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Call Number: DVD00187

by Marcel Blistène; Kultur International Films.;

Format: DVD

Language: English (dubbed)

Publisher: West Long Branch, NJ : Kultur, [2004?]

Notes: Originally released in 2003 (50 mins.); edition includes four complete audio tracks;

Summary: Biography of Edith Piaf with rare footage of her life, career, loves, and her funeral. Includes historic interviews and news reports.

OCLC #: 55998720

Call Number: DVD00058

by Josee Dayan; Gérard Depardieu; Jeanne Moreau; Fanny Ardant; Fox Lorber Films.; WinStar TV & Video.; et al

Format: DVD

Language: French with English subtitles

Publisher: New York : Fox Lorber Films : Distributed by WinStar TV & Video, ©2000.

Notes: Originally aired in 1999 (200 mins.); edition contains filmographies and promotional spots;

Summary: A dramatization of the true-life saga of Honore de Balzac.

OCLC #: 50278556

Call Number: DVD00343

by David Kirschner; Richard Maltby; Chris Noonan; Renée Zellweger; Ewan McGregor; Bill Paterson; Barbara Flynn; Lloyd Owen; Emily Watson; Matyelok Gibbs; Anton Lesser; David Bamber; Weinstein Company.; Phoenix Pictures.; Isle of Man Film Commission.; UK Film Council.; Genius Products, Inc.; et al

Format: DVD

Language: English

Publisher: Santa Monica, CA : Genius Products, [2007]

Notes: Originally released in 2006 (93 mins.); edition includes feature commentary with director Chris Noonan, The Tale of Peter Rabbit and Beatrix Potter, The making of featurette, music video and theatrical trailer; also included is a CD – Favorite Beatrix Potter Tales – containing audio recordings of four Beatrix Potter tales by stars of the movie;

Summary: In an effort to give their younger brother Norman a project to keep him busy now that he has joined the family publishing house, the older Warne brothers agree to publish Miss Beatrix Potter’s first children’s book. They don’t expect the book to sell well, but they need to keep Norman busy. As a single woman living in Edwardian London, Beatrix suspects this endeavor may provide her with a small measure of freedom. But she also has very specific ideas about how the book should be published. As they work together, Norman and Beatrix become close. After the first book is published, Beatrix goes on to a second book and that sells well. One day at lunch, she meets the rest of Norman’s family, including his sister Millie and the two women become fast friends. Norman proposes, but Beatrix’s parents object to the marriage proposal. After much argument, they agree to let Beatrix marry Norman provided they wait until the end of the summer.

OCLC #: 79663449

Call Number: DVD00101

by Alain Sarde; Diane Kurys; François-Olivier Rousseau; Murray Head; Juliette Binoche; Benoît Magimel; Stefano Dionisi; Robin Renucci; Karin Viard; Isabelle Carré; Patrick Chesnais; Arnaud Giovaninetti; Denis Podalydès; Olivier Foubert; Vilko Filac; Maxime Rebière; Joële Van Effenterre; Luis Bacalov; Christian Lacroix; Anaïs Romand; Alexandre Films.; France 2 cinéma (Firm); Studio Canal+.; Empire Pictures (Firm); Koch Entertainment.;

Format: DVD

Language: French with English subtitles

Publisher: [S.l.] : Empire Pictures ; Port Washington, NY : Distributed by Koch Entertainment, 2003.

Notes: Originally released in 1999 (137 mins.); edition includes photo gallery, 20 minutes of additional footage, cast and filmmaker bios and the original theatrical trailer;

Summary: A biographical history of the love affair between George Sand and Alfred de Musset that scandalized their families, friends and the salons of Paris in nineteenth century France.

OCLC #: 54516976

Call Number: DVD00313

by Eric Till; Joseph Fiennes; Alfred Molina; Jonathan Firth; Claire Cox; Peter Ustinov; Robert Fraisse; Richard Harvey; MGM Home Entertainment Inc.;

Format: DVD

Language: English

Publisher: Los Angeles, CA : MGM Home Entertainment, [2004]

Notes: Originally released in 2003 (124 mins.); edition includes original theatrical trailer;

Summary: Regional princes and the powerful Catholic Church wield a fast, firm and merciless grip over 16th-century Germany. But when Martin Luther issues a shocking challenge to their authority, the people declare him their new leader – and hero. Even when threatened with violent death, Luther refused to back down, sparking a bloody religious revolution that shakes the entire continent to its core.

