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Beginners / 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.

Format Video (DVD)
Publication InfoUniversal City, CA : Universal Studios Home Entertainment, [2011]
Description1 videodisc (1 hr., 44 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Subject(s)
DVD-Video discs.
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.
Other author/creatorMills, Mike, 1966-
Other author/creatorUrdang, Leslie.
Other author/creatorVanech, Dean.
Other author/creatorDe Pencier, Miranda, 1968-
Other author/creatorVan Hoy, Jay.
Other author/creatorKnudsen, Lars.
Other author/creatorMcGregor, Ewan, 1971-
Other author/creatorPlummer, Christopher.
Other author/creatorLaurent, Mélanie, 1983-
Other author/creatorVisnjic, Goran, 1972-
Other author/creatorFocus Features.
Other author/creatorOlympus Pictures.
Other author/creatorParts and Labor (Firm)
Other author/creatorUniversal Studios Home Entertainment (Firm)
Abstract 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.
General noteOriginally released as a motion picture in 2010.
General noteBonus features: Short film about making Beginners; promo; feature commentary with writer/director Mike Mills.
CreditsDirector of photography, Kasper Tuxen ; editor, Olivier Bugge Coutte ; music, Roger Neill, David Palmer, Brian Reitzell.
Cast Ewan McGregor, Christopher Plummer, Mélanie Laurent, Goran Visnjic, Kai Lennox, Mary Page Keller, Keegan Boos.
Audience MPAA rating: R; for language and some sexual content.
Technical detailsDVD.
LanguageEnglish or dubbed Spanish dialogue, optional subtitles in Spanish or French ; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH)
Genre/formFeature films.
Genre/formFiction films.
Genre/formComedy films.
UPC 025192095139
Standard identifier# 00025192095139
Publisher number62117653 Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Stock numberMCA62117653D

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