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The work Avatar represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Dallas Public Library. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Moving Image, Visual Materials.

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Statement of responsibility: Twentieth Century Fox presents ; produced by James Cameron, Jon Landau ; written and directed by James Cameron

Language

Summary: Jake Sully is a former Marine confined to a wheelchair, but despite his broken body, he is still a warrior at heart. Recruited to travel light years to the human outpost on Pandora, where a corporate consortium is mining a rare mineral that is the key to solving Earth's energy crisis, he is given a mission to infiltrate the Na'vi, who have become a major obstacle to mining the precious ore. But everything changes when a beautiful Na'vi female, Neytiri, saves his life

Awards note: Oscar winner for Best Achievement in Art Direction : Rick Carter (art director), Robert Stromberg (art director), and Kim Sinclair (set decorator) ; Best Achievement in Cinematography, Mauro Fiore; Best Achievement in Visual Effects, Joe Letteri, Stephen Rosenbaum, Richard Baneham, Andy Jones.

Credits note: Director of photography, Mauro Fiore ; visual effects & animation, Weta Digital ; editors, Stephen Rivkin, John Refoua, James Cameron ; music, James Horner ; production designers, Rick Carter, Robert Stromberg

Intended audience

Theatrical version: MPAA rating: PG-13; for intense epic battle sequences and warfare, sensuality, language and some smoking
Extended version: Unrated
CHV rating: 14A

Language note: English (5.1 DTS HD, Dolby surround), French (5.1 Dolby digital), Portuguese (5.1 Dolby digital), or Spanish (5.1 Dolby digital) dialogue; Portuguese or Spanish subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing; English descriptive audio

PerformerNote: Sam Worthington, Zoë Saldana, Stephen Lang, Michelle Rodriguez, Sigourney Weaver, Giovanni Ribisi

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