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Call Number: DVD00063

by Jacques Audiard; Romain Duris; Niels Arestrup; Dan Linh Pham; Aure Atika; Emmanuelle Devos; Jonathan Zaccaï; Gilles Cohen; Tonino Benacquista; Alexandre Desplat; James Toback; Why Not Productions Inc.; S.E.D.I.F.; France 3 cinéma (Firm); Wellspring Media.;

Format: DVD

Language: French with English subtitles

Publisher: New York, NY : Wellspring Media, ©2005.

Notes: Originally released in 2005 (107 mins.); edition includes deleted scenes, interviews, rehearsals, filmographies, theatrical trailer and trailer gallery;

Summary: In this remake of Fingers, Tom, a ne’er-do-well, works with two scheming real estate men who have little or no morals. He decides to return to the piano, practicing Bach’s Toccata in E Minor for an important audition that could be a life-changing event.

OCLC #: 62301998

Call Number: DVD00210

by Nīkī Karīmī; Jamshīd Hashimpūr; Merila Zare’i; Tahmīnah Mīlānī; Iranian Film Society.;

Format: DVD

Language: Farsi with English subtitles

Publisher: Glendale, CA : Crystal Lake Entertainment, 2004.

Notes: Originally released in 2003 (107 mins.); edition includes photo gallery, director biography and behind-the-scenes featurette;

Summary: When Fereshteh’s husband dies, she must leave the fate of her two sons and wealth to her father-in-law.

OCLC #: 226264359

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: DVD00053

by Alain Sarde; Christine Gozlan; Christopher Thompson; Danièle Thompson; Cécile De France; Valérie Lemercier; Albert Dupontel; Claude Brasseur; Laura Morante; Sydney Pollack; Thelma Films.; Studio Canal.; TF1 International (Firm); Radis Films Productions.; Studio Canal+.; Ciné Cinémas.; Thinkfilm (Firm);

Format: DVD

Language: French with English subtitles

Publisher: [New York, N.Y.] : Thinkfilm, [2007]

Notes: Originally released in 2007 (101 mins.); edition includes the making of featurette and the theatrical trailer;

Summary: Jessica is a beautiful young woman from the provinces who has come to Paris and lands a job waiting tables at a chic bistro on fabled Avenue Montaigne. Jessica’s customers include a popular TV actress who is courting a major Hollywood director for her first serious film role; a wealthy art collector who is about to liquidate a lifetime’s worth of treasures at auction; and an illustrious classical pianist who is at odds with his manager/wife as to where his career is headed. Precisely because Jessica doesn’t know how celebrated these people are, her guileless and completely unintimidated engagement in their lives has a transforming effect on them and ultimately her.

OCLC #: 105896238

Call Number: DVD00084

by Catherine Breillat; Jean-Pierre Guerin; Sarah Pratt; Gilles Guillain; Marc Filipi; Eric Gautier; Patrick Chevalier; D’Julz.; Pascale Chavance; Arte France cinéma (Firm); GMT (Firm); Wellspring Media.;

Format: DVD

Language: English and French with English subtitles

Publisher: New York : Wellspring, ©2004.

Notes: Originally released in 2001 (80 mins.); edition includes director interview and filmography;

Summary: What starts as a chance meeting between a 30-something English woman Alice (Sarah Pratt) and a 16 year-old French boy (Gilles Guillain) quickly develops into much more on an overnight ferry ride. As the conversation progresses, it is clear that although the two have virtually nothing in common, the sexual tension is evident. When they finally act on their growing attraction, a surprise twist is thrown in that will leave you wondering who really seduced who.

OCLC #: 56194437

Call Number: DVD00545

by Georges Benayoun; Raoul Saada; Benoit Jacquot; Isild Le Besco; Ouassini Embarek; Nicolas Duvauchelle; Laurence Cordier; Forini Kodoukaki; Caroline Champetier; Luc Barnier; Elisabeth Fanger; Natan Productions.; Arte France cinéma (Firm); Home Vision Entertainment (Firm); et al

Format: DVD

Language: French with English subtitles

Publisher: Chatsworth, CA : Homevision Entertainment, [2006]

Notes: Originally released in 2004 (99 mins.); edition includes four extended scenes and trailer;

Summary: Lili is an impulsive, free-spirited art student living a staid existence with her father in 1970s Paris. When she meets a mysterious young Moroccan man at a nightclub, she falls instantly in love. Soon she learns he was involved in a botched bank robbery — where a man was killed — and without hesitation allows him and his accomplice to hide out in her apartment. The two embark on a wild spree throughout France, Spain, Morocco, and Greece, in a contemporary joy ride.

