Regret to inform
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Published
[New York] : Docurama : Dist. in the U.S. by New Video Group, c2000.
Format
Movies
ISBN
0767024427, 9780767024426
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (75 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
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Plaistow Public LibraryDVD 959.704 REGAvailable in Coop

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Published
[New York] : Docurama : Dist. in the U.S. by New Video Group, c2000.
Language
English
ISBN
0767024427, 9780767024426

Notes

General Note
Videodisc release of the 1998 motion picture.
General Note
Special features: Behind the lens- the POV interview with Barbara Sonneborn ; photo gallery by filmmaker Barbara Sonneborn ; original theatrical trailer ; map of key sites of the Vietnam War ; biographies of select crew ; resource links to Regret to Inform partners.
Creation/Production Credits
Music, Todd Boekelheide ; cinematography, Emiko Omori, Daniel Reeves, Nancy Schiesari; editing, Lucy Massie Phenix, Ken Schneider.
Participants/Performers
Barbara Sonneborn, Xuân Ngoc Nguyẽn.
Description
In this film made over ten years, filmmaker Barbara Sonneborn took a pilgrimage to the Vietnamese countryside where her husband died. She and translator (and fellow war widow) Xuân Ngoc Nguyẽn explore the meaning of war and loss on a human level. The film weaves interviews with Vietnamese and American widows into a vivid testament to the legacy of war.
Target Audience
Not rated.
System Details
DVD ; NTSC, region 1.
Language
In English and Vietnamese with English subtitles.
Awards
Sundance Film Festival, 1999: Director's Award, Cinematography Award ; Independent Spirit Awards, 1999: Truer Than Fiction Award.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Sonneborn, B., Cole, J., Nguyẽn, X. N., & Boekelheide, T. (2000). Regret to inform . Docurama : Dist. in the U.S. by New Video Group.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Barbara Sonneborn et al.. 2000. Regret to Inform. Docurama : Dist. in the U.S. by New Video Group.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Barbara Sonneborn et al.. Regret to Inform Docurama : Dist. in the U.S. by New Video Group, 2000.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Sonneborn, Barbara, Janet Cole, Xuân Ngoc Nguyẽn, and Todd Boekelheide. Regret to Inform Docurama : Dist. in the U.S. by New Video Group, 2000.

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