OCLC #: 56635402

Call Number: DVD00596

by Ray Müller; Leni Riefenstahl; Kino International Corporation.; Omega Film.; Nomad Films.; Channel Four (Great Britain); Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen.;

Format: DVD

Language: German and English with English subtitles

Publisher: New York, NY : Kino International Corp. : Distributed by Kino on Video, ©1998.

Notes: Originally released in 1993 (188 mins.);

Summary: At the heart of this film is the question of whether Leni Riefenstahl was a Nazi, as her detractors claim, or whether she was the victim of society — a naive, young woman who made Triumph des Willens on assignment, and simply did a very good job. This film does not judge, and Riefenstahl (a fiesty 90 during production) is genuine in her protest. Or has the passage of 50-plus years simply rewritten history in her mind? Viewers must judge for themselves.

OCLC #: 41464443

Call Number: DVD00050 Copy 1

DVD00050 Copy 2

DVD00050 Copy 3

by Jules Daly; Dede Gardner; Brad Pitt; Ridley Scott; David Valdes; Andrew Dominik; Mary-Louise Parker; Brooklynn Proulx; Dustin Bollinger; Casey Affleck; Sam Rockwell; Jeremy Renner; Sam Shepard; Garret Dillahunt; Paul Schneider; Zooey Deschanel; Hugh Ross; Ron Hansen; Warner Bros. Pictures (1969- ); Scott Free Productions.; Plan B Entertainment.; Alberta Film Entertainment.; Virtual Studios.; Warner Home Video (Firm);

Format: DVD

Language: English

Publisher: Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, [2008]

Notes: Originally released in 2007 (160 mins.); Based on the novel by Ron Hansen; Nominated for two 2008 Academy Awards;

Summary: Everyone in 1880s America knows Jesse James. He’s the nation’s most notorious criminal and is being hunted by the law in 10 states. He’s also the land’s greatest hero, lauded as a Robin Hood by the public. No one knows of Robert Ford, at least not yet. But the ambitious 19-year-old aims to change that. He befriends Jesse and rides with his gang. And if that doesn’t bring Ford fame, he will have to find a deadlier way. Friendship becomes rivalry and the quest for fame becomes obsession.

OCLC #: 182585178

Call Number: DVD00095 Copy 1

DVD00095 Copy 2

by Bennett Miller; Caroline Baron; William Vince; Michael Ohoven; Dan Futterman; Philip Seymour Hoffman; Catherine Keener; Clifton Collins, Jr.; Bruce Greenwood; Bob Balaban; Mark Pellegrino; Chris Cooper; Mychael Danna; Gerald Clarke; United Artists Corporation.; Sony Pictures Classics (Firm); A-Line Pictures.; Cooper’s Town Productions.; Infinity Media (Firm); Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm);

Format: DVD

Language: English

Publisher: Culver City, Calif. : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, [2006]

Notes: Originally released in 2005 (114 mins.); edition includes two behind the scenes documentaries, a documentary on Truman Capote and commentary; Based on the book by Gerald Clarke; Nominated for five 2006 Academy Awards;

Summary: In 1959, Truman Capote was a popular writer for The New Yorker. He learns about the horrific and senseless murder of a family of four in Holcomb, Kansas. Inspired by the story, Capote and his partner, Harper Lee, travel to the town to do research for an article. However, as Capote digs deeper into the story, he is inspired to expand the project into what would be his greatest work, “In Cold Blood.” He arranges extensive interviews with the convicted killers, especially with Perry Smith. However, his feelings of compassion for Perry conflicts with his need for closure for his book which only an execution can provide. That conflict and the mixed motives for both interviewer and subject make for a troubling experience that would produce an literary account that would redefine modern non-fiction.

