmaid, bearing children for childless government officials. As a handmaid, June is renamed Offred. This is her story."--Provided by the publisher.

Record details

  • Physical Description: 3 videodiscs (approximately 525 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
    videodisc
  • Publisher: Bevely Hills, California : Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, [2018]

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Originally made available for online streaming by Hulu in 2017.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.
Subject: Theocracy
Pregnancy -- Social aspects
Misogyny
Man-woman relationships
Dystopian plays
Infertility -- Drama
Man-woman relationships -- Drama
Pregnancy -- Social aspects -- Drama
Dystopian plays
Totalitarianism -- Drama
Misogyny -- Drama
Theocracy -- Drama
Atwood, Margaret -- 1939- -- Television adaptations
Genre: Dystopian television programs.
Television series.
Fiction television programs.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Drama.
Dystopian television programs.
Television programs.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Film adaptations.

Available copies

  • 29 of 31 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Creston Public Library.

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  • 0 current holds with 31 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Holdable? Status Due Date
Creston Public Library DVD FIC HAN (Text)
Acquisition Type: New
35140001157331 Fiction Videos Volume hold Available -

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Summary: "A religion-based autocracy has taken over most of the United States, renaming the country Gilead. In this country women are second-class citizens. Anyone trying to escape is punished. One such person is June, who is captured while trying to escape with her husband and child and is sentenced to be a handmaid, bearing children for childless government officials. As a handmaid, June is renamed Offred. This is her story."--Provided by the publisher.
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