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Pub. Date
2018.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (70 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Italian visual artist Yuir Ancarani's exquisite documentary enters the surreal world of wealthy Qatari sheikhs with a passion for amateur falconry. The opulence of this Middle Easterm gas state is on full display as the men race SUVs up and down sand dunes, fly their prized falcons around on private jets, and take their pet cheetahs out for desert spins in their souped-up Ferraris.
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (86 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
In this documentary, Michael Caine explores the cultural revolution of 1960's England that sprouted from a frustration with the dull and predictable atmosphere of the 1950's. Also: he examines how young people began taking control of England's future.
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 60 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Take an aerial pilgrimage to Israel, the world's only Jewish state and Holy Land to three major religions. Stunning footage showcases Israel in all its diverse glory. Witness the magnificence of the country's many holy sites, including the Western Wall, the Temple Mount, and the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, alongside exotic seaside resorts and the austere beauty of the Judean desert.
Pub. Date
c2009
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 3 hr., 21 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Join host Ira Glass and his company, as they bring a different theme to life each week, in the format of the popular Chicago radio show by the same name. In Escape, teenage boys in Philadelphia impress girls using a mode of transportation obsolete in their neighborhood since the 19th century, and a young man's fight for independence from his mother is complicated by some very specialized circumstances. In Two wars, we learn about two foreigners in...
8) Kedi
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (79 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Hundreds of thousands of cats roam the metropolis of Istanbul freely. For thousands of years they've wandered in and out of people's lives, becoming an essential part of the communities that make the city so rich. Claiming no owners, these animals live between two worlds, neither wild nor tame, and they bring joy and purpose to those people they choose to adopt. In Istanbul, cats are the mirrors to the people, allowing them to reflect on their lives...
9) Ready or not
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 95 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A young bride joins her new husband's rich, eccentric family in a time-honored tradition that turns into a lethal game with everyone fighting for their survival.
Pub. Date
©2009
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (45 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Join The Little Travelers as they explore the Islamic Republic of Iran and learn about a country many Americans know very little about. Ride camels, learn about Persian rug making, and help remove rocks from baked bread at a bakery. Then travel to the beautiful mountain village of Dizin and enjoy playing in the snow and become fast friends with the country's youngest tour guides, who are six and nine years old. Learn all about this mysterious country....
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 160 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Mexico, our neighbor to the south, is a country rich in culture and ablaze with color. Journey through the seasons and discover the hidden underworlds, diversity of life, and a mosaic of vast landscapes that create a festival of life.
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (90 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
As all of Edo flocks to see the work of the revered painter Hokusai, his daughter O-Ei toils diligently, creating the paintings sold under her father's name. Shy in public, in the studio O-Ei is brash and uninhibited. Seeking to come into her own as an artist, O-Ei sets out into the bustling city of Edo (present-day Tokyo), where she encounters spirits, dragons, con-men and traders.
Pub. Date
2005]
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (ca. 235 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Based on the classic novel by Anthony Trollope, the story follows Louis and Emily Trevalyan. After a blissful first year of marriage, things turn darker when a roguish Colonel takes an interest in Emily that fans the flames of Louis's jealousy.
15) Scrooge
Pub. Date
[2003]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (114 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Miserly Scrooge faces his past demons on Christmas Eve and vows to change his ways.
Pub. Date
2004
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (100 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
17-year-old Griet must work to support her family, so she becomes a maid in the house of Johannes Vermeer, where she attracts the master painter's attention. He is commissioned to paint Griet, and the result is one of the greatest paintings ever created.
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (357 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A modern take on one of the most famous stories of all time. In 1805 when we first meet Pierre, Natasha, and Andrei, they are all part of St. Petersburg's glittering elite, but are fired up with youthful ambition to find meaning in their lives. As everything they thought they knew is questioned, Pierre, Andrei and Natasha find themselves in a time when Russian society is about to change forever.
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (120 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Told across eight different stories taking place in one 100-year-old room, the film explores the secret lives of its inhabitants, from the beginning of the twentieth century to the dawn of the new millennium. This intricately-woven film gives a compelling and profound portrait of modern Mexico from eight of the country's new breed of cinematic storytellers.
Pub. Date
2012
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 100 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
"... an inspiring road trip through modern-day 'Mexicanity'. Elders and youth come together to speak about their craft, their homeland and what it means to be Mexican. From poets and singers to actors and cultural leaders, Hecho en Mexico takes you into the inner circle of an extraordinarily rich and diverse culture"--Container.
20) An angry Inuk
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (83 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
An Inuk filmmaker takes a close look at the central role of seal hunting in the lives of the Inuit, the importance of the revenue they earn from sales of seal skins, and the negative impact that international campaigns against the seal hunt have had on their lives.
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