Autumn hearts a new beginning

DVD 2008

The past has cast a long shadow over the present. A picturesque farm is where the now-married Melanie lives unhappily with her husband. When Melanie invites fellow Holocaust survivor Jakob to her home, he unexpectedly brings Christopher, whose love for Melanie has never diminished since their confinement in an internment camp. Old feelings and long-suppressed memories are stirred up and reveal a climactic, life-changing feasts.

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Cohen, Matt, 1942-1999 Film adaptations

Holocaust survivors Drama

Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) Drama

Internment camps Drama

Life change events Drama

Married people Drama

Melodrama

Nazi concentration camps Drama

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Drama Feature films Film adaptations Video recordings for the hearing impaired

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ISBN:

014381499421

Description:

1 videodisc (99 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
polychrome
digital
optical
surround
Dolby digital 5.1
NTSC
video file
DVD video

Target Audience Note:

MPAA: PG-13; for thematic elements and brief strong language

Other Title:

Autumn hearts, a new beginning [DVD]

Notes:

Title from opening frames
"Dreamachine, les Films Sévilles Pictures present"--At head of title
Based on the novel Emotional arithmetic by Matt Cohen
Originally released as a motion picture in 2007
Special features: Behind the scenes featurette ; theatrical trailer
Director of photography, Luc Montpellier ; editor, Arthur Tarnowski ; music, Normand Corbeil ; costume designer, Nicoletta Massone ; production designer, Jean-François Campeau ; produced by Suzanne Girard, Anna Stratton ; screenplay by Jefferson Lewis ; directed by Paolo Barzman
Gabriel Byrne, Roy Dupuis, Dakota Goyo, Regan Jewitt, Alexandre Nachi, Christopher Plummer, Susan Sarandon, Max von Sydow
DVD in 2.35:1 widescreen aspect ratio presentation enhanced for 16:9 televisions ; NTSC ; Dolby digital 5.1 surround and 2.0 stereo
English dialogue, Spanish subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing

Control Number:

1195863

UPC:

014381499421

Other Authors:

Arithmetic Ontario Productions (Firm)
Barzman, Paolo
Byrne, Gabriel, 1950-
Cohen, Matt, 1942-1999. Emotional arithmetic
Dupuis, Roy, 1963-
Girard, Suzanne
Goyo, Dakota, 1999-
Image Entertainment (Firm)
Jewitt, Regan
Lewis, Jefferson, 1951-
Nachi, Alexandre
Plummer, Christopher
Productions Bleu, Blanc, Rouge
Sarandon, Susan, 1946-
Stratton, Anna
Sydow, Max von, 1929-2020
Triptych Media, Inc

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