| Description |
1 videodisc (DVD) (approximately 112 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in |
| Summary |
"Journalist Steve Lopez discovers Nathaniel Anthony Ayers, a former classical music prodigy, playing his violin on the streets of L.A. As Lopez endeavors to help the homeless man find his way back, a unique friendship is formed, one that transforms both their lives"--Container |
| Notes |
Originally released as a motion picture in 2008 |
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Based on the book "The soloist : a lost dream, an unlikely friendship, and the redemptive power of music" by Steve Lopez |
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Special features: Feature commentary by Joe Wright, Deleted scenes, An unlikely friendship: making The soloist, Featurette: Juilliard |
| Credits |
Directed by Joe Wright ; screenplay by Susannah Grant ; produced by Gary Foster, Russ Krasnoff |
| Cast |
Jamie Foxx, Robert Downey Jr |
| Audience |
Censorship classification: M |
| Notes |
Originally released: Dreamworks LLC/Universal Studios, 2008 |
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DVD Region 4 ; PAL ; 2.40:1 ; Dolby Digital 5.1 |
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In English. English captions |
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Available for Deakin University staff and students only |
| Subject |
Ayers, Nathaniel Anthony -- Drama.
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Lopez, Steve -- Drama.
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Motion pictures, American.
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Cellists -- California -- Los Angeles -- Drama.
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African American homeless persons -- California -- Los Angeles -- Drama.
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Mentally ill homeless persons -- California -- Los Angeles -- Drama.
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Journalists -- California -- Los Angeles -- Drama.
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| Genre/Form |
Feature films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Video recordings.
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Drama.
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| Author |
Krasnoff, Russ, producer
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Foster, Gary, 1961- producer
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Lopez, Steve, author
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Wright, Joe, 1972- director
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Grant, Susannah, screenwriter
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Foxx, Jamie, actor
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Downey, Robert, Jr., 1965- actor
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Dreamworks Pictures.
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Universal Pictures (Firm)
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