OCLC #: 62709417

Call Number: DVD00337 Copy 1

DVD00337 Copy 2

by Neil Jordan; Stephen Woolley; Liam Neeson; Aidan Quinn; Stephen Rea; Alan Rickman; Julia Roberts; Geffen Pictures.; Warner Home Video (Firm);

Format: DVD

Language: English

Publisher: Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, [1997]

Notes: Originally released in 1996 (133 mins.); edition also includes documentary, production notes and the theatrical trailer;

Summary: Presents the life of an Irish man whose dreams inspired hope, whose words ignited passion, and whose courage forged a nation’s destiny.

OCLC #: 38366042

Call Number: DVD00393

by Marc-Antoine Robert; Xavier Rigault; Marjane Satrapi; Vincent Paronnaud; Chiara Mastroianni; Catherine Deneuve; Danielle Darrieux; Simon Abkarian; Gabrielle Lopes; François Jérosme; Arié Elmaleh; Mathias Mlekuz; Sean Penn; Gena Rowlands; Iggy Pop; Olivier Bernet; 2.4.7. Films.; France 3 cinéma (Firm); Kennedy/Marshall Company.; Franche Connection Animations (Firm); Diaphana (Firm); Celluloid Dreams (Firm); Sony Pictures Classics (Firm); Sofica Soficinema (Firm); Sofica Europacorp (Firm); Centre national de la cinématographie (France); Ile-de-France (France); Fondation Groupama Gan pour le Cinéma.; Procirep (Firm); Angoa (Firm); Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm);

Format: DVD

Language: French with English subtitles

Publisher: Culver City, Calif. : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, [2008]

Notes: Originally released in 2007 (95 mins.); Based on the graphic novel by Marjane Satrapi; edition contains English language version, The Hidden Side of Persepolies, behind the scenes, Cannes Film Festival press conference, animated scene comparisons and audion commentary; Nominated for one 2008 Academy Award;

Summary: In 1970s Iran, Marjane “Marji” Statrapi watches events through her young eyes and her idealistic family. Their long dream is realized when the hated Shah is defeated in the Iranian Revolution of 1979. Now ruled by Islamic fundamentalists, Marji grows up to witness first hand how the new Iran has become a repressive tyranny on its own. With Marji dangerously refusing to remain silent at this injustice, her parents send her abroad to Vienna to study. This change proves an equally difficult trial for Marji as she finds herself in a different culture loaded with abrasive characters and profound disappointments that deeply trouble her. Even when she returns home, Marji finds that both she and her homeland have changed too much and the young woman and her loving family must decide where she truly belongs.

OCLC #: 216883958

Call Number: DVD00330 Copy 1

DVD00330 Copy 2

by Sofia Coppola; Ross Katz; Kirsten Dunst; Marianne Faithfull; Steve Coogan; Judy Davis; Jason Schwartzman; Rose Byrne; Al Weaver; Shirley Henderson; Molly Shannon; Rip Torn; Milena Canonero; Jean Philippe Rameau; Antonia Fraser; Columbia Pictures Corporation.; American Zoetrope (Firm); Pricel (Firm); Tohokushinsha Film Corp.; Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm);

Format: DVD

Language: English

Publisher: Culver City, Calif. : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, [2007]

Notes: Originally released in 2006 (123 mins.); edition contains deleted scenes, making of featurette and “Cribs with Louis XVI”; Based on the book by Antonia Fraser; Nominated for one 2007 Academy Award;

Summary: Tells the story of the 14-year-old ill-fated Archduchess of Austria and later Queen of France. Marie Antoinette has became one of the most misunderstood and abused woman in history, from her birth in Imperial Austria. And how the young woman must grow up in front of the entire country of France.

Also: See the W.S. Van Dyke directed Marie Antoinette (VHS00816)

OCLC #: 76877998

Call Number: DVD00396

by Roman Polanski; Robert Benmussa; Alain Sarde; Ronald Harwood; Adrien Brody; Thomas Kretschmann; Frank Finlay; Maureen Lipman; Emilia Fox; Ed Stoppard; Julia Rayner; Jessica Kate Meyer; Pawel Edelman; Wojciech Kilar; Władysław Szpilman; R.P. Productions.; Heritage Films (Firm : Warsaw, Poland); Studio Babelsberg.; Runteam Ltd.; Studio Canal+.; Universal Pictures (Firm); et al.

Format: DVD

Language: English

Publisher: Universal City, Calif. : Universal, ©2003.

