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Summary:

Most days, Arthur Fleck is bullied in public as he works as a clown-for-hire, but his slow descent into madness is hurried along by his mother's failing health, their strained connection with the rich Wayne family, and his failed comedy career.

Contributors:

Phillips, Todd, 1970- , screenwriter, film director, film producer

Silver, Scott , screenwriter

Cooper, Bradley , film producer

Koskoff, Emma Tillinger , film producer

Phoenix, Joaquin , actor

De Niro, Robert , actor

Beetz, Zazie , actor

Conroy, Frances , actor

Maron, Marc , actor

Camp, Bill , actor

Fleshler, Glenn , actor

Whigham, Shea, 1969- , actor

Cullen, Brett , actor

Hildur Guðnadóttir , composer

Groth, Jeff , editor of moving image work

Sher, Lawrence, 1970- , director of photography

Joint Effort (Production company) , production company, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/prn

Warner Bros. Pictures (1969- ) , presenter, production company, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/pre, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/prn

Village Roadshow Pictures , presenter, production company, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/pre, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/prn

Bron Studios , presenter, production company, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/pre, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/prn

Warner Bros. Entertainment , publisher, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/pbl

Languages:

English
French
German
Italian
Russian
Spanish
Arabic
Chinese
Danish
Dutch
Greek, Modern (1453-)
Korean
Norwegian
Polish
Portuguese
Swedish

Language Notes:

English, French, German, Italian, Russian or Spanish (Mexico or Spain) soundtracks; optional subtitles in Arabic, Chinese (China or Hong Kong), Danish, Dutch, French, Greek, Italian, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil or Portugal), Russian, Spanish (Mexico or Spanish) or Swedish or captions in English for the deaf and hard of hearing.

Included Works:

Joker (Motion picture)

Subjects:

Joker (Fictitious character) — Drama

Mentally ill — Drama

Villains — Drama

Comedians — Drama

Joker (Fictitious character)

Comedians

Mentally ill.

Villains

Genres:

Motion pictures

Internet videos

Online media

Action and adventure films

Crime films

Drama

Feature films

Fiction films

Thrillers (Motion pictures)

Video recordings for the hearing impaired

System Details:

Streaming video.

Performers:

Cast: Joaquin Phoenix, Robert De Niro, Zazie Beetz, Frances Conroy, Marc Maron, Bill Camp, Glenn Fleshler, Shea Whigham, Brett Cullen.

Production Credits:

Music, Hildur Guðnadóttir ; editor, Jeff Groth ; director of photography, Lawrence Sher.

General Notes:

Digital format: Restricted to the University of North Texas System.
Based on characters from DC.
Originally released as a motion picture in 2019.
Wide screen.
Academy Awards, 2020: Best actor, (Phoenix); best original score (Guðnadóttir)
Golden Globes, 2020: Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture- Drama (Joaquin Phoenix), Best Original Score (Guðnadóttir)
BAFTA Awards, 2020: Best Leading Actor (Joaquin Phoenix), Original Music, Best Casting
Description based on online resource; title from title frames (Swank, viewed April 6, 2020).

Audience:

MPAA rating: R; for strong bloody violence, disturbing behavior, language and brief sexual images.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (2 video files (122 min.)) : sound, color

Physical Characteristics:

polychrome

Audio Characteristics:

digital

Digital Characteristics:

video file

Call Numbers:

Online Video

Other Standard Numbers:

Publisher Number, Criterion-on-Demand: W2077491

OCLC Numbers:

1149067607