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1741) State of siege
Series
Criterion collection volume 760
Publisher
The Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2015]
Edition
Special edition ; widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (121 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
Français
Description
Costa-Gavras puts the United States' involvement in South American politics under the microscope in this arresting thriller. An urban guerilla group, outraged at the counterinsurgency and torture training clandestinely organized by the CIA in their country (unnamed in the film), abducts a U.S. official to bargain for the release of political prisoners; soon the kidnapping becomes a media sensation, leading to violence.
1742) Marona's fantastic tale
Publisher
Shout Factory
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 92 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The poetic and touching film from director Anca Damian follows an optimistic stray dog named Marona as she looks back on the human companions she has loved throughout her life. Delivered alongside dazzlingly colorful, sweeping designs produced in part by acclaimed artist Brecht Evens, it is a life-affirming tale told with the patient, boundless love of a dog, and reminds that happiness is a small thing.
Publisher
Miramax Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2006?]
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (368 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
Italiano
Description
A family epic spanning four decades of social unrest from the 1960s to the 1990s and incorporating such events in Italy's history as the hippy movement, the flood of Florence, the Red Brigades, Mafia scandals, kidnapping and political assassinations. The film focuses on Italian brothers Nicola and Matteo Carati, whose lives take very different paths, divided by politics but bonded by blood.
Publisher
Well Go USA Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
5 videodiscs (554 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
中文(繁體)
Description
1911 revolution: A historical action war drama based on the founding of the Republic of China, when nationalist forces led by Sun Yat-sen overthrew the last ruling Qing Dynasty, which held unquestioned power and rule for 250 years. From the walls of the Forbidden City to the battlefields of China, no expense was spared in the production and no detail ignored in its quest for historical accuracy. 1911 is a true epic to be enjoyed for generations.
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1745) The chronicles of Narnia
Publisher
Home Vision Entertainment
Pub. Date
2002
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Disc 1: Two brothers and two sisters find that an old wardrobe magically transports them into the world of Narnia, a land of talking animals and mythical creatures. They discover that Narnia is under the evil power of the White Witch, who has kept the land in eternal winter and has turned all her enemies to stone. Disc 2: Narnia is later ruled by corrupt King Miraz, and his nephew calls upon the children to help defeat his uncle and restore the land...
1746) Monsieur lazhar
Publisher
Music Box Films
Pub. Date
2012
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 94 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
Français
Description
At a Montreal public grade school, an Algerian immigrant is hired to replace a popular teacher who committed suicide in her classroom. While helping his students deal with their grief, his own recent loss is revealed.
"Monsieur Lazhar is good. Really good"--Washington Post
"...it's certainly engaging to watch."--Chicago Tribune
"One of the most touching films of the year."--Monsters and Critics
1747) Dr. No
Publisher
MGM
Pub. Date
2007
Edition
Anamorphic widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (110 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
British Secret Service Agent, James Bond, is sent to Jamaica to investigate the mysterious disappearance of another agent.
1748) Fatima
Publisher
Kino Lorber, Inc
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (79 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
Français
Description
Fatima lives on her own with two daughters to support: 15-year old Souad, a teenager in revolt, and 18-year old Nesrine, who is starting medical school. Fatima speaks French poorly and is constantly frustrated by her daily interactions with her daughters. Her pride and joy, they are also a source of worry. To ensure the best possible future for them, she works odd hours as a cleaning woman. One day, she takes a fall on the stairs. On leave, Fatima...
1749) Women without men
Publisher
IndiePix Films [distributor]
Pub. Date
c2011
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (95 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
Persian
Description
"Set against the political turmoil of Iran's 1953 coup d'etat, 'Women without men' tells the story of four disparate women whose lives converge in a mystical orchard on the outskirts of Tehran"-- Container.
1750) STYX
Series
Middlebury New Filmmakers Festival volume 2019
Publisher
Film Movement
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
1 blu-ray disc (94 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
Deutsch
Description
ER doctor Rike (Susanne Wolff) embarks on a one-woman solo sailing trip to Ascension Island in the Atlantic Ocean. When Rike comes across a sinking ship of refugees, she is quickly torn out of her contented and idealized world and must make a momentous decision. Aptly named after the mythological river that separates the living from the dead, STYX is an astute modern day parable of Western indifference in the face of marginalized suffering. Carrying...
1751) From afar: Desde allá
Publisher
Strand Releasing
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (93 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
Español
Description
"En medio de una Caracas revuelta, Armando es un hombre de cincuenta a©łos que trabaja en su propio laboratorio de pr©đtesis dentales. En su tiempo libre busca a hombres j©đvenes en paradas de autob©ðs y les ofrece dinero a cambio de que lo acompa©łen a su casa, pero solo busca compa©ł©Ưa y observarles, no pide m©Łs. Pero Armando tambi©♭n tiene otra costumbre, la de espiar a un hombre de edad avanzada, con quien tiene un v©Ưnculo...
1752) Black book: Zwartboek
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2007]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 146 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
Nederlands
Description
Rachel is the daughter of an affluent Rotterdam Jewish family who are ambushed while trying to escape into Allied territory. She alone survives, and ends up in the Dutch Resistance, transformed into blond Ellis de Vries, playing Mata Hari to high-ranking German officer Ludwig Müntze. The officer can feel the Allies closing in, and is eager to forge a separate peace with the resistance fighters who may soon become the Dutch government, and keeps...
1753) The fox: Der Fuchs
Publisher
Greenwich Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2024]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (117 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
Deutsch
Description
At the dawn of World War II, a young motorcycle courier in the Austrian army encounters a wounded fox cub and takes it with him to occupied France. The soldier and the fox develop an unlikely bond. Based on the true story of Franz Streitberger, director Adrian Goiginger's great-grandfather.
Publisher
IFC Films
Pub. Date
c2011
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (101 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
Français
Description
It's hipster sexual politics filtered through the French New Wave. When Francis and his best friend Marie both fall for the same guy, all bets are off as they attempt to out-maneuver one another to win his affection. Or at least figure out what his sexual preferences are and who's got a shot.
Series
Publisher
Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2008]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (34 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
Français
Description
Pascal is a young French boy who discovers a stray balloon on the streets of Paris that seems to have a mind of its own and begins to follow Pascal everywhere. The two become inseparable, yet the world's harsh realities finally interfere. A touching allegory of the magic powers of love and friendship.
1756) Ciao, professore
Publisher
Distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment, Inc
Pub. Date
2003
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (93 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
Italiano
Description
The story of an upper-class teacher from conservative Northern Italy who, due to a computer error, finds himself teaching third-grade truants at a ramshackle school in the south.
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