Notes: Originally released in 2003 (150 mins.); edition includes insight into the making of the film, Roman Polanski’s own story of survival during WWII, behind-the-scenes interviews and clips of Wladyslaw Szpilman playing the piano; Based on the book Śmierć Miasta by Wladyslaw Szpilman; Nominted for seven 2004 Academy Awards;

Summary: Based on the memoirs of Wladyslaw Szpilman, a Polish Jew, who was a brilliant pianist. He watched as his family was shipped off to Nazi labor camps. He managed to escape and lived for years in the ruins of Warsaw, hiding from the Nazis.

OCLC #: 52498257

Call Number: DVD00450

by Nobuhiko Ōbayashi; Hitomi Kuroki; Kippei Shiina; Kyūsaku Shimada; Shōchiku Kabushiki Kaisha.; Home Vision Entertainment (Firm);

Format: DVD

Language: Japanese with English subtitles

Publisher: [United States] : Homevision, 2004.

Notes: Originally released in 1998 (132 mins.); edition includes filmographies, the original theatrical trailer and liber notes by Richard Kadrey;

Summary: This film is based on the true story of Sada Abe, a Japanese Geisha, who murdered and castrated her lover in 1936. Explore Sada’s past; her rape at 14, her descent into prostitution, and the crime of passion that turned her into a media celebrity.

OCLC #: 56612405

Call Number: Copy 1: DVD00190

Copy 2: DVD00190

by Alison Owen; Eric Fellner; Tim Bevan; Michael Hirst; Shekhar Kapur; Cate Blanchett; Geoffrey Rush; Christopher Eccleston; Joseph Fiennes; Richard Attenborough; PolyGram Filmed Entertainment (Firm); Channel Four Films (Firm); Working Title Films.; Universal Studios Home Entertainment (Firm);

Format: DVD

Language: English

Publisher: Universal City, Calif. : Universal Studios Home Entertainment, [2007]

Notes: Originally released in 1998 (124 mins.); edition includes a sneak peak at Elizabeth: The Golden Age; The Making of Elizabeth; Elizabeth featurette; Photo gallery and feature commentary with the directory; Nominated for seven 1999 Academy Awards;

Summary: Before the Golden Age, Elizabeth was a passionate and naïve girl who came to reign over a land divided by bloody turmoil. Amid palace intrigue and attempted assassinations, the young queen is forced to become a cunning strategist while weighing the counsel of her mysterious advisors, thwarting her devious rivals, and denying her own desires for the good of her country.

OCLC #: 154725577

Also: available on VHS at VHS01178

Call Number: DVD00378 Copy 1

DVD00378 Copy 2

by Charles Gordon; Joe Johnston; Jake Gyllenhaal; Chris Cooper; Chris Owen; Laura Dern; Mark Ishham; Lewis Colick; Homer H Hickam; Universal Pictures (Firm);

Format: DVD

Language: English

Publisher: Universal City, CA : Universal Studios, 1999.

Notes: Originally released in 1999 (108 mins.); edition contains feature commentary with the director, spotlight on location, production notes, talent bios, film highlights and the theatrical trailer; Based on the book “Rocket Boys” by Homer H. Hickam, Jr;

Summary: True story of a young boy growing up in Coalwood, West Virginia during the 1950’s who dreams of building rockets.

OCLC #: 41964875

Also: on VHS at (VHS00968)

Call Number: DVD00017 Copy 1

DVD00017 Copy 2

by Stephen Vincent Benét; D W Griffith; Walter Huston; Miracle Pictures (Firm);

Format: DVD

Language: English

Publisher: [United States?] : Miracle Pictures, 2002.

Notes: Originally released in 1930 (97 mins.);

Summary: Directed by D.W. Griffith, this Lincoln effort was one of the great talking films of the post-silent film era. These brief vignettes about Lincoln’s early life include his birth, early jobs, his affair with Ann Rutledge, his courtship of Mary Todd and the Lincoln/Douglas debates. His presidency and the Civil War are followed in more detail, and the film concludes with the assassination.

