The handmaid's tale. Season one / Daniel Wilson Productions, Inc. ; The Littlefield Company ; White Oak Pictures ; MGM Television ; Hulu Originals ; producers, Margaret Atwood, Elisabeth Moss ; created by Bruce Miller.
A religion-based autocracy has taken over most of the United States, renaming the country Gilead. In this country women are second-class citizens. Anyone trying to escape is punished. One such person is June, who is captured while trying to escape with her husband and child and is sentenced to be a handmaid, bearing children for childless government officials. As a handmaid, June is renamed Offred. This is her story.
Record details
- ISBN: 9783904360999
- Physical Description: 3 videodiscs (approximately 525 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
- Edition: Widescreen.
- Publisher: Bevely Hills, CA : Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, [2018]
Content descriptions
General Note: | Based on Margaret Atwood's award-winning, best-selling novel. Originally made available for online streaming by Hulu in 2017. Special features: Script to screen; Hope in Gilead. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Disc 1: Offred -- Birth day -- Late -- Nolite te bastardes carborundorum -- Disc 2: Faithful -- A woman's place -- The other side -- Jezebels -- Disc 3: The bridge -- Night. |
Participant or Performer Note: | Elisabeth Moss, Yvonne Strahovski, Joseph Fiennes, Alexis Bledel, Madeline Brewer, Ann Dowd, O.T. Fagbenle, Max Minghella, Samira Wiley. |
Target Audience Note: | TV rating: TV-MA. |
System Details Note: | DVD, NTSC region 1, widescreen (1.78:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1. |
Language Note: | In English; Spanish and French subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH); closed-captioned. |
Awards Note: | 2018 Golden Globe Award for best television series, drama. |
Source of Description Note: | Title from disc surface. |
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Genre: | Dystopian television programs. Television programs. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. DVDs. DVD-Video discs. |
Available copies
- 56 of 58 copies available at SPARK Libraries. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Alexander Hamilton Memorial System.
Holds
- 1 current hold with 58 total copies.
Show Only Available Copies
Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Alexander Hamilton Memorial Free Library | DVD HAN (Text) | 37268003093705 | AHMFL Audio Visual | Available | - |
Summary:
A religion-based autocracy has taken over most of the United States, renaming the country Gilead. In this country women are second-class citizens. Anyone trying to escape is punished. One such person is June, who is captured while trying to escape with her husband and child and is sentenced to be a handmaid, bearing children for childless government officials. As a handmaid, June is renamed Offred. This is her story.