Fences
(Blu-ray)
Contributors
Washington, Denzel, 1954- film director,
Davis, Viola, 1965- actor.
Henderson, Stephen McKinley, actor.
Adepo, Jovan, actor.
Wilson, August. Fences.
Davis, Viola, 1965- actor.
Henderson, Stephen McKinley, actor.
Adepo, Jovan, actor.
Wilson, August. Fences.
Published
Los Angeles, CA : Paramount,, [2017].
Edition
Widescreen edition.
Physical Desc
1 Blu-ray videodisc (138 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
Status
Duncan/Traner Community Library - DVD / Blu-rays
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1 available
BLU-RAY FENCES
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South Valleys Library - DVD / Blu-rays
BLU-RAY FENCES
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BLU-RAY FENCES
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| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Duncan/Traner Community Library - DVD / Blu-rays | BLU-RAY FENCES | On Shelf |
| South Valleys Library - DVD / Blu-rays | BLU-RAY FENCES | On Shelf |
Subjects
LC Subjects
African American theater -- New York (State) -- New York.
Families -- Drama
Families, Black -- United States -- Drama.
Fathers and sons -- Drama
Fathers and sons -- United States -- Drama.
Feature films.
Man-woman relationships -- Drama
Negro leagues -- Drama.
Race relations -- Drama.
Theater -- New York (State) -- New York.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired
Families -- Drama
Families, Black -- United States -- Drama.
Fathers and sons -- Drama
Fathers and sons -- United States -- Drama.
Feature films.
Man-woman relationships -- Drama
Negro leagues -- Drama.
Race relations -- Drama.
Theater -- New York (State) -- New York.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired
Other Subjects
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Published
Los Angeles, CA : Paramount,, [2017].
Format
Blu-ray
Edition
Widescreen edition.
Language
English
Notes
General Note
Blu-ray Disc
Creation/Production Credits
Director, Denzel Washington.
Participants/Performers
Denzel Washington, Viola Davis, Stephen Mckinley Henderson, Jovan Adepo, Russell Hornsby, Mykelti Williamson.
Description
A black garbage collector named Troy Maxson in 1950s Pittsburgh is bitter that baseball's color barrier was only broken after his own heyday in the Negro Leagues, Maxson is prone to taking out his frustrations on his loved ones.
Description
"You don't get groundbreaking cinema from Fences, but what you do get - two titanic performances and an immeasurable American drama - makes up for that."--Boston Globe
Description
"Washington and Davis' performances... invite us in to an intimate place that's messy and painful and hard to shake. It's as good as screen acting gets."--Entertainment Weekly
Description
"Under Washington's earnest but plain direction, scenes of loose-limbed riffing ... soar above the drama's conspicuous mechanisms and symbolism."--New Yorker
Target Audience
MPAA rating: PG-13.
System Details
Blu-ray.
Language
English audio.
Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Washington, D., Davis, V., Henderson, S. M., Adepo, J., & Wilson, A. (2017). Fences (Widescreen edition.). Paramount, .
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Denzel Washington et al.. 2017. Fences. Paramount.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Denzel Washington et al.. Fences Paramount, 2017.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Washington, Denzel, et al. Fences Widescreen edition., Paramount, , 2017.
Note! Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of August 2021.
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