The Visitor
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Call Number: DVD Drama Visitor
On Shelf At: Downtown Library
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Originally released as a motion picture in 2007.
Special features: Playing the Djembe; "The visitor: an inside look" featurette; audio commentary with director Tom McCarthy and actor Richard Jenkins; deleted scenes.
Richard Jenkins, Haaz Sleiman, Danai Gurira, Hiam Abbass.
Walter Vale is a widower who teaches economics at a Connecticut university. He lives alone and is no longer motivated by his work. In New York to present a paper at a conference, he goes to the apartment that he has not visited in some time, but has kept since his wife was alive, only to discover a young couple living there. Despite their great cultural differences, Walter befriends Tarek, a Syrian citizen and drummer, and gradually builds a friendship with Esi, his girlfriend from Senegal. One day, when returning from Central Park with Walter, Tarek is arrested for jumping a stuck subway turnstile, despite the fact that he had paid. The police discover he does not have legal papers and transfer him to an immigrant detention center in Queens. Feeling responsible for and connected to Tarek, Walter decides to stay in New York to help and support him. Not hearing from her son, Tarek's mother arrives from Michigan to find out why, and she and Walter support one another while they attempt to free Tarek.
DVD, region 1, widescreen (1.85:1) and full frame presentations; Dolby Digital.
COMMUNITY REVIEWS
excellent submitted by manz on September 22, 2009, 11:24am A super great film that shows the loveliness in humanity. If you like this, I also recommend "The Station Agent."
What divides us/what unites us submitted by mariah on March 29, 2013, 4:53pm A moving film about loss, identity, boundaries (of countries and people) and immigration. Extraordinarily written and acted.
Absolutely amazing
submitted by Susan4Pax -prev. sueij- on July 25, 2014, 3:35pm
This ended up on my "Watch this someday" list, and by the time I did, I had forgotten what it was about and didn't read the jacket (I prefer to read books and watch movies without knowing much about them, as long as I have already been assured that they are worth my time).
Wow. Just wow. The attention to detail was fantastic. The characters, as written and acted, were amazing. The story went places I did not see coming. The development of people and events was natural and wonderful and realistic and utterly worth watching and watching again.
I loved this movie. Challenging and thought provoking and human.
Watch it cold. submitted by KMLB64 on July 22, 2019, 11:09pm My parish film group watched this tonight. I had no idea what it was about. I think I enjoyed it more that way. Nominated for an Oscar in the best lead actor category. Rotten Tonatoes: 89. Thought-provoking. Well-acted. Beautifully filmed. Not your basic car chase, zombie, love triangle or roadie movie. Something different. Still topical in 2019. Watch it cold without knowing a plot summary. Highly recommended.
LANGUAGE OPTIONS
Subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
PUBLISHED
Burbank, CA : Distributed by Anchor Bay Entertainment, 2008.
Year Published: 2008
Description: 1 videodisc (104 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language: English
Format: DVD
ADDITIONAL CREDITS
London, Michael.
Skalski, Mary Jane.
Skoll, Jeff.
McCarthy, Thomas.
Jenkins, Richard, 1947-
Sleiman, Haaz.
Gurira, Danai.
Abbass, Hiam.
Groundswell Productions.
Next Wednesday Productions (Firm)
Participant Productions.
Anchor Bay Entertainment, Inc.
SUBJECTS
College teachers -- New York -- Drama.
Widowers -- New York -- Drama.
Undocumented immigrants -- New York -- Drama.
New York (N.Y.) -- Drama.
Melodrama.
Fiction films.
Feature films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.