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Matilda
Call Number
- DVD CHILDREN/FAMILY (CEN, EAS, OSH, WSQ)
Edition
Special ed. ; Full screen version.
Languages
In English, dubbed French or Spanish, with optional subtitles in English, French and Spanish; closed-captioned.
Performers
Danny DeVito, Rhea Perlman, Embeth Davidtz, Mara Wilson, Paul Reubens.
Publication Information
Culver City, CA : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, 2005.
Physical Description
1 videodisc (98 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Audience
MPAA rating: PG; for elements of exaggerated meanness and ridicule and for some mild language.
Summary
Matilda is a super-smart little girl who is woefully ignored and ridiculed by her self-centered parents. They send her to a school with an evil principal, where she learns she has special powers that can help her, her friends, and her kind and gentle teacher.
Notes
Based on the book by Roald Dahl.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1996.
Special features: Mara's movie about making Matilda; Matilda's movie magic; A children's guide to good manners; Escape to the library!; Matilda read-along; Classrooms games: the spelling bee and the math game; A truly terrible test!; Make magic with Matilda!; Terrify the Trunchbull!; The Matilda character gallery; Get rid of Mrs. Trunchbull!; trivia game; bonus trailers; animated menus.
Subjects
- Gifted children > Drama.
- Teacher-student relationships > Drama.
- Parent and child > Drama.
- Schools > Drama.
- Girls > Drama.
- Magic > Drama.
- Elementary school teachers > Drama.
- School principals > Drama.
- Self-actualization (Psychology) > Drama.
- Feature films.
- Comedy films.
- Children's films.
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
- Dahl, Roald > Film adaptations