Review by unofficial reviewer
An OK film for the family, preferably for kids. Adults will find the film a little too much and I felt like abandoning it several times as it was not drawing me in too much. Fantastical cinematography helped a bit.
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| Availability Label | Location | Shelfmark | Availability | Reservations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Central Branch | DVD Games | Copies Available | 0 |
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| Title Statement | The games maker: L'inventeur de jeux / [DVD] = a Pampa Films, Sepia Films, and DAP Italy production ; produced by José Ibáñez, Pablo Bossi, Juan Pablo Buscarini [and five others] ; written and directed by Juan Pablo Buscarini. |
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| Alternative Title(s) | Inventeur de jeux |
| Additional Contributors | Buscarini, Juan Pablo |
| Mazouz, David,2001- | |
| Fiennes, Joseph,1970- | |
| Cavanagh, Thomas,1963- | |
| Santis, Pablo de,1963- | |
| Publication | [Toronto]: eOne,[2016][Toronto]: Distributed in Canada by Entertainment One©2016 |
| Extent of Item | 1 videodisc (112 min.) |
| ISBN | (v.r.) |
| Standard Number (UPC, etc.) | 774212105135 |
| Other Number | 2900787 |
| General Notes | DVD. Disc label title. Originally released as a motion picture in 2014. Based on the novel El inventor de juegos by Pablo de Santis. Widescreen version. "Les Films Séville." Bilingual packaging (English/French) |
| Performance Credits | David Mazouz, Joseph Fiennes, Tom Cavanagh, Ed Asner, Megan Charpentier. |
| Audience & Ratings | CHV rating: PG. Classement de la Régie du cinéma Québec: G. |
| Languages | English and French language tracks, with English and French subtitles.SDH (Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing) |
| System Details | DVD, Dolby digital 5.1. |
| Terms of Use | For home use only. |
| Summary | "Young Ivan Drago's newfound love of board games catapults him into the fantastical and competitive world of game invention, and pits him against the inventor Morodian, who has long desired to destroy the city of Zyl, founded by Ivan's grandfather. To save his family and defeat Morodian, Ivan must come to know what it is to be a true Games Maker"--from www.imdb.com. |
| Subjects & Genres | |
| By Topic | Board games--Fiction |
| Inventors--Fiction | |
| By Genre | Fantasy films |
| Action and adventure films | |
| Feature films | |
| Films for the hearing impaired | |
