Title |
Blackbird. |
Published |
Australia : Distributed by Madman Entertainment, ©2021. |
Physical description |
1 DVD-video (99 minutes) : sound, colour ; 12 cm. |
General note |
Catalogued from container. |
Madman Entertainment : IFD1014BB. |
Originally produced as a motion picture in 2019. |
Based on the Danish film Silent heart written by Christian Torpe. |
Credits note |
Directed by Roger Michell ; screenplay by Christian Torpe. |
Performer note |
Susan Sarandon, Kate Winslet, Mia Wasikowska, Sam Neill, Lindsay Duncan, Rainn Wilson, Bex Taylor-Klaus. |
Summary |
Lily and Paul summon their loved ones to their country house for one final gathering after Lily decides to end her life on her terms after a long battle with ALS. The couple is planning a loving weekend complete with holiday traditions, but the mood becomes strained when unresolved issues surface between Lily's daughters Jennifer and Anna. Joining the collective farewell is Lily's son in law, her lifelong friend, daughter's partner, and grandson. |
Subject |
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis -- Patients -- Drama |
Families -- Drama |
Assisted suicide -- Drama |
Feature films -- United States |
Motion pictures, American |
Domestic drama (Motion pictures) |
Film remakes |
Feature films |
Fiction films |
Video recordings for the hearing impaired |
Additional author |
Michell, Roger, 1956- director. |
Torpe, Christian, 1978- screenwriter. |
Sarandon, Susan, 1946- actor. |
Winslet, Kate actor. |
Wasikowska, Mia, 1989- actor. |
Neill, Sam actor. |
Duncan, Lindsay actor. |
Wilson, Rainn, 1966- actor. |
Taylor-Klaus, Bex, 1994- actor. |
Added title |
Blackbird (Motion picture : 2019) |
Stille hjerte (Motion picture) |