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Hector and the search for happiness  Cover Image DVD DVD

Hector and the search for happiness / Relativity Media presents ; a Peter Chelsom film ; producers Phil Hunt [and six others] ; screenplay by Maria Von Heland and Peter Chelsom & Tinker Lindsay ; directed by Peter Chelsom.

Chelsom, Peter, 1956- (film director,, screenwriter.). Hunt, Phil, (film producer.). Heland, Maria Von, (screenwriter.). Lindsay, Tinker, (screenwriter.). Pegg, Simon, 1970- (actor.). Pike, Rosamund, 1979- (actor.). Collette, Toni, (actor.). Skarsgård, Stellan, (actor.). Reno, Jean, 1948- (actor.). Ferres, Veronica, 1965- (actor.). Atsma, Barry, (actor.). Plummer, Christopher, (actor.). Lelord, François. Motion picture adaptation of (work): Voyage d'Hector ou la recherché du bonheur. (Added Author). Relativity Media, (presenter.). Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc., (film distributor.). Simon Pegg, Rosamund Pike, Toni Collette, Stellan Skårsgard, Jean Reno, Veronica Ferres, Barry Atsma, Christopher Plummer. (Cast).

Record details

  • Physical Description: 1 videodisc (114 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Distributor: Beverly Hills, California : 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, [2015]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Originally released as a motion picture in 2014.
Based on the novel "Le voyage d'Hector ou la recherché du bonheur" by François Lelord.
Special features: Around the world with Simon Pegg ; The making of Hector and the search for happiness; director commentary by Peter Chelsom.
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Music, Dan Mangan with Jesse Zubot ; editor, Claus Wehlisch ; director of photography, Kolja Brandt.
Participant or Performer Note:
Simon Pegg, Rosamund Pike, Toni Collette, Stellan Skårsgard, Jean Reno, Veronica Ferres, Barry Atsma, Christopher Plummer.
Summary, etc.:
By all appearances, Hector has it all. A successful psychiatry practice, a comfortable home, and a beautiful, loving girlfriend. However, he's frustrated that he can't provide his patients with real happiness. So, he decides to travel the world in search of the elusive emotion.
Target Audience Note:
MPAA rating: R; for language and some brief nudity.
System Details Note:
DVD, NTSC region 1, dual layer, widescreen (2.40:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Language Note:
In English; Spanish subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).
Source of Description Note:
Title from disc surface.
Subject: Happiness > Drama.
Psychiatrists > Drama.
Genre: Feature films.
Comedy films.
Fiction films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

Available copies

  • 10 of 10 copies available at Bibliomation.

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  • 0 current holds with 10 total copies.
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Bentley Memorial Library - Bolton DVD Hec (Text) 33160102490805 Adult R-rated DVD Available -
Brookfield Library DVD HECTOR AND THE SEARCH FOR HAPPINESS (Text) 34029145291521 Adult DVD Available -
Kent Memorial Library - Suffield DVD HEC (R) (Text) 32518122620464 Adult DVD Available -
New Milford Public Library DVD COMEDY H (Text) 34021128568256 Adult Fiction DVD Available -
Plumb Memorial Library - Shelton DVD HEC (Text) 34025131028703 Adult DVD Available -
Putnam Public Library HEC (Text) 33610155361931 Adult DVD Available -
Rockville Public Library DVD H 1974 (Text) 34035131655892 Adult DVD Available -
Rowayton Library DVD HEC (Text) 33625130063634 Adult Fiction DVD Available -
Seymour Public Library DVD HECT (Text) 34043128689874 Adult DVD Available -
Tolland Public Library A-DVD HEC (Text) 34051132289920 Adult DVD Available -


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