American splendor
(DVD)
Contributors
Berman, Shari Springer, film director,
Pulcini, Robert, film director,
Giamatti, Paul actor.
Pekar, Harvey, actor.
Brabner, Joyce, actor.
Pulcini, Robert, film director,
Giamatti, Paul actor.
Pekar, Harvey, actor.
Brabner, Joyce, actor.
Status
Movie (Entertainment) - North Wing Basement
HB 10885
1 available
HB 10885
1 available
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Movie (Entertainment) - North Wing Basement | HB 10885 | On Shelf |
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Format
DVD
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (101 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Notes
General Note
Special features of this DVD: group audio commentary with directors and cast (including Harvey Pekar); animated menus; Harvey Pekar's "My movie year" comic book insert; website downloads; DVD-ROM features; chapter search.
General Note
Film based on the comic book series "American splendor" by Harvey Pekar and "Our Cancer Year" by Harvey Pekar and Joyce Brabner.
General Note
Originally released on HBO, 2003.
Creation/Production Credits
Cinematography, Terry Stacey ; film editing, Robert Pulcini ; original music, Eytan Mirsky, Mark Suozzo ; production design, Therese DePrez.
Participants/Performers
Paul Giamatti, Hope Davis, Harvey Pekar, Judah Friedlander, James Urbaniak, Joyce Brabner, Earl Billings, Chris Ambrose, Joey Krajcar, Josh Hutcherson, Cameron Carter, Daniel Tay.
Description
Pekar is a frustrated file clerk working at the local V.A. Hospital. He is also a comic book fan who befriends the young illustrator Robert Crumb and is soon inspired to create comic books based on his own life. Along his bumpy journey he meets, marries and falls in love with Joyce, an admiring comic book seller.
System Details
DVD.
Language
Audio track in English ; closed captioned for the hearing impaired.
Awards
Sundance Film Festival; Grand Jury Prize.
Awards
Cannes Film Festival International Critics Award.
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Berman, S. S., Pulcini, R., Giamatti, P., Pekar, H., Brabner, J., Davis, H., Urbaniak, J., Friedlander, J., Billings, E., Tay, D., & Hutcherson, J. (2003). American splendor . HBO Video.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Shari Springer, Berman et al.. 2003. American Splendor. HBO Video.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Shari Springer, Berman et al.. American Splendor HBO Video, 2003.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Berman, Shari Springer,, et al. American Splendor HBO Video, 2003.
Note! Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of August 2021.
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