Anna Massey
1) Rebecca
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Description
The second Mrs. Maxim de Winter finds it difficult and frightening to live in the shadow of her predecessor, a situation that is exacerbated by her husband's moodiness, and the presence of sinister housekeeper, Mrs. Danvers.
Author
Series
Hercule Poirot mysteries volume 12
Description
An archaeolgist's wife receives threatening letters from her first husband who is supposed to be dead and then is murdered in a locked room. Can Hercule Poirot solve this conundrum?
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2004]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (312 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Fanny is an impoverished young woman, snubbed by society, who earns the respect and love of her cousin in this BBC mini-series adaptation of the Jane Austen classic set in 19th century England.
Publisher
Westlake Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2006]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (108 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Mrs. Palfrey, an elegant, genteel widow, came from Scotland to London to take up residence at the Claremont Hotel. Though she had high hopes for the cosmopolitan pleasures of living in a big city, she is soon filled with a sense of uneasiness and gloom.
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2005]
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (ca. 235 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Based on the classic novel by Anthony Trollope, the story follows Louis and Emily Trevalyan. After a blissful first year of marriage, things turn darker when a roguish Colonel takes an interest in Emily that fans the flames of Louis's jealousy.
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Poisoner, despot, necromancer -- the dark legend of Catherine de Medici is centuries old. In this critically hailed biography, Leonie Frieda reclaims the story of this unjustly maligned queen to reveal a skilled ruler battling extraordinary political and personal odds -- from a troubled childhood in Florence to her marriage to Henry, son of King Francis I of France; from her transformation of French culture to her fight to protect her throne and her...
Publisher
BFS Video
Pub. Date
[2001]
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (197 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
"In the dock of a British courtroom, French aristocrat Charles Darnay stands accused of spying. The outlook appears grim until some last-minute help comes from the mysterious Sydney Carton. Darnay goes free and makes plans to marry Lucie Manette. Carton keeps his love for her to himself, yet assures her that he would make the ultimate sacrifice for her 'or for anyone you love'"--Container.
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2005]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 107 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Ann Lake goes to pick up her daughter, Bunny, at a London preschool but is told that they have no child registered by that name. The police can find no evidence that Bunny ever existed and wonder if the child was only a fantasy of Ann's.
10) Peeping Tom
Series
Criterion collection volume 58
Publisher
Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[c1999]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (101 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A study of a voyeuristic maniac who kills women while filming them with his 16mm camera.
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Description
One of William Shakespeare's most farcical comedies, "The Comedy of Errors" is notable for its use of mistaken identity to achieve a slapstick comedic effect. Ripe with the bard's characteristic word play, the comedy concerns the lives of two sets of identical twins that were accidentally separated shortly after their birth. The play begins by the elderly Syracusian trader Egeon relating the back-story of his family. When Egeon was young, he married...
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2008]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 77 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
The escapades of these mischievous bunnies in Mr. McGregor's garden come to life. After feasting on the cuttings in Mr. McGregor's garden rubbish heap, the Flopsy Bunnies are overcome by the soporific effect of overgrown lettuces and stolen away by Mr. McGregor. Moppet, Mittens and Tom Kitten's attempt to keep clean and tidy for their mother's tea party, and Jemima Puddle-Duck encounters a foxy-whiskered gentleman.
13) An angel for May
Publisher
Sterling Entertainment Group
Pub. Date
c2004
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (100 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
While playing in a deserted farmhouse, a boy named Tom is whisked back in time to World War II. Tom is guided by a dog, and becomes friends with a young evacuee named May. The three set off on an adventure with consequences they won't forget.
Publisher
Miramax Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2002
Physical Desc
1 DVD (93 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Algernon is a gentlemen from a wealthy family. Algernon's close friend Jack, has a ward, Cecily. Both Algernon and Jack have created alter egos to make life more interesting. Algernon arrives for a weekend visit in the country posing as Earnest. Having heard of Earnest's misadventures, Cicely has developed an infatuation with the rogue, and Algernon's impersonation of him works famously on Cicely. Meanwhile, Algernon's cousin, Gwendolyn, arrives for...
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2007]
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (169 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Tales of the crypt: When five unwary travelers with dark hearts stumble into a series of catacombs, they find themselves in a cavern with no way out. But the horror's only just begun as a mysterious figure appears to reveal to each person the shocking events that will soon lead to their well-deserved, untimely, and unavoidable deaths.
Vault of horror: Five unsuspecting hotel guests step out of an elevator into a vault deep underground. Trapped with...
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[2004]
Physical Desc
12 DVDs (ca. 22 hrs.15 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 viewer guide (36 p.)
Description
Begins with the forced marriage of Lady Glencora to Plantagenet Palliser. The British House of Commons serves as the backdrop as we watch the coming and goings and loves and tragedies of the powerful and not so powerful. This includes the lives of the friends and children of the Pallisers.
17) Manor house
Publisher
Wall to Wall Television
Pub. Date
2002.
Physical Desc
3 DVDs (360 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A reality show featuring contemporary people put into the lifestyle of a manor house in the early 1900s. They must live under a strict set of Edwardian rules for three distinct British classes: the aristocratic family, the upper servants and the lower servants.
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