From Universal Studios Home Entertainment: Beginners

UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif., Sept. 14, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- OVERVIEW:  From writer and director Mike Mills (Thumbsucker) comes Beginners, Focus Features' film about how deeply funny and transformative life can be, even at its most serious moments.  Starring Golden Globe® nominee Ewan McGregor (Star Wars Episode I, II and III, The Ghost Writer), Academy Award® nominee Christopher Plummer (The Last Station, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo), and Melanie Laurent (Inglourious Basterds), Beginners is a "funny, touching and altogether extraordinary" (Peter Travers, Rolling Stone) film that explores the hilarity, confusion and surprises of love.

Oliver (McGregor) meets the irreverent and unpredictable Anna (Laurent) only months after his father Hal (Plummer) has passed away. This new love floods Oliver with memories of his father who – following 44 years of marriage – came out of the closet at age 75 to live a full, energized, and wonderfully tumultuous gay life.  Now Oliver endeavors to love Anna with all the bravery, humor and hope that his father taught him.  Beginners, "a revelation about modern love" (Lisa Rosman, Marie Claire) will be available on Blu-ray™, DVD, Digital Download and On-Demand on November 15, 2011 from Universal Studios Home Entertainment.

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BONUS FEATURES AND FEATURETTES (BLU-RAY™ and DVD):

• A SHORT FILM ABOUT MAKING BEGINNERS
• FEATURE COMMENTARY WITH WRITER/DIRECTOR MIKE MILLS
• BEGINNERS PROMO

www.beginnersmovie.com

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SOURCE Universal Studios Home Entertainment