Review by GEORGE R WARBURTON
(Male viewer). I agree with these other two. Very well done, and quite enlightening. True Intelligence, true justice, true ethics and true morality knows no color.
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Review by odorisan
Despite some stereotyping and the ubiquitous dancing in the kitchen scene, a little history, a little humour, and no violence, make this movie an entertaining time-out.
Character portrayal is consistent, women are strong, with Taraji Henson taking centre stage with her memorable role.
Review by unofficial reviewer
Wonderful true story about black women working at NASA at the time when discrimination was still the rule that was about to end.
Superb acting by a strong cast of actors and very realistic historical setting. The three leading black actresses were fantastic. I totally enjoyed this film.
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| Title Statement | Hidden figures [DVD] / Fox 2000 Pictures presents a Chernin Entertainment/Levantine Films production ; produced by Donna Gigliotti, Peter Chernin, Jenno Topping [and two others] ; directed by Theodore Melfi ; screenplay by Allison Schroeder and Theodore Melfi. |
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| Alternative Title(s) | figures de l'ombre |
| Additional Contributors | Melfi, Theodore |
| Henson, Taraji P | |
| Spencer, Octavia | |
| Monáe, Janelle | |
| Lee Shetterly, Margot | |
| Publication | Beverly Hills, California: Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation,[2017]©2017 |
| Extent of Item | 1 videodisc (127 min.) |
| ISBN | (v.r.) |
| Standard Number (UPC, etc.) | 024543275336 |
| Other Number | 3198741 |
| General Notes | DVD. Disc label title. Originally released as a motion picture in 2016. Based on the book by Margot Lee Shetterly. Widescreen version. Special features include: featurettes, making-of, audio commentary. Bilingual packaging (English/French) |
| Performance Credits | Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer, Janelle Monáe, Kevin Costner, Kirsten Dunst. |
| Audience & Ratings | CHV rating: PG. |
| Languages | English, French, and Spanish language tracks, with English, French and Spanish subtitles.Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.SDH (Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing)English descriptive audio. |
| System Details | DVD, 5.1 Dolby surround stereo. |
| Terms of Use | For home use only. |
| Summary | "The story of a team of African-American women mathematicians who served a vital role in NASA during the early years of the US space program"--From www.imdb.com. |
| Subjects & Genres | |
| By Topic | Women mathematicians--Fiction--United States |
| African American mathematicians--Fiction | |
| Space race--Fiction | |
| By Name | United StatesNational Aeronautics and Space Administration--Fiction--Officials and employees |
| By Genre | Biographical films |
| Historical films | |
| Feature films | |
| Films for the hearing impaired | |
| Films for people with visual disabilities | |
