Fingersmith
(DVD)
Contributors
Walsh, Aisling, 1958- television director.
Ransley, Peter, screenwriter.
Lowe, Georgina, television producer.
Hawkins, Sally, 1976- actor.
Evans, Rupert, actor.
Ransley, Peter, screenwriter.
Lowe, Georgina, television producer.
Hawkins, Sally, 1976- actor.
Evans, Rupert, actor.
Published
Silver Spring, Md. : Acorn Media Group :, [2005].
Format
DVD
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 180 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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Published
Silver Spring, Md. : Acorn Media Group :, [2005].
Language
English
UPC
054961790791
Notes
General Note
Based on the novel by Sarah Waters.
General Note
Originally released for broadcast on the BBC in 2005.
General Note
Special features: Behind-the-scenes featurette ; character profiles ; photo gallery ; cast filmographies.
Creation/Production Credits
Director of photography, Simon Kossoff ; editor, Bryan Oates ; composer, Richard Blackford.
Participants/Performers
Sally Hawkins, Rupert Evans, Elaine Cassidy, Charles Dance, Imelda Staunton.
Description
"The lives of two young women collide in [a] ... thriller that alternates between the twisting back alleyways of Dickensian London and the cloistered gloom of a Gothic mansion. Raised in a den of petty thieves, or 'fingersmiths, ' plucky orphan Sue Trinder agrees to help a con man known as Gentleman defraud and betray wealthy heiress Maud Lilly. But Sue's plans are turned upside down when she falls in love with Maud. Then the women are separated -- each to her own hellish prison -- just as they realize the strength of their passion for each other ..."--Container.
Target Audience
"Recommended for mature audiences."--Note on container.
System Details
DVD format, NTSC, region 1, widescreen presentation; Dolby digital stereo.
Language
English; Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.
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Subjects
LC Subjects
Drama.
Fiction television programs.
Lesbians -- England -- 19th century -- Drama.
London (England) -- Social conditions -- 19th century -- Drama.
Orphans -- England -- London -- 19th century -- Drama.
Pickpockets -- England -- London -- 19th century -- Drama.
Swindlers and swindling -- England -- London -- 19th century -- Drama.
Television adaptations.
Television mini-series.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Waters, Sarah, -- 1966- -- Television adaptations.
Women -- England -- Social conditions -- 19th century -- Drama.
Women -- Institutional care -- England -- 19th century -- Drama.
Fiction television programs.
Lesbians -- England -- 19th century -- Drama.
London (England) -- Social conditions -- 19th century -- Drama.
Orphans -- England -- London -- 19th century -- Drama.
Pickpockets -- England -- London -- 19th century -- Drama.
Swindlers and swindling -- England -- London -- 19th century -- Drama.
Television adaptations.
Television mini-series.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Waters, Sarah, -- 1966- -- Television adaptations.
Women -- England -- Social conditions -- 19th century -- Drama.
Women -- Institutional care -- England -- 19th century -- Drama.
Other Subjects