Catalog Search Results
Pub. Date
2020
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 96 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
DVD-R. Lemmon plays Harry Stoner, a man caught in a violent collision with his past and present life. He believes there is nothing significant in his life except survival, and that instinct pushes him beyond moral conduct. He'll juggle the books, supply women for clients ... and even set fire to his own dress manufacturing factory.
Pub. Date
c2011
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (71 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
What if you had to look deep within to find the answer to life's biggest question. "Who am I"? Using science, geometry, nature and spirituality, 3 Magic Words examines this question as it is explored further by metaphysical experts. These guests range from best-selling new-age authors to spiritual leaders, and even children. The guests include: Neale Donald Walsch, Ishmael Tetteh, Gudni Gudnason, Debbie Ford, Gary Renard, Nassim Haramein, Dr. Zhi...
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (118 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
In northern Portugal, solitary ornithologist Fernando embarks on a search for an elusive species of stork but is quickly swept away by raging rapids. Rescued by a pair of Chinese pilgrims on their way to Santiago de Compostela, Fernando ends up lunging headlong into an eerie and dark forest where he encounters unexpected people and obstacles that will transform him.
Pub. Date
[2013]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (111 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Latin teacher Raimund Gregorius finds a book by Portuguese poet and doctor Amadeu de Prado and his life is irrevocably changed. Determined to learn more about the author, Gregorius boards the night train to Lisbon and begins to piece together an epic story of oppression and revolution, loyalty and betrayal, love and jealousy, played out against the backdrop of a brutal fascist dictatorship. In his exploration of Amadeu de Prado's life, Gregorius finds...
6) Ikiru
Series
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (143 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 insert (12 panels : illustrations ; 19 cm).
Description
A young Japanese businessman dying of cancer wants to give something back to society before his death, so he decides to build a playground for children.
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (86 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
"Losing Ground tells the story of a marriage of two remarkable people, both at a crossroads in their lives. Sara Rogers, a black professor of philosophy, is embarking on an intellectual quest to understand 'ecstasy' just as her painter husband Victor sets off on a more earthly exploration of joy"--Container.
Pub. Date
2013
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (63 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
An inspirational documentary that follows two recent college graduates on a road trip across America, as they explore how successful people have chased their dreams. They learn about topics like: discovering one's passion, committing to a dream, dealing with setbacks, and redefining success for the millennial generation.
9) Downsizing
Pub. Date
2018.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (135 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
When scientists find a way to shrink humans to five inches tall, Paul and Audrey Safrane decide to ditch their stressed out lives in order to get small and live large in a luxurious downsized community. Filled with life-changing adventures and endless possibilities, Leisureland offers more than riches, as Paul discovers a whole new world and realizes that we are meant for something bigger.
10) Fort Tilden
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (97 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
"Fort Tilden: New York City's secluded nirvana where, like flie's to honey, Brooklyn's hip millennial set flocks on sweltering weekend afternoons for unbridled summertime indulgence. Amidst the vexing stagnation of quarter-life crises, Allie (Clare McNulty) struggles to prepare for the Peace Corps, while Harper (Bridey Elliott) awaits checks from her father to fund her artistic dreams. But the two friends quickly shun responsibilities for the day...
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (91 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
DVD-R. Entre 1992 y 2013, Martín Weber preguntó a personas por toda América Latina que escribieran sus sueños en una pizarra de madera. Una década después, buscó a las mismas personas para ver si sus sueños se hicieron realidad.
DVD-R. Between 1992 and 2013, Mart̕n Weber asked people throughout Latin America to write their dreams on a wooden blackboard. A decade later, he searched for the same people to see if their dreams came true.
12) The goldfinch
Author
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (149 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Theodore 'Theo' Decker was thirteen years old when his mother was killed in a bombing at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The tragedy changes the course of his life, sending him on a stirring odyssey of grief and guilt, reinvention and redemption, and even love. Through it all, he holds on to one tangible piece of hope from that terrible day, a painting of a tiny bird chained to its perch.
13) Eat pray love
Pub. Date
2010
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 146 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A happily married woman who is trying to get pregnant realizes that her life needs to go in a new direction. After a very painful divorce, she risks everything and embarks on a journey around the world that becomes a quest for self-discovery.
Didn't find it?
Can't find what you are looking for? Request an item not in the catalog. Submit Request