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The soloist [videorecording (DVD)].

Contributor(s): Publisher number: 34944 | Paramount Home EntertainmentPublication details: Hollywood, Calif. : Paramount Home Entertainment, c2009.Description: 1 videodisc (117 min.) : 5.1 Dolby digital Surround sd., col. ; 12 cmOther title:
  • French title from container: Soliste [videorecording (DVD)]
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Production credits:
  • DreamWorks Pictures and Universal Pictures present in association with StudioCanal and Participant Media, a Krasnoff/Foster Entertainment production in association with Working Title Films ; music, Dario Marianelli ; produced by Gary Foster, Russ Krasnoff ; screenplay by Susannah Grant ; directed by Joe Wright.
Cast: Jamie Foxx and Robert Downey, Jr. with Catherine Keener, Tom Hollander and Lisagay Hamilton.Summary: "Academy Award nominee Robert Downey Jr. and Academy Award winner Jamie Foxx star in an extraordinary and inspiring true story of how a chance meeting can change a life. The Soloist tells the poignant and ultimately soaring tale of a Los Angeles newspaper reporter who discovers a brilliant and distracted street musician, with unsinkable passion, and the unique friendship and bond that transforms both their lives. The remarkable performances make for an unforgettable experience in what is hailed as 'a courageous and uncompromising film' (Gene Shalit, Today)."--Container.
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Movies Markdale Branch Shelves Soloist Drama (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available Back-up copy in FL 33436003001655

Based on the novel "The soloist: a lost dream, an unlikely friendship, and the redemptive power of music" by Steve Lopez.

Originally released as a motion picture in 2009.

Special features: An unlikely friendship: making The soloist ; deleted scenes ; commentary by director Joe Wright ; and more!

Widescreen version enhanced for 16:9 TVs.

Bilingual packaging (English/French).

DreamWorks Pictures and Universal Pictures present in association with StudioCanal and Participant Media, a Krasnoff/Foster Entertainment production in association with Working Title Films ; music, Dario Marianelli ; produced by Gary Foster, Russ Krasnoff ; screenplay by Susannah Grant ; directed by Joe Wright.

Jamie Foxx and Robert Downey, Jr. with Catherine Keener, Tom Hollander and Lisagay Hamilton.

"Academy Award nominee Robert Downey Jr. and Academy Award winner Jamie Foxx star in an extraordinary and inspiring true story of how a chance meeting can change a life. The Soloist tells the poignant and ultimately soaring tale of a Los Angeles newspaper reporter who discovers a brilliant and distracted street musician, with unsinkable passion, and the unique friendship and bond that transforms both their lives. The remarkable performances make for an unforgettable experience in what is hailed as 'a courageous and uncompromising film' (Gene Shalit, Today)."--Container.

Home use only.

Includes English, Spanish and French language tracks with optional English, Spanish or French subtitles.

Closed-captioned.

N/A PG dg

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