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4) Vermeer
Series
Publisher
Kultur
Pub. Date
[2006]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (52 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Examines the life and art of 17th century Dutch painter Johannes Vermeer. Includes comments and analyses from scholars and museum personnel. Features examples of Vermeer's works.
Publisher
Shout! Factory
Pub. Date
c1986
Physical Desc
1 DVD (96 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Investigates the personal history and creative process of Jack Kerouac, father of the Beat Generation, author of "On the road", and a pivotal figure of the fifties countercultural revolution. Shows what happened when fame and notoriety were thrust upon an essentially reticent man.
Publisher
MTI Home Video
Pub. Date
[2004]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (118 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A tangled web of unruly passion lies at the center of this drama, chronicling the stormy affair between the great piano virtuoso Frederic Chopin and the flamboyant feminist writer Aurore Dupin, who called herself George Sand.
Publisher
Zeitgeist Video
Pub. Date
[2003], c2001
Physical Desc
1 DVD (93 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Richard Alpert, after being expelled from Harvard in 1963 for experimenting with LSD, morphed into Ram Dass, a serious and much loved spiritual leader, author and lecturer. This film visits Ram Dass in 2001 as he remakes his life since suffering a stroke five years ago. Balances fascinating, often hilarious footage from the hippie era with contemporary material and interviews with Ram Dass and his associates.
Publisher
Distributed by Universal Music & Video Distribution
Pub. Date
c2004
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 83 min.) : sd., col. with b&w segments ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
"Using never-before-seen footage, photos and audio of Williams and featuring interviews with many friends and family who have never spoken on-camera before, Honky tonk blues tells the story of Hank Williams' rise and fall in full, vivid detail"--Container.
10) The founder
Pub. Date
2017
Formats
Description
Tells the true story of how Ray Kroc, a salesman from Illinois, met Mac and Dick McDonald, who were running a burger operation in 1950s Southern California. Kroc was impressed by the brothers' speedy system of making the food and saw franchise potential. He maneuvered himself into a position to be able to pull the company from the brothers and create a billion-dollar empire.
11) Pavarotti
Publisher
Lionsgate
Formats
Description
Academy Award winner Ron Howard puts audiences front row center for an exploration of The Voice. The Man. The Legend. Luciano Pavarotti gave his life to the music and a voice to the world. This cinematic event features history-making performances and intimate interviews, including never-before-seen footage and cutting-edge Dolby Atmos technology. A riveting film that lifts the curtain on the icon who brought opera to the people.
Series
Publisher
A & E Home Video
Pub. Date
[2005]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (44 min.) : sd., col. and b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
One of the world's most admired men, he is the spiritual and secular leader of a nation that exists only in exile. Born Tenzin Gyatso, he is the fourteenth man recognized by his people as Buddha's reincarnation and honored with the title he is known by worldwide - the Dalai Lama. Since 1959, when he fled his nation after a failed rebellion against the occupying Chinese, he has lived in exile. Follow the Dalai Lama from his childhood in the "Lost Kingdom"...
Publisher
American Experience
Pub. Date
2015
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 240 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Walt Disney was uniquely adept at art as well as commerce, a master filmmaker who harnessed the power of technology and storytelling. This new film examines Disney's complex life and enduring legacy. Features rare archival footage from the Disney vaults, scenes from some of his greatest films, interviews with biographers and animators, and the designers who helped turn his dream of Disneyland into reality.
Series
Publisher
Distributed by Questar Video
Pub. Date
c2003
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (4.5 hrs.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Biography of the versatile Renaissance artist in the context of his times, describing some of his achievements in painting, architecture, engineering, sculpture, and science. Shows many of Da Vinci's triumphs, including the creation of The last supper and the Mona Lisa, and some of his bitter defeats including the crash-landing of his flying machine, as well as the bitterness of his rivalry with Michelangelo. DVD extras include a look at the rise...
16) My left foot
Series
Publisher
Miramax
Pub. Date
[2005]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 103 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
The story of Christy Brown, who was born with cerebral palsy. He learned to paint and write with his only controllable limb - his left foot.
17) Rocketman
Publisher
Paramount
Pub. Date
2019.
Formats
Description
An epic musical fantasy about the uncensored human story of Sir Elton John's breakthrough years.
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Video
Pub. Date
1998
Physical Desc
1 DVD (136 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Heinrich Harrer is an Austrian national and a Nazi sympathizer. He leaves Austria in 1939 to climb a mountain in the Himalayas. Through a series of circumstances (including POW camp), he and fellow climber Peter Aufschnaiter become the only two foreigners in the Tibetan holy city of Lhasa. There, Heinrich's life changes forever as he becomes a close confidant to the young Dalai Lama.
19) Basquiat
Publisher
Echo Bridge Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2011
Physical Desc
1 DVD (106 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
In 1981, a nineteen-year-old unknown graffiti writer takes the New York art world by storm.
20) Jackson Pollock
Series
Publisher
Kultur
Pub. Date
2004
Physical Desc
1 DVD (50 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
The video contains definitive biographies accompanied by a visual analysis of the artist's major work. Full of imagery, the video is the perfect introduction to Jackson Pollock's modern art.
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