DVD

Philomena [videorecording] / Entertainment One, Pathé, BBC Films and BFI presents ; director, Stephen Frears ; writer, Steve Coogan and Jeff Pope.

Clark, Sophie Kennedy. (Added Author). Coogan, Steve. (Added Author). Dench, Judi, 1934- (Added Author). Fairley, Michelle. (Added Author). Frears, Stephen. (Added Author). Lahbib, Simone, 1965- (Added Author). Sixsmith, Martin. Lost child of Philomena Lee. Videorecording. (Added Author). Winningham, Mare. (Added Author). BBC Films. (Added Author). Entertainment One (Firm : Canada) (Added Author). Judi Dench, Steve Coogan, Mare Winningham, Michaelle Fairley, Sophie Kennedy Clark, Simone Lahbib. (Cast).

Summary:

Based on the 2009 investigative book by BBC correspondent Martin Sixsmith, The Lost Child of Philomena Lee, Philomena focuses on the efforts of Philomena Lee (Dench), mother to a boy conceived out of wedlock--something her Irish-Catholic community didn't have the highest opinion of--and given away for adoption in the United States. In following church doctrine, she was forced to sign a contract that wouldn't allow for any sort of inquiry into the son's whereabouts. After starting a family years later in England and, for the most part, moving on with her life, Lee meets Sixsmith (Coogan), a BBC reporter with whom she decides to discover her long-lost son.

Record details

ISBN: 774212109102
Physical Description: 1 videodisc (ca. 98 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Publisher: [England] : BBC Films ; c2014.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Based on a true story and the adaptation of the 2009 book "The lost child of philomena Lee." Originally released as a motion picture in 2013. Title from container.
Participant or Performer Note:	Judi Dench, Steve Coogan, Mare Winningham, Michaelle Fairley, Sophie Kennedy Clark, Simone Lahbib.
Target Audience Note:	Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.
System Details Note:	DVD, widescreen presentation; Dolby Digital.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:	For private home use only.
Language Note:	Audio tracks and subtitles in English and French; Subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.