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Pub. Date
2013
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (75 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet
Description
We live in a world that is inspired; filled with majestic order, unbelievable beauty, and brilliant design. The raging question of our time is: How did all of the come to be? Can it all be attributed to unintelligent random processes or is there another explanation? Does the scientific evidence now demonstrate clear design and reveal a Master Designer, and if it does, what does that mean to us? This is a glimpse into the blueprint of creation that...
2) Love etc
Pub. Date
2008.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (96 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A triangle: love, obsession, and choice. Pierre, a ladies' man who has little cash and no fixed residence, describes his best friend Benoît as the world's oldest 32-year-old. The shy, well-employed Benoît's life changes when he answers the personal ad of Marie, a 25-year-old who restores paintings. He's attracted to her and she likes his steady calm and his honest attention. They're soon a couple, and they include Pierre in their dinners, outings,...
Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (74 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
The world-hopping documentary journeys between New York City's cultural hub and Ferrante's native Italy, exploring how an anonymous author's visceral tales of love and friendship gained such an enthusiastic following.
Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (108 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
On the brink of graduating high school, equestrian Lee hatches a plan to travel cross-country on horseback, believing it will inspire a vision of her future. Jordan is an ambitious academic and athletic standout, planning to take a scholarship and move out west. But when a tragedy impacts their dreams, their friendship unexpectedly escalates, blossoming into a romance. They must decide if their dreams are worth fighting for and if they can make a...
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (81 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
An out-of-commission satellite picks up a lovelorn ballad on her radio antenna and descends to Earth to find the source of such sincere emotions. But on the way she is caught in a raging magical battle and transforms into Satellite Girl, complete with Astro Boy-like rocket shoes and weapon-firing limbs. Meanwhile, the balladeer in question, a loser twentysomething at a café open mic, meets the fate that befalls all broken-hearted lovers: he is turned...
7) Nostalgia
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (114 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A profoundly moving drama about people's collective need to find meaning in the objects we hold dear. It is a mosaic of interconnected stories built around the central theme of loss and memory, filled with characters as real and recognizable as friends and neighbors.
Pub. Date
[2011?]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (105 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Romantic fantasy set in early 20th century Mexico about a young couple, Tita and Pedro, blocked from marrying by a family tradition strictly enforced by Tita's cold and selfish mother. To be near his love the young man marries her sister, while Tita, as the family cook, expresses her passion for him through her cooking.
10) Forget Paris
Pub. Date
2000, c1995
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (101 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
An NBA referee and an airline rep think they've found happiness together, until they meet each other's family and friends.
11) Amour
Pub. Date
[2013]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (127 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A touching tale of a loving couple whose unbreakable bonds of marriage are tested by life's greatest challenge.
12) Picnic
Pub. Date
[2005]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 113 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
The story covers one Labor Day week-end in a small Kansas town, and tells about the impact a virile drifter has on the lives of several women in town.
13) Young at heart
Pub. Date
2001
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (120 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A cynical hard-luck musician finds happiness and a new outlook when he falls in love with a small-town girl.
14) Starman
Pub. Date
[1998]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 115 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
An alien, from a distant planet, lands in Wisconsin and arrives at the remote cabin of Jenny Hayden, a distraught young widow. The alien (Starman) convinces her to drive him to Arizona, explaining that if he is not picked up by his mothership in three days he will die. En route, Starman demonstrates the power of universal love, while Jenny rediscovers her human feelings for passion.
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (approximately 270 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
"Morgan Freeman takes viewers on a global journey to meet with people from different cultures whose lives are shaped in surprising ways, and to explore themes that unite us all. At a time when global events seem to be driving cultures apart, this series aims to reveal the common humanity that lies inside each one of us. Each episode explores a single fundamental force or topic: freedom, peace, love, social division, power, and rebellion."--Container....
17) Adventure
Pub. Date
c2011
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (125 min.) : sd., b&w. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Harry Patterson, a merchant marine with a swagger in his walk, a girl in every port and a hidden philosophical bent. While on shore leave, he goes with his buddy Mudgin to a most unlikely place ... the library! There, he meets reference expert Emily Sears. She is the picture of ladylike decorum, and she hates Harry on sight. She continues to hate him, almost until the moment she marries him! Then, Harry tells her he's shipping out again, and Emily...
Pub. Date
©2003
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (113 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Craig Schwartz is a struggling street puppeteer; in order to make some money, Craig takes a job as a filing clerk. One day he accidentally discovers a door ... a portal into the brain of John Malkovich! For 15 minutes, he experiences the ultimate head trip--He is John Malkovich! Then he's dumped onto the New Jersey turnpike. With his beautiful office mate Maxine and his pet-obsessed wife, they hatch a plan to let others into John's brain for just...
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (36 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Each year, John anticipates the day he will accompany his father on the search for the perfect horse to bring home to their farm. When the frosty morning finally arrives, the pair eagerly sets out to find what is sure to be a wonderful addition to their stable. But when his father picks the meanest, wildest mare he's ever seen, John is baffled. Of all the horses he could have selected, why choose one so imperfect?
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