The soloist / 
DreamWorks Pictures ; Universal Pictures ; Studiocanal ; Participant Media ; Krasnoff/Foster Entertainment ; Working Title Films ; directed by Joe Wright ; screenplay by Susannah Grant ; produced by Gary Foster, Russ Krasnoff. 
 - Widescreen edition 
 - 1 DVD (approximately 116 minutes) :  sound, color ;  4 3/4 in. 
<br/><br/> Based on the novel by Steve Lopez.  Originally released as a motion picture in 2009.  Special features include: an unlikely friendship: making "The Soloist" ; deleted scenes ; commentary by director Joe Wright. 
<br/><br/>Director of photography, Seamus McGarvey ; film editor, Paul Tothill ; music by Dario Marianelli.  Director of photography, Seamus McGarvey ; film editor, Paul Tothill ; music by Dario Marianelli. 
<br/><br/>Jamie Foxx, Robert Downey, Jr., Catherine Keener, Tom Hollander, Lisagay Hamilton. 
<br/><br/> A Los Angeles newspaper reporter discovers a homeless musical prodigy while looking for a new article for the paper. The two form a unique friendship that will transform both their lives. 
<br/><br/> MPAA rating: PG-13, for thematic elements, some drug use and language. 
<br/><br/><br/>DVD, region 1; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound. 
<br/><br/><br/>Closed-captioned ; soundtrack in English, French, or Spanish ; subtitles in English, French, or Spanish. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>1415747164 
<br/><br/><label>Standard No.: </label>097363494447 
<br/><br/><label>Publisher. No.: </label>349444  Paramount 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Lopez, Steve--Film and video adaptations.<br/>Lopez, Steve--Drama.<br/>Ayers, Nathaniel Anthony--Drama.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Journalists--California--Los Angeles--Drama.<br/>Skid row--California--Los Angeles--Drama.<br/>Homeless persons--California--Los Angeles--Drama.<br/>Violincellists--Drama.<br/>Schizophrenics--Drama.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Los Angeles (Calif.)--Drama.<br/>California--Drama.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Biographical films.<br/>Video (DVD)<br/>Feature films.<br/>Films for the hearing impaired.<br/>French language materials--Bilingual. <br/>Spanish language materials--Bilingual. <br/>Materiales en español--Bilingüe. <br/>Based on the book.