The piano lesson [videorecording] / Craig Anderson Productions, Inc. in association with Hallmark Hall of Fame Productions ; produced by August Wilson ; teleplay by August Wilson ; based on the play by August Wilson ; directed by Lloyd Richards

Additional Titles:: Title on container: August Wilson's The piano lesson
Published:: [Place of publication not identified] : Hallmark Home Entertainment, [2006]
Copyright Date:: ©2006
Edition:: Gold Crown collector's ed.
Physical Description:: 1 videodisc (approximately 98 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Additional Creators:: Wilson, August, Richards, Lloyd, 1919-2006, Dutton, Charles S., Woodard, Alfre, 1953-, Gordon, Carl, 1932-2010, Hollis, Tommy, Myers, Lou, 1945-, Vance, Courtney B., Wilson, August, and Hallmark Hall of Fame Productions, Inc

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Series:

Hallmark Hall of Fame ; 16

Language Note:

Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.

Summary:

August Wilson's Pulitzer Prize-winning tale of a family caught between their heritage and a dream for the future. The Charles family clashes over the fate of a magnificent, carved piano that carries their family's story from their days as slaves. Boy Willie wants to sell the piano to buy a farm--the same fields their family worked as slaves. But his sister, Berniece, refuses to part with it. For her, the piano is their very soul, a legacy of pride and struggle that symbolizes their survival as a family. To resolve the conflict they must first deal with the past.

Subject(s):

African Americans—Drama
Heirlooms—Drama

Audience Notes:

Rated PG.

Note:

Originally produced for television broadcast in 1995.
Special features: a behind-the-scenes featurette and an interview with August Wilson; biographies.

Creation/Production Credits Note:

Production designer, Jim Newport ; director of photography, Paul Elliott ; edited by Jim Oliver.

Participant/Performer Note:

Charles S. Dutton, Alfre Woodard, Carl Gordon, Tommy Hollis, Lou Myers, Courtney B. Vance ... [et al.].

Technical Details:

DVD; region 1; NTSC; Dolby Digital Surround; Full screen version (2.0).

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