The Magdalene sisters
(Video DVD)
Published
[United States] : Burbank, Calif. : Miramax Home Entertainment ; Buena Vista Home Entertainment, 2004.
Status
Coquille Public Library - Adult/General - Video
MAGDALENE SISTERS
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MAGDALENE SISTERS
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Copies
Location | Call Number | Status |
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Coquille Public Library - Adult/General - Video | MAGDALENE SISTERS | Available |
Location | Call Number | Status |
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Bandon Public Library - Adult/General - Video | BDVD MAGDALENE SISTERS | Available |
Langlois Public Library - Adult/General - Video | DVD MAG | Available |
Port Orford Public Library - Adult/General - Video | ADULT-GEN MAGDALENE | Available |
Subjects
LC Subjects
Church work with unmarried mothers -- Ireland -- Drama.
Church work with women -- Ireland -- Catholic Church -- Drama.
Convents -- Ireland -- Drama.
Feature films
Magdalen Asylum (Ireland) -- Drama.
Reformatories for women -- Ireland -- Drama.
Unmarried mothers -- Ireland -- Drama.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Women -- Crimes against -- Ireland -- Drama.
Women -- Institutional care -- Ireland -- Drama.
Church work with women -- Ireland -- Catholic Church -- Drama.
Convents -- Ireland -- Drama.
Feature films
Magdalen Asylum (Ireland) -- Drama.
Reformatories for women -- Ireland -- Drama.
Unmarried mothers -- Ireland -- Drama.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Women -- Crimes against -- Ireland -- Drama.
Women -- Institutional care -- Ireland -- Drama.
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Published
[United States] : Burbank, Calif. : Miramax Home Entertainment ; Buena Vista Home Entertainment, 2004.
Format
Video DVD
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 119 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in
Language
English
Notes
General Note
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General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 2002
General Note
Special features: documentary "Sex in a cold climate" (1997, 50 min.) / Testimony Films for Channel Four ; producer [and director], Steve Humphries ; narrator, Dervia Kirwan. Presents a disturbing portrait of Magdalen asylums, run by unfeeling and sometimes sadistic Catholic nuns in Ireland for over a hundred years. The purpose of the asylums, named after the repentant biblical prostitute Mary Magdalene, was to correct the supposed sexual deviance of young women. The criteria of deviance were so broad some Magdalenes didn't know why they had been put away. The film follows the stories of four women who were detained in Magdalen asylums between the 1940s and the 1960s
Creation/Production Credits
Director of photography, Nigel Willoughby ; editor, Colin Monie ; music composer, Craig Armstrong ; costume designer, Trisha Biggar ; production designer, Mark Leese ; special effects supervisor, Steve Breheney
Participants/Performers
Geraldine McEwan, Anne-Marie Duff, Nora-Jane Noone, Dorothy Duffy, Eileen Walsh, Mary Murray, Britta Smith, Frances Healy, Eithne McGuinness
Description
In Ireland in the 1960s, four women were sent to the Magdalene sisterhood asylum because of 'sinful' behavior. They all had to work in the laundry, where the strict nuns would break everyone's wills through sadistic punishment. Based on a true story
Target Audience
MPAA rating: R; for violence/cruelty, nudity, sexual content and language
System Details
DVD, produced for region 1 (North America); user must have a DVD player that will play region 1 DVDs; widescreen presentation; Dolby Digital
Language
Closed-captioned. English and French soundtracks with optional English, French and Spanish subtitles
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Mullan, P., Higson, F., Duff, A., Noone, N., Duffy, D., Walsh, E., Murray, M., Smith, B., & McEwan, G. (2004). The Magdalene sisters . Miramax Home Entertainment ; Buena Vista Home Entertainment.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Peter Mullan et al.. 2004. The Magdalene Sisters. Miramax Home Entertainment ; Buena Vista Home Entertainment.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Peter Mullan et al.. The Magdalene Sisters Miramax Home Entertainment ; Buena Vista Home Entertainment, 2004.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Mullan, Peter, et al. The Magdalene Sisters Miramax Home Entertainment ; Buena Vista Home Entertainment, 2004.
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