White oleander [videorecording] / Warner Bros. Pictures presents in association with Pandora, a John Wells production ; producers, John Wells, Hunt Lowry ; screenplay writer, Mary Agnes Donoghue ; director, Peter Kosminsky.

Contributor(s): Wells, John, 1956- | Lowry, Hunt | Donoghue, Mary Agnes | Kosminsky, Peter | Lohman, Alison, 1979- | Wright, Robin, 1966- | Pfeiffer, Michelle, 1957- | Zellweger, Renée, 1969- | Connolly, Billy | Efremova, Svetlana | Fugit, Patrick, 1982- | Hauser, Cole, 1975- | Wyle, Noah, 1971- | Davis, Elliot | Ridsdale, Chris | Newman, Thomas, 1955- | Burt, Donald Graham | Fitch, Janet. White oleander | Warner Bros. Pictures (1969- ) | Pandora Cinema | Warner Home Video (Firm)Material type: FilmFilmPublisher: Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, [2003], c2002Description: 1 videodisc (110 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 inISBN: 0790772140; 0790772140Subject(s): Mothers and daughters -- Drama | Children of prisoners -- Drama | Foster mothers -- DramaGenre/Form: Feature films. | Film adaptations. DDC classification: 791.43/72 Production credits: Director of photography, Elliot Davies ; editor, Chris Ridsdale ; music, Thomas Newman ; costume designer, Susie DeSanto ; production designer, Donald Graham Burt.Awards: Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards, 2003; KCFCC Award - Best Supporting Actress (Michelle Pfeiffer)Cast: Alison Lohman, Robin Wright Penn, Michelle Pfeiffer, Renée Zellweger, Billy Connolly, Svetlana Efremova, Patrick Fugit, Cole Hauser, Noah Wyle.Summary: Ingrid, a smart, free-spirited, and somewhat narcissistic artist kills her deceitful lover in a crime of passion. Even while serving a prison sentence, she exerts control over her adoring teenage daughter, Astrid, who's forced to spend her teenage years in a series of foster homes before becoming her own person. Explores the strange relationship of Ingrid and Astrid, and includes Astrid's relationship with her foster mothers. At first merely an appendage of her mother, Astrid develops as a result of her peripatetic adolescence.
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Originally produced as a motion picture in 2002.

Based on the novel by Janet Fitch.

Special features: additional scenes; Bravo special "The making of White oleander"; HBO first look: "The journey of White oleander".

Director of photography, Elliot Davies ; editor, Chris Ridsdale ; music, Thomas Newman ; costume designer, Susie DeSanto ; production designer, Donald Graham Burt.

Alison Lohman, Robin Wright Penn, Michelle Pfeiffer, Renée Zellweger, Billy Connolly, Svetlana Efremova, Patrick Fugit, Cole Hauser, Noah Wyle.

Ingrid, a smart, free-spirited, and somewhat narcissistic artist kills her deceitful lover in a crime of passion. Even while serving a prison sentence, she exerts control over her adoring teenage daughter, Astrid, who's forced to spend her teenage years in a series of foster homes before becoming her own person. Explores the strange relationship of Ingrid and Astrid, and includes Astrid's relationship with her foster mothers. At first merely an appendage of her mother, Astrid develops as a result of her peripatetic adolescence.

MPAA rating: PG-13; for mature thematic elements concerning dysfunctional relationships, drug content, language, sexuality and violence.

DVD, 2.0 Dolby digital, DTS, Region 1 encoding.

Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards, 2003; KCFCC Award - Best Supporting Actress (Michelle Pfeiffer)

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