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Series
Publisher
First Run Features
Pub. Date
[2004?]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (88 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Seaside takes place in a small coastal town on the Bay of Somme where the year-round inhabitants find ways to make their lives work. From the stories presented, aided by close, revealing observations, we see a community perched between transition and stasis.
4) Americano
Publisher
MPI Media Group
Pub. Date
2012
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (106 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
After receiving news of his mother's death, Martin leaves his girlfriend and home in Paris and sets off for L.A. to tie up the loose ends of his rocky maternal relationship. As Martin digs deeper into his mother's past, he discovers she had a hidden relationship with a beautiful woman, who he finds at a seedy strip club in Tijuana, called the Americano. Martin discovers there may be more than he ever hoped to know about his mother's sordid past and...
5) The secrets
Publisher
Monterey Media
Pub. Date
2008
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 127 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
While studying at a women's religious seminary in Safed, Naomi and her new friend explore the complexities of a religious lifestyle in a vibrant environment of youth, rebellion, and desire as they befriend a beautiful, mysterious older woman.
6) Angel-A
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2007
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 91 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
When a down-on-his-luck gambler tries to drown himself, he winds up rescuing a gorgeous and mysterious blonde. As they set out on a mission across Paris, he discovers that his smart, spontaneous, sexy companion may really be Heaven-sent.
Publisher
New Line Home Video
Pub. Date
c2009
Physical Desc
1 DVD (94 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A 10-year-old girl befriends a beautiful wild fox she names Lily. Bit by bit, in woods and fields blanketed by snow and carpeted by wildflowers, the girl and Lily build an extraordinary friendship as the fox leads her human companion on adventures bold, funny, and even sometimes scary.
Publisher
KOCH Lorber Films
Pub. Date
[2006]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 101 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet.
Description
Camille, a concert violinist, becomes intrigued by her lover's business partner, Stephane. She interprets his distance as a sign of intellectual seduction. The love triangle that develops reveals the complexity and imperfection of the three characters.
Publisher
First Run Features
Pub. Date
c2009
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (112 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
In the mountains of France, the mayor of a small town has changed the school's lunch menu to locally grown organic foods in order to bring safe food products and healthy diet to the children. We learn about the abuses of the food industry, the challenges and rewards of safe food production, and the practical solutions that we can all take part in. Features interviews with children, parents, teachers, scientists, etc. concerning organic food, agrobusiness,...
12) Ginger & Fred
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2007]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (127 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Amelia and Pippo, who wowed crowds with recreations of the dances of Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers decades ago, are reuniting for a nationwide TV special that features a list of guest stars that is both long and bizarre.
13) Trafic
Series
Criterion collection volume 439
Publisher
Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2008]
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (97 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (14 p.)
Description
The bumbling Monsieur Hulot, outfitted with tan raincoat, beaten brown hat, and umbrella, takes to Paris's highways and byways.
14) The swindle
Publisher
New Yorker Video
Pub. Date
[2006]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 105 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Victor and Betty have established a very comfortable life together as two small-time con artists, but when Betty lures Victor into the perfect shakedown, the stakes get higher and the game turns into more than she bargained for.
15) Séraphine
Publisher
Music Box Films
Pub. Date
[2010]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (125 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
The true story of Séraphine Louis, a simple, devout housekeeper who in 1905, at the age of 41, began painting brilliantly colorful canvases. In 1912, a German art critic discovered her paintings while she was working as his maid. Tells the story of the relationship between the avant-garde dealer and the visionary cleaning lady, forging a testament to the mysteries of creativity and the resilience of one woman's spirit.
16) Army of crime
Publisher
Lorber Films
Pub. Date
c2011
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (138 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
In Paris, 1941, Armenian poet Missak Manouchian leads a motley crew of foreign-born resistance fighters in clandestine battle against the Nazi occupation. An initially reluctant Manouchian and his team must resort to guerilla tactics and radical measures in the name of liberty. News of their daring attacks, including the assassination of an SS general, eventually reaches Berlin.
17) Les miserables
Publisher
Unicorn Video [Distributor]
Pub. Date
[2005?]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (210 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
The tale of a small time criminal, Jean Valjean, in 18th century France. Forced to endure poverty, imprisonment, and torture, his life is changed by the kindness of a Bishop. He tries to mend his ways, hounded by the vengeful police inspector Javert, who is determined to put him back behind bars.
18) Camille Claudel
Series
Publisher
MGM Home Entertainment Inc
Pub. Date
c2001
Physical Desc
1 DVD (2 hr., 39 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A historically accurate depiction of one of the most important collaborations in the history of art, that of legendary sculptor Rodin, and the creative prodigy Camille Claudel.
19) Lumiere d'été
Publisher
Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
c2012
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (110 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A shimmering glass hotel at the top of a remote Provencal mountain provides the setting for a tragicomic tapestry about an obsessive love pentangle, whose principals range from an artist to a hotel manager to a dam worker.
20) Satyricon
Series
Publisher
MGM Home Entertainment Inc
Pub. Date
2001
Physical Desc
1 DVD (129 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Fellini recreates the bawdy and lecherous days of Nero's reign in ancient Rome and its lack of concern with human dignity and obsession with perverse sex. The film is also an allegorical satire of the self-indulgence of modern society.
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