Title:
Speak / Showtime Independent Films presents a Fred Berner films production ; produced by Fred Berner, Matthew Myers ; screenplay by Annie Young-Frisbie and Jessica Sharzer ; directed by Jessica Sharzer.
ISBN:
9781594472367
Publication Information:
Los Angeles, CA : Showtime Entertainment, [2005]
Physical Description:
1 videodisc (93 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
General Note:
Title from container.
Originally broadcast on Showtime in 2004.
Based on the novel by Laurie Halse Anderson.
Special features: photo gallery; director's commentary; filmographies; study guide; behind the scenes.
DVD, region 1, widescreen presentation; Dolby Digital.
Summary:
Speak unfolds a story about Melinda, a smart and spirited high school freshman who retreats into self-imposed silence after she is raped one night at a party. Eventually through her work in art class, she begins to reach out to others.
Added Corporate Author:
Language Note:
English or Spanish dialogue; closed-captioned.
Audience:
MPAA rating: PG-13; for mature thematic material involving a teen rape.
Performer:
Kristen Stewart, Robert John Burke, Eric Lively, Elizabeth Perkins, D.B. Sweeney, Steve Zahn.
Production Credits:
Cinematographer, Andrij Parekh ; editor, Peter C. Frank.
OCLC Number:
ocm61157155
Availability:
Eagan - Wescott~1
West St. Paul - Temporary Wentworth Library~1
