Mira Nair
1) Amelia
Pub. Date
2009
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (111 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Kansas-born girl, Amelia Earhart discovers the thrill of aviation at age 23. Within 12 years she goes on to win the Distinguished Flying Cross for being the first woman to pilot a plane solo across the Atlantic Ocean. Amelia and her husband/business partner George Putnam have an enduring marriage that could not be broken by her determination to fly, nor her passionate affair with Gene Vidal. At age 39, she sets out on an attempt to circumnavigate...
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 124 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Based on the vibrant true story of a young girl from the streets of rural Uganda whose world rapidly changes when she is introduced to the game of chess, and, as a result of the support she receives from her family and community, is instilled with the confidence and determination she needs to pursue her dream of becoming an international chess champion.
3) The namesake
Pub. Date
c2007
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (122 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Appears on list
Description
The American-born son of Indian immigrants feels pulled between his ethnic heritage and his desire to assimilate, especially after becoming involved with two very different women.
4) Vanity fair
Pub. Date
[2005]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (141 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Becky is determined to make something of herself. She accepts a job as a nanny for the children of Sir Pitt Crawley. Becky catches the eye of Crawley's son Rawdon. Becky is introduced to London's most exclusive social circle, where she becomes re-acquainted with Amelia. Becky weds Rawdon, but the social and economic stability she dreamed of begins to collapse when he begins drowning his troubles, and soon she turns to the powerful Marquess of Steyne...
Series
Criterion collection volume 249
Pub. Date
[2013]
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (121 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (35 p. ; 18 cm.)
Description
The film is considered one of the most influential political films in history, by Gillo Pontecorvo. Vividly re-creates a key year in the tumultuous Algerian struggle for independence from the occupying French in the 1950s. As violence escalates on both sides, children shoot soldiers at point-blank range, etc. Shot on the streets of Algiers in documentary style, the film is a case study in modern warfare, with its terrorist attacks and the brutal techniques...