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1) Empire Falls
Publication Date
[2005]
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (ca. 195 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A powerful portrait of blue-collar America, a timeless tribute to the inherent decency and good humor that sustains working-class people in everyday life.
2) Overboard
Publication Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 112 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
When Leonardo, a wealthy businessman, has a yachting accident and develops amnesia, an ill-treated employee exacts some revenge. Kate is a single mom who manages to convince Leonardo that she is his wife. Hilarity ensues as Leonardo must take on the task of helping Kate raise her three daughters. Will Kate's plan succeed to perfection, or will she discover that Leonardo isn't such a bad guy after all? It's classic role reversal in this remake of an...
3) Cloudstreet
Publication Date
[2012]
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (365 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Two flawed families, each scarred by catastrophe, find a home for their hearts in an acclaimed Australian miniseries. Adapted by Tim Winton from his award-winning novel, set around Perth from 1943-63, it's gripping, poignant, and gorgeous. The Lambs are hardworking and God-fearing, the Pickles are luckless and derelict, yet they find common ground beneath the same roof. Exquisitely filmed with an outstanding ensemble cast led by Kerry Fox.
Series
Criterion collection volume 659
Publication Date
[2013], ©1990
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (103 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet ([18] pages : color illustrations ; 19 cm)
Description
An amusing portrait of a working-class family in a suburb just north of London, an irrepressible mum and dad and their night-and-day twins, a bookish good girl and a sneering layabout. A vivid, lived-in story of ordinary existence, in which even modest dreams (such as the father's desire to open a food truck) carry enormous weight. Perched on the line between humor and melancholy.
Series
Criterion collection volume 178
Publication Date
©2003
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (101 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 insert (18 cm)
Description
Ingemar is a working-class 12-year old boy who is sent to live with his uncle after his mother falls ill. There, he takes refuge from his troubles with the help of the town's warmhearted eccentrics. A bittersweet evocation of the struggles and joys of childhood and the pains of coming-of-age.
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