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Beginners
Beginners (Motion picture). Spanish & English.
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A young man is rocked by two announcements from his elderly father: that he has terminal cancer, and that he has a young male lover. Golden Globe® nominee Ewan McGregor (Star Wars I, II, III), Acad...
A young man is rocked by two announcements from his elderly father: that he has terminal cancer, and that he has a young male lover. Golden Globe® nominee Ewan McGregor (Star Wars I, II, III), Academy Award® nominee Christopher Plummer (Inside Man), and Mélanie Laurent (Inglourious Basterds) star in Beginners, an uplifting comedy about how funny and transformative life can be. When graphic designer Oliver (McGregor) meets free-spirited Anna (Laurent) shortly after his father (Plummer) has passed away, Oliver realizes just how much of a beginner he is when it comes to long-lasting romantic love. Memories of his father, who, following the death of his wife of 45 years, came out of the closet at age 75 to live a full, energized, and wonderfully tumultuous gay life, encourage Oliver to open himself up to the potential of a true relationship. Inspired by writer/director Mike Mills' own father, it's an original love story that critics cheer is "smart, poignant and often hilarious!" (Karen Durbin, Elle) Starring: Ewan McGregor, Christopher Plummer, Melanie Laurent, Goran Visnjic, Mary Page Keller Directed by: Mike Mills.
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- Creator
- Focus Features and Olympus Pictures present, in association with Parts & Labor ; produced by Leslie Urdang, Dean Vanech, Miranda de Pencier, Jay Van Hoy, Lars Knudsen ; written & directed by Mike Mills
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- Videos, Slides, Films
- Languages
- English, Spanish
- Contributors
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- Mills, Mike, 1966- director, screenwriter
- Urdang, Leslie, producer
- Vanech, Dean, producer
- De Pencier, Miranda, 1968- producer
- Van Hoy, Jay, producer
- Knudsen, Lars, producer
- McGregor, Ewan, 1971- actor
- Plummer, Christopher, actor
- Laurent, Mélanie, 1983- actor
- Visnjic, Goran, 1972- actor
- Tuxen, Kasper, 1978- cinematographer
- Neill, Roger, 1963- composer (expression)
- Palmer, Dave (David) composer (expression)
- Reitzell, Brian, composer (expression)
- Focus Features
- Olympus Pictures
- Parts and Labor (Firm)
- Universal Studios Home Entertainment (Firm)
- Publication
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- Universal City, CA : Universal Studios Home Entertainment, [2011]
- ©2011
- Physical Details
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- 1 videodisc (104 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
- OCLC
- ocn739771211
- Credits
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- Ewan McGregor, Christopher Plummer, Mélanie Laurent, Goran Visnjic, Kai Lennox, Mary Page Keller, Keegan Boos
- Director of photography, Kasper Tuxen ; editor, Olivier Bugge Coutte ; music, Roger Neill, David Palmer, Brian Reitzell ; costume design, Jennifer Johnson ; production design, Shane Valentino
- Originally released as a motion picture in 2010.
- Bonus features: Short film about making Beginners; promo; feature commentary with writer/director Mike Mills.
- DVD, region 1, NTSC ; anamorphic widescreen (1.85:1) presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround.
- English or dubbed Spanish dialogue, optional subtitles in Spanish or French ; English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).
- Special features include: Short film about making Beginners; promo; feature commentary with writer/director Mike Mills
Subjects
- Gay fathers -- United States -- Drama.
- Older gay men -- Family relationships -- Drama.
- Closeted gay people -- Family relationships -- Drama.
- Widowers -- Sexual behavior -- Drama.
- Terminally ill parents -- Sexual behavior -- Drama.
- Gay fathers -- Drama.
- May-December romances.
- Children of gay parents -- Drama.
- Fathers and sons -- Drama.