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Series
Publisher
WGBH Boston Video
Pub. Date
c2002
Physical Desc
1 DVD (105 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A mother and her three Edwardian children move to a country house in Yorkshire after the mysterious disappearance of their father. The children become fascinated by a nearby train and their kindness helps them befriend an older gentleman who may be able to solve the mystery of their missing father.
9) The Cazalets
Series
Publisher
WGBH Boston Video
Pub. Date
[2004]
Physical Desc
3 DVDs (360 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Three generations of the Gazalet family in the shadows of WWII.
10) Pollyanna
Series
Publisher
WGBH Boston Video
Pub. Date
c2004
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 100 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
An orphaned girl comes to live with her wealthy, embittered aunt in an English village. She soon charms everyone but her aunt, who is not won over until both are confronted with tragedy.
12) Rope
Publisher
Universal Studios
Pub. Date
p2006
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 81 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
"Two thrill-seeking friends (Granger and Dall) strangle a classmate and then hold a party for their victim's family and friends, serving refreshments on a buffet table fashioned from a trunk containing the lifeless body. When dinner conversation revolves around talk of the 'perfect murder, ' their former teacher (Stewart) becomes increasingly suspicious that his students have turned his intellectual theories into brutal reality."--Container.
13) Torn curtain
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2006]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (2 hr., 8 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
"World-famous American scientist Michael Armstrong, and his fiancee/assistant, Sarah Sherman, travel to Copenhagen for a physics conference. When Sarah mistakenly intercepts a message meant for Armstrong, she believes that he is secretly defecting to East Germany. Or is he? As Armstrong goes undercover to glean top-secret information, the couple find themslves running for their lives from enemy agents"--Container.
14) Another sky
Series
Publisher
Facets Video
Pub. Date
c2007
Physical Desc
1 DVD (86 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Rose, a demure and prim governess, arrives in Marrakesh, Morocco to begin a new job as a paid companion to a wealthy English expatriate. As she explores the exotic environs of her new home, she is seduced by the men, music, and mystery of Morocco.
15) Cranford
Series
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2008]
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (291 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Cranford, in 1842, is a market town in northwest England. It is a place governed by etiquette, custom and above all, an intricate network of ladies. It seems that life has always been conducted according to their social rules. For spinsters Deborah Jenkyns, the arbiter of correctness, and Matty, her dumurring sister, the town is a hub of intrigue. Handsome new doctor Frank Harrison has arrived from London; a retired Captain and his daughters move...
Author
Description
Johann Gottlieb Goldberg is a young servant in the employ of Count Keyserlingk. A talented musician, the boy secretly practices playing the harpsichord at night. When the count discovers Goldberg one evening, he challenges Goldberg to combine all the harpsichord music he's learned--and to throw in a riddle. In a panic, Goldberg turns to Johann Sebastian Bach for the perfect piece of music to appease the count. Stylized illustrations include elements...
Author
Description
When his friend Victor suddenly dies, composer Mussorgsky is deeply saddened. But, with the help of his friends, and through his own music, Modest finds a way to keep Victor's spirit alive. Readers of all ages will enjoy the inspirational story behind the composition of Pictures at an Exhibition. Bright, colorful illustrations incorporate elements of Russian folk art and traditional symbols. View pages from artist JoAnn Kitchel's notebook for explanations...
Author
Series
Publisher
Nashville, Tennessee
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
330 pages ; 22 cm
Description
Manhattan art dealer Sera James' discovery of a portrait of a holocaust victim leads her to search for the story of the painting's subject, an aristocratic Austrian violinist whose efforts to smuggle Jews out of Vienna put her in Auschwitz.
Author
Series
Masterpiece adventures volume 1
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
104 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Description
When his best friend, a human boy named James, goes away on vacation, Marvin the beetle worries that their friendship may end.
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