More Details
-
Summary:
- A woman and her mother are sent to an island and spend almost 60 years trying to leave it. Follow three generations of the woman's family as they all try and find happiness on a lagoon surrounded by shifting dunes.
-
Language Notes:
- Portuguese dialogue with optional English, French or Portuguese subtitles.
-
Alternate Titles:
- Title translation: Casa de areia
-
System Details:
- DVD, region 1, anamorphic widescreen (2.35:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround.
-
Performers:
- Cast: Fernanda Montenegro, Fernanda Torres, Ruy Guerra, Seu Jorge, Luiz Melodia.
-
Production Credits:
- Cinematography, Ricardo Della Rosa ; editor, Sérgio Mekler ; music, João Barone, Carlo Bartolini ; costume designer, Claudia Kopke.
-
General Notes:
- Title from container.
Originally released as a motion picture in 2005.
Special features: "Making of the house of sand" and previews.
Sundance Film Festival, 2006: Alfred P. Sloan Feature Film Prize.
Sundance Film Festival, 2004: NHK Award (Andrucha Waddington).
-
Audience:
- MPAA rating: R; for some graphic sexuality.
-
Physical Description:
- 1 videodisc (approximately 103 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
-
Physical Characteristics:
- plastic; metal; polychrome
-
Audio Characteristics:
- digital; optical
-
Digital Characteristics:
- video file; DVD video; region 1
-
Call Numbers:
- HOU DVD
-
ISBNs:
- 1424823927
9781424823925
-
Other Standard Numbers:
- Universal Product Code: 043396157200
Publisher Number, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment: 15720
-
OCLC Numbers:
- 72440859
