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Pub. Date
c2009
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (54 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Offers an intimate portrait of the celebrated writer as well as her craft, interweaving the story of Lamott's life, in itself a deeply moving tale of addiction and redemption, grief and joy, intellect and faith, with one year's worth of interviews, public lectures, and readings, and footage of the writer at work.
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 84 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Edgar Allan Poe: buried alive draws on the rich palette of Poe's evocative imagery and sharply drawn plots to tell the real story of the notorious author. Featuring Tony Award-winning actor Denis O'Hare, the film explores the misrepresentations of Poe as an alcoholic madman. It reveals the way in which Poe tapped into what it means to be a human in the modern and sometimes frightening world.
5) Flannery
Series
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (90 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Flannery O'Connor's distinctive Southern Gothic style influenced a generation of artists and activists. Winner of the first-ever Library of Congress Lavine/Ken Burns Prize for Film, O'Connor includes conversations with Mary Karr, Hilton Als and others. Through never-before-seen archival footage, examine the life and legacy of an American literary icon.
Pub. Date
2013
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 73 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
This incisive and entertaining portrait of American poet Lawrence Ferlinghetti explores his vital role as catalyst for numerous literary careers and for the Beat movement itself. Interviews with Ferlinghetti and others reveal a rich mľange of characters and events that unfolded in postwar America. In 1953 Ferlinghetti opened City Lights Bookstore, which quickly evolved into an iconic institution symbolizing social change and literary freedom. Six...
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (approximately 6 hr.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Examine the visionary work and turbulent life of one of the greatest and most influential American writers: Ernest Hemingway. Intimate and insightful, the series weaves together Hemingway's biography with excerpts from his work. The film penetrates the myth of Hemingway to reveal a deeply troubled and ultimately tragic figure.
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (57 min.) : DVD video, sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
DVD-R. Various works by Wharton are discussed. Archival photos, period footage, Wharton's correspondence, and readings from her oeuvre are used to show a portrait of a complex individual whose portrayal of society still resonates today.
10) Mark Twain
Pub. Date
©2001
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 220 min.) : sound, black and white with color sequences, double-sided ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Recounts Mark Twain's life told primarily through his own words. Includes interviews with Hal Holbrook, Arthur Miller, William Styron and many others.
11) A perfect day
Pub. Date
[2007]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 91 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
For writer Robert Harlan, life is a dream come true. His first novel has just hit the best-seller lists and he is suddenly thrust into the limelight. But as success consumes him, Robert's family life crumbles. It takes the sobering prophecy of a mysterious stranger for Robert to realize what is most important. Now he must find his way back to the wife and daughter he left behind.
Pub. Date
2012
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (246 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A lively and revealing investigation into the personal history and creative process of the father of the Beat Generation, a pivotal figure of the fifties counter-cultural revolution whose influence is still being felt all over the world. Includes the 2012 sequel: The beat goes on.
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (68 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
"Worlds of Ursula K. Le Guin is a feature documentary exploring the remarkable life and legacy of the late feminist author Ursula K. Le Guin ... Produced with Le Guin's participation over the course of a decade, Worlds of Ursual K. Le Guin is a journey through the writer's career and her worlds, both real and fantastic. Viewers will join the writer on an intimate journey of self-discovery as she comes into her own as a major feminist author, opening...
14) The Capote tapes
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (99 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Answered Prayers was meant to be Truman Capote's greatest masterpiece, an epic novel of New York City's glittering jet-set society, following his smashing success with Breakfast at Tiffany's and In Cold Blood. Instead, it sparked his downfall. Through access to never-before-heard audio archives and interviews with Capote's friends and enemies, including Dick Cavett, Lauren Bacall, Norman Mailer and André Leon Talley, this documentary reveals the...
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 84 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Filmed on location at many places actually frequented by the real persons portrayed and featuring a script written from primary sources, this documentary tells the life story of American author Louisa May Alcott, chronicling her efforts to rescue her family from poverty and find wealth, fame, and happiness for herself. Includes animations and commentary from Alcott scholars, novelist Geraldine Brooks, and the "literary sleuths" who uncovered Alcott's...
Pub. Date
[2013]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 55 min.) : sound, color with some black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
DVD-R. Tells the story of the wonderful and long-lasting friendship between Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg and William Burroughs that gave birth to the Beat Generation movement. It focuses on the corresponcence between the writers and unique archives to give an insider's account, from New York to Paris, San Francisco to Tangiers, of this exceptional literary adventure.
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (120 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
An artful and intimate meditation on the life and works of the acclaimed novelist. From her childhood in the steel town of Lorain, Ohio to '70s-era book tours with Muhammad Ali, from the front lines with Angela Davis to her own riverfront writing room, Toni Morrison leads an assembly of her peers, critics, and colleagues on an exploration of race, America, history and the human condition as seen through the prism of her own literature.
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (106 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
The story of the five-day interview between Rolling Stone reporter David Lipsky and acclaimed novelist David Foster Wallace, right after the publication of Wallace's groundbreaking epic novel, 'Infinite jest.' Based on David Lipsky's critically-acclaimed memoir "Although of course you end up becoming yourself: a road trip with David Foster Wallace."
19) Cross Creek
Pub. Date
[2009]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 120 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
In 1928 Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings moves to Florida's backwaters to write in peace. She feels bothered by affectionate men, editor and confused neighbors, but soon she connects and writes The Yearling, a classic of American literature.
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