Centre national de la cinématographie (France)
1) Water lilies
Publisher
Koch Lorber Films
Pub. Date
[2008]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (86 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Anne, Floriane, and Marie learn about love, friendship, and what they want from one another, during one summer in Paris.
2) Vodka lemon
Publisher
New Yorker Video
Pub. Date
[2005]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 88 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A small Armenian village faces tough times after the collapse of the Soviet Union. Hamo is a widower with a small military pension and three useless sons. While making one of his daily visits to his wife's grave he meets Nina and the two begin to date.
Publisher
Music Box Films
Pub. Date
[2012]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (120 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 sound disc (digital ; 4 3/4 in. ; 32 min.)
Description
A re-imagined account of the early life of Maria Anna 'Nannerl' Mozart, five years older than Wolfgang and a musical prodigy in her own right. Originally the featured performer, Nannerl has given way to Wolfgang as the main attraction, as their strict but loving father Leopold tours his talented offspring in front of the royal courts of pre-French revolution Europe.
4) Raja
Series
Film Movement volume 2, film 3
Publisher
Film Movement
Pub. Date
c2004
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (110 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Set in comtemporary Marrakech, Raja explores the relationship between a wealthy middle aged Frenchman and a nineteen year old orphaned Moroccan girl. Disparities in race, economic status and language complicate the older man's pursuit of the younger girl.
Publisher
Koch Lorber Films
Pub. Date
c2004
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (95 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Miche?le is a 20-year-old model who has just broken up with her boyfriend. Although her life appears to be full, she becomes convinced something is missing and sets out on a mission to inject a bit of spirituality into her life. At first she dons a bindi and dabbles with Buddha. Along the way, she meets Franc?ois, a veterinarian and non-practicing Jew. Festooning Franc?ois' front door with a mezuzah, and asking to meet his parents, Miche?le's passing...
Publisher
Fox Lorber Films
Pub. Date
[2002]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (117 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Marianne is the wife of a famous diamond jeweler. When he suddenly commits suicide, she learns that the business is in shambles and she is drawn back into the jewel dealing world. Forced to sell a cache of stolen gems her husband hid in their home, she finds herself confronted by plenty of would-be suitors, including the Russian mafia and the De Beers diamond cartel.
7) Aprés vous
Series
Publisher
Paramount Classics
Pub. Date
[2005]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (110 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A romantic comedy about a Good Samaritan, a hopeless romantic, and the beautiful woman that comes between them.
Publisher
Miramax Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2001], c2000
Physical Desc
1 DVD (117 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Michel, who wrote poetry, and Harry, a rich spoiled brat, were school chums. Now twenty years later, Michel, who is married with three young girls, meets up with Harry on the way to Michel's summer home. Harry "forces" his way into their lives and nothing will be the same again. Trying to make Michel's life "easier", Harry embarks on a path that will become self-destructive.
Publisher
New Yorker Video
Pub. Date
[2008]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 141 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A psychologist working for a large corporation discovers a startling link between big business and Nazism.
"Simon, the staff shrink for the French branch of a German-owned petrochemical company called SC Farb. Something is amiss at Farb, notably its faltering, failing chief executive, Mathias Ju?st. . . The shadow of the Nazi death camps hangs over the late-capitalist world sketched in this film."--Manohla Dargis, The New York Times.
Publisher
PBS Video
Pub. Date
2009
Physical Desc
1 DVD (56 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Every year monarch butterflies migrate across North America to a remote area of Mexico. This presentation discusses how the butterflies navigate and endure the long journey and takes you to the locations they call home.
11) They came back
Publisher
Wellspring Media [distributor]
Pub. Date
c2005
Physical Desc
1 DVD (103 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
"One morning, a small French city wakes up to discover thousands of recently dead people walking into town. The reason why is a mystery and there is no time to look into it. Hasty reunions--some passionate, some strained--occur with their survivors. But can they be reintegrated into society when their jobs have been filled and their partners have moved on? As officials try to figure out that to do with them, the dead begin behaving in bizarre ways...
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
2010
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (101 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Jean is a burly and happily married housing contractor. One fateful afternoon, he picks up his son from school and meets the teacher, a willowy beauty named Mademoiselle Chambon. Their flirtation slowly builds over lingering glances and an impromptu violin solo in Chambon's apartment. Jean soon comes to a crossroads, having to choose between the intensity of his bond with Chambon or the responsibility and care he feels for his wife and child.
13) Persepolis
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2008]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (95 min.) : sd., col. and b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
In 1970s Iran, Marjane 'Marji' Statrapi watches events through her young eyes and her idealistic family. Their long dream is realized when the hated Shah is defeated in the Iranian Revolution of 1979. Now ruled by Islamic fundamentalists, Marji grows up to witness first hand how the new Iran has become a repressive tyranny on its own. With Marji dangerously refusing to remain silent at this injustice, her parents send her abroad to Vienna to study....
14) The Mahabharata
Publisher
Distributed by Image Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2008
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (170 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
The Mahabharata (which can be translated as 'The Poetical History of Humanity') is an epic tale of two sets of cousins: the Pandavas, the five sons of Pandu, the king of Hastinapura, and the Kauravas, the one hundred sons of Pandu's brother, Dhritarashtra. The eldest brother of each set of cousins claims the throne of Hastinapura for himself and a struggle arises between them. At first the kingdom is divided, but, as a result of a rigged gambling...
15) Lamerica
Publisher
Distributed by New Yorker Films
Pub. Date
[2004]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (116 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
After nearly half a century of communist rule, poverty stricken Albania falls subject to the invasion of two exploitive capitalists looking to prosper within the changing economy. As Albania's people try desperately to flee destitution, Gino and Fiore arrive from Italy with plans to use a makeshift manufacturing plant to front their next scam. Forced to name an Albanian as their company's acting "chairman", the two turn to Spiro - a prisoner of war...
Series
Publisher
First Run Features
Pub. Date
2003
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (97 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Celebrates the legacy of the famed Paris Opera Ballet by weaving together rehearsals, interviews and snapshots as the dancers work on classical ballets as well as contempary works. Delve into the psychology of dance by talking candidly with some of the biggest stars in dance today, who give perspectives on how and why they endure the emotional and physical hardships of the drive to be on stage.