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Title:
Fingersmith [DVD]
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[DVD] / a Sally Head Production for the BBC ; produced in association with Freemantle International Distribution, a FreemantleMedia Company ; producer, Georgina Lowe ; screenplay, Peter Ransley ; director, Aisling Walsh.
Publication Information:
Silver Spring, Md. : Distributed exclusively by Acorn Media U.S., c2005.
Physical Description:
1 videodisc (ca. 180 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
ISBN:
9781569387900
General Note:
Based on the novel by Sarah Waters.
Originally produced for broadcast on the BBC in 2005.
Abstract:
"The lives of two young women collide in [a] ... thriller that alternates between the twisting back alleyways of Dickensian London and the cloistered gloom of a Gothic mansion. Raised in a den of petty thieves, or 'fingersmiths, ' plucky orphan Sue Trinder agrees to help a con man known as Gentleman defraud and betray wealthy heiress Maud Lilly. But Sue's plans are turned upside down when she falls in love with Maud. Then the women are separated -- each to her own hellish prison -- just as they realize the strength of their passion for each other ..."--Container.
Reading Level:
"Recommended for mature audiences."--Note on container.
MPAA rating: Not rated.
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Variant Title:
Finger smith
Contents:
Special features: Behind-the-scenes featurette ; character profiles ; photo gallery ; cast filmographies.
Credits:
Director of photography, Simon Kossoff ; editor, Bryan Oates ; composer, Richard Blackford.
Performer:
Sally Hawkins, Rupert Evans, Elaine Cassidy, Charles Dance, Imelda Staunton.
Technical Details:
DVD, region 1, widescreen presentation; Dolby digital stereo.
Language:
English ; Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.