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1) Terraferma
Pub. Date
2013
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (94 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (7 pages ; 14 x 19 cm)
Description
The story of an uncontaminated Sicilian island inhabited by fisherman. Still barely touched by tourism, the islanders have begun to alter their mentality and behavior as they realize the economic potential of this new industry. At the same time, they deal with illegal aliens flooding the island and a new law requiring them to turn back undocumented people seeking aid.
Pub. Date
[2002]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (180 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A visual itinerary, an emotional visit to a family's homeland, a souvenir of the trip of a lifetime, or the virtual realization of a fantasy vacation - whatever the inspiration, one thing's certain - locations like this can't be seen any other way.
4) The wonders
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (110 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
It centers on a family of beekeepers living in stark isolation in the Tuscan countryside. The dynamic of their overcrowded household is disrupted by the simultaneous arrival of a silently troubled teenage boy taken in as a farmhand and a reality TV show intent on showcasing the family. Both intrusions are of particular interest to the eldest daughter, who is struggling to find her footing in the world, and Rohrwacher conveys her adolescent sense of...
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (113 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (10 pages)
Description
Samuele is twelve years old and lives on an island in the middle of the sea. He goes to school, and loves shooting his slingshot and going hunting. He likes land games, even though everything around him speaks of the sea and the men, women, and children who try to cross it to get to his island. But his is not an island like the others, its name is Lampedusa and it is the most symbolic border of Europe, crossed by thousands of migrants in the last...
Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (53 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
In the shadow of Vesuvius, a lesser-known volcano rumbles: Campi Flegrei. An eruption could endanger the millions of residents of the city of Naples. Scientists gain new insights into what happened in nearby Pompeii, and dig into the unique geology of Campi Flegrei. Can an innovative eruption warning system prevent Naples becoming the next Pompeii?
Series
Pub. Date
[2004]
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (185 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Set in Sicily in the 1800s, this film depicts Prince Salina, a great landowner, who watches the decrease of the aristocracy's power and influence during the 'Il Risorgimento', the unification of Italy under the royal House of Savoy. The upper class tries to ignore the nationalist movements, while the prince's rebellious nephew joins Giuseppe Garibaldi's revolutionaries.
10) Saving Venice
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (55 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Rising sea levels and sinking land threaten to destroy Venice. Leading scientists and engineers are racing against the clock and battling the forces of nature to try to save this historic city for future generations.
11) Cinema paradiso
Pub. Date
2017.
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (124 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet
Description
A famous Italian filmmaker, haunted by the memories of his first love, returns to his hometown after an absence of 30 years. Upon his return, he reconnects with the community and remembers the highlights and tragedies that shaped his life and inspired him to follow his dream of becoming a filmmaker. Includes Theatrical and Director's Cut versions of the film.
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (102 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Marina and Federica have lived together as a couple for five years in their gorgeous Rome apartment. Beautiful, funny, and independent, Marina has no doubts about her sexuality or her love for Federica. Federica, a respected architect with a marriage behind her and a grown son, has never declared herself a lesbian and is discreet about her relationship with Marina. When Federica runs into a man she once had a crush on, she starts asking what she really...
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (131 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Set in 1860's Venice, a young Venetian borrows money from a Jew who gives him the money on the security of one pound of flesh. Upon default the Jew insists on payment of his bond and the young Venetian is rescued by the heroine disguised as a male lawyer.
Pub. Date
[2008]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (213 min.) : sd., col. and b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Two women: In Rome, during WWII, escaping the allied bombings, Cesira and her 13-year old daughter, Rosetta, are traveling to the home town where Cesira was born. During these difficult times, Cesira fearlessly attemps to protect her daughter from atrocities from the war. Soldiers hiding in the village church rape both women which drives Cesira into a mental breakdown.
Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow: (Story 1) Adelina sells black-market cigarettes...
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (94 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
The motion-stabilized Cineflex camera brings razor sharp aerial close-ups and breathtaking panoramic images to life. Filmed exclusively with aerial shots, this unique cinematic expedition from the peaks of Mont Blanc to the Dolomites traces the history and geography of the Alps.
Pub. Date
©1999
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (117 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Based in part on his autobiography, director Franco Zeffirelli's Tea with Mussolini is a story about a group of British and American travelers on an indefinite visit to Italy in 1935. Luca is a boy living in Florence whose family situation is precarious at best; his mother has run off and his father has little time for him. Fortunately, he's a welcome guest with Mary, a English woman visiting Italy to soak up European culture. Mary and her friends...
Pub. Date
[2005], ©2004
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (131 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
"Antonio, a successful but cash-poor merchant, approaches Shylock, a wealthy moneylender, for a loan to help his young friend Bassanio woo the fair Portia. Despite being longtime enemies, Shylock grants the request, but demands one pound of Antonio's flesh if the debt is not repaid on time. When Antonio defaults on the loan, Shylock seeks what is legally owed him but soon learns that those to whom evil is done, do evil in return"--Container.
Pub. Date
©2005
Physical Desc
6 videodiscs (1080 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 course guidebook (iv, 254 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm).
Description
When considering the Italian Renaissance, the extraordinary sculptures of Michelangelo, the incomparable paintings of Leonardo da Vinci, or the immortal written works of Petrarch and Machiavelli spring to mind. Why there was such an artistic, cultural, and intellectual explosion at the start of the 14th century in Italy and not another part of Europe? Why did it ultimately fail in the middle of the 16th century? These lectures explore the underlying...
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