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From Jenny Holiday comes a modern fairy tale just in time for Christmas about a tough New Yorker from the other side of the tracks who falls for a princess from the other side of the world.Leo Ricci's already handling all he can, between taking care of his little sister Gabby, driving a cab, and being the super of his apartment building in the Bronx. But when Gabby spots a "princess" in a gown outside of the UN trying to hail a cab, she begs her brother...
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Distributed by Genius Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2007]
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1 videodisc (95 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
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Unlikeable antiques dealer François always gets what he wants, but there's one thing he's never had: a friend. Challenged to a bet by his business partner, François must find someone who will pose as his best pal in just 10 days. Enlisting the assistance of charming taxi driver Bruno, François goes to outrageous lengths to be a likeable guy.
3) Taxi driver
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Suffering from insomnia, disturbed loner Travis Bickle takes a job as a New York City cabbie, haunting the streets nightly, growing increasingly detached from reality as he dreams of cleaning up the filthy city. When Travis meets pretty campaign worker Betsy, he becomes obsessed with the idea of saving the world, first plotting to assassinate a presidential candidate, then directing his attentions toward rescuing 12-year-old prostitute Iris.
4) The Duke
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2022
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 95 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
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In 1961 Kempton Bunton, a 60-year-old taxi driver, stole Goya's portrait of the Duke of Wellington from the National Gallery in London. It was the first (and remains the only) theft in the Gallery's history. Kempton sent ransom notes saying that he would return the painting on condition that the government agreed to provide television for free to the elderly. What happened next became the stuff of legend. Only 50 years later did the full story emerge...
5) Rosa Parks
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Publisher
La Otra H
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
127 pages : chiefly illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm
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Montgomery, Alabama, 1 de diciembre de 1955: al final de la jornada laboral, Rosa Parks, de 42 años, una modista de profesión, tomó el autobús 2857 y se dirigió a su casa. Ella se sentó en una fila central, pero cuando un pasajero blanco subió después de algunas paradas, el conductor le pidió que se levante para darle su asiento, como lo requieren las reglas. Rosa las conoce bien: los negros se sientan en la parte de atrás, los blancos se...
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