OCLC #: 61726946

Call Number: DVD00284

by Stewart Stern; Robert Altman; George W George; Martin Gabel; Vina Distributor.;

Format: DVD

Language: English

Publisher: Garden Grove, Calif. : Vina Distributor, [200-]

Notes: Originally released in 1957 (82 mins.);

Summary: Provides a portrait of the legendary film actor, featuring interviews with friends, family, and Hollywood contemporaries.

OCLC #: 60339100

Call Number: DVD00279

by Robert Fox; Scott Rudin; Richard Eyre; Charles Wood; Judi Dench; Jim Broadbent; Kate Winslet; Hugh Bonneville; Penelope Wilton; Roger Pratt; Martin Walsh; James Horner; Ruth Myers; Gemma Jackson; John Bayley; Miramax Films.; BBC Films.; Intermedia Films.; Mirage Enterprises.;

Format: DVD

Language: English

Publisher: Burbank, Calif. : Miramax Home Entertainment : Distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment, [2002].

Notes: Originally released in 2001 (91 mins.); Based on the books Iris : a memoir and elegy for Iris and Iris and her friends : a memoir of memory and desire by John Bayley; edition contains A Look at Iris featurette, a message from David Hyde Pierce and the Alzheimer’s Association Honors Iris and Jim Broadbent; Nominated for three 2002 Academy Awards;

Summary: Adapted from the memoirs of literary critic John Bayley, the film recounts his courtship of and long marriage to British novelist Iris Murdoch. The scenario tacks back and forth from the young Iris–ready to seduce one and all with her coy command of words and sex appeal–to the elder Iris–slowly giving way to the cruel erasure of Alzheimer’s.

OCLC #: 50437495

Call Number: DVD00347 Copy 1

DVD00347 Copy 2

by Walter Salles; José Rivera; Michael Nozik; Edgard Tenenbaum; Karen Tenkoff; Gael García; Mía Maestro; Rodrigo de la Serna; Mercedes Morán; Jean Pierre Noher; Jorge Drexler; Gustavo Santaolalla; Ernesto Guevara; Alberto Granado; Universal Pictures (Firm); Focus Features.; FilmFour (Firm); Tu vas voir production (Firm); South Fork Pictures.; Universal Studios Home Video (Firm);

Format: DVD

Language: Spanish with English subtitles.

Publisher: [United States] : Universal, [2005]

Notes: Originally released in 2004 (127 mins.); edition contains deleted scenes, a moment with Alberto Granado, The Making of The Motorcycle Diaries, A moment with Gael Garcia Bernal, “Toma Uno” with Gael Garcia Bernal, and Music of the Road: An Interview with composer Gustavo Santaolalla;  Nominated for two 2005 Academy Awards;

Summary: An inspirational adventure, based on the true story of Ernesto Guevara and Alberto Granado, whose thrilling and dangerous road trip across Latin America becomes a life-changing journey of self-discovery.

OCLC #: 57335304

Call Number: DVD00176

by Irwin Winkler; Jay Cocks; Rob Cowan; Charles Winkler; Cole Porter; Kevin Kline; Ashley Judd; Jonathan Pryce; Kevin McNally; Sandra Nelson; Robbie Williams; Lemar.; Elvis Costello; Alanis Morissette; John Barrowman; Caroline O’Connor; Sheryl Crow; Mick Hucknall; Diana Krall; Vivian Green; Lara Fabian; Mario Frangoulis; Natalie Cole; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures.; MGM Home Entertainment Inc.;

Format: DVD

Language: English

Publisher: Santa Monica, California : MGM Home Entertainment, ©2004.

Notes: Originally released in 2004 (125 mins.); Based on the life of Cole Porter; edition includes audio commentaries, two featurettes – Making of De-Lovely and Music of De-Lovely, two anatomy of a scenes, deleted scenes, De-Lovely soundtrack TV spot and the original theatrical trailer;

Summary: A musical portrait of American composer Cole Porter. The film imagines Porter looking back on his life as a stage show, with past memories taking shape as numbers in an elaborate and elegant musical accompanied by his songs. His personal history is illustrated by these performances, especially the complicated relationship with his wife, wealthy socialite Linda Lee Porter, who is shown as being the main inspiration for his work despite his extramarital affairs.

Also: See the Michael Curtiz directed Cole Porter story, Night and Day (VHS00504);

OCLC #: 56627370