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Title:

Brother from another planet / produced by Peggy Rajski and Maggie Renzi ; written, directed by John Sayles ; A-Train Films, Inc.

Publisher:

Desert Island Films,

Copyright Date:

2012

Description:

1 videodisc (108 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

Subject:

Extraterrestrial beings--New York--New York--Drama.
African American men--New York--New York--Drama.
Human-alien encounters--New York--New York--Drama.
African American men.
Extraterrestrial beings.
Human-alien encounters.
New York (State)--New York.
Drama.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Science fiction films.
Feature films.
Science fiction films.
Fiction films.
Films de science-fiction.
Films de fiction.

Other Authors:

Sayles, John, 1950- film editor. screenwriter, film editor.
Rajski, Peggy, film producer.
Renzi, Maggie, film producer, actor.
Morton, Joe, 1947- actor.
Edwards, Daryl, actor.
James, Steve, 1952-1993, actor.
Jackson, Leonard, actor.
Cobbs, Bill, actor.
Dickerson, Ernest R., 1952- director of photography.
Daring, Mason, composer (expression)
A-Train Films, Inc., production company.
Desert Island Films, film distributor.

Notes:

Title from container. Joe Morton, Daryl Edwards, Steve James, Leonard Jackson, Bill Cobbs, Maggie Renzi. Originally released as a motion picture in 1984.

Summary:

"The Brother is an alien who has crash-landed on Earth, in New York City. While mute, strongly empathic, and able to fix things, he resembles a black man with strange feet. His attempt to make a place for himself in Harlem is an allegory for the immigrant experience in the United States. Meanwhile, two bounty hunters from the Brother's home planet arrive and try to capture him."--Container.

Series:

Desert island classics
Cinema classics (Desert Island Films)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)810091412

UPC:

661799538428

Locations:

PLAX964 -- Luther College - Preus Library (Decorah)