OCLC #: 75209341

Call Number: DVD00219

by Francois Cuel; Lætitia Masson; Sandrine Kiberlain; Sergio Castellitto; Jean-François Stévenin; Aurore Clément; Chiara Mastroianni; Mireille Perrier; Samuel Le Bihan; Caroline Baehr; Jean-Louis Loca; Antoine Héberlé; Ailo Auguste; Siegfried.; Elisabeth Mehn; Nathalie Clavier; André De Moleron; Studio Canal+.; Sept Cinéma (Firm); Sofica Gimages (Firm); Sept/Arte (Firm); Centre national de la cinématographie (France); Image Entertainment (Firm);

Format: DVD

Language: French with English subtitles

Publisher: Chatsworth, Calif. : Image Entertainment, [2002].

Notes: Originally released in 1998 (116 mins.);

Summary: After leaving her groom waiting for her at the alter, a sexy young woman goes on a cross-country journey of self discovery. The obsessive husband-to-be hires a private detective to track her down and bring her back. He finds himself drawn into her world and becomes obsessed with a woman he has never met. Ultimately, he is forced to choose between his job and his heart’s desire.

OCLC #: 49286078

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: DVD00590

by Gilles Porte; Yolande Moreau; Humbert Balsan; Catherine Burniaux; Wim Willaert; Olivier Gourmet; Berroyer.; Eric Renault; Philippe Roueche; Ognon Pictures.; Stromboli Pictures.; Radio-Télévision belge de la communauté culturelle française.; Studio Canal+.; Centre national de la cinématographie (France); Centre régional de ressources audiovisuelles.; New Yorker Video (Firm);

Format: DVD

Language: French with English subtitles

Publisher: New York : New Yorker Video, 2006.

Notes: Originally released in 2004 (93 mins.); edition includes original theatrical trailer;

Summary: Irene, an actress, travels from one small town to another with her one-woman show in rural-industrial northern France. Things change when a scooter-driving vagabond fixes her stalled car. What develops is a remarkably natural and tender affair.

OCLC #: 71325552

Call Number: DVD00260 Copy 1

DVD00260 Copy 2

by Tahmīnah Mīlānī; Mohammad Nikbin; Niki Karimi; Atilla Pesiani; Iranian Film Society.; Irmovies.com (Firm); Naghsh-e-Jahan International Pictures.;

Format: DVD

Language: Farsi with English subtitles

Publisher: Hayward, CA : Iranian Film Society, 2001.

Notes: Originally released in 2001 (108 mins.);

Summary: Khosro is sent from the president’s office on a fact-finding mission to Shiraz, to investigate the complaints of a female political prisoner awaiting execution. Khosro’s wife Fereshteh, being of the same generation as the prisoner, decides to do something about her situation. Fereshteh writes of her own participation in the revolution of 1980, of which her husband is unaware. In his hotel room in Shiraz, Khosro begins to read his wife’s memoirs the night before he is to visit the prisoner.

OCLC #: 223743688

Call Number: DVD00163

by Jafar Panahi; Abbas Kiarostami; Hossain Emadeddin; Azita Rayeji; Kamyar Sheisi; Shahram Vaziri; Hossain Jafarian; Peyman Yazdanian; Mikado Film.; Lumen Films (Firm); Wellspring Media.;

Format: DVD

Language: Farsi with English subtitles

Publisher: [United States] : Wellspring Media, [2004]

Notes: Originally released in 2003 (97 mins.); edition includes theatrical trailer;

Summary: Behind the headline of a murder and a suicide, lies the story of a lonely man whose deep feelings of humiliation push him over the edge.

OCLC #: 55492209

Call Number: DVD00559

by Olivier Delbosc; Marc Missonnier; François Ozon; Charlotte Rampling; Bruno Crémer; Jacques Nolot; Alexandra Stewart; Pierre Vernier; Andrée Tainsy; Jeanne Lapoirie; Antoine Heberlé; Laurence Bawedin; Philippe Rombi; Pascaline Chavanne; WinStar Cinema (Firm); Fidelite Productions.; Eurospace, Inc.; Haut et Court (Firm); Arte France cinéma (Firm); Studio Canal+.; Fox Lorber Films.; WinStar Home Video (Firm);

Format: DVD

Language: English and French with English subtitles

Publisher: New York : Fox Lorber Films : Distributed by WinStar Home Video, [2001].

Notes: Originally released in 2000 (95 mins.); edition includes filmographies, theatrical trailer, interview with Charlotte Rampling and audio commentary with Francois Ozon;

Summary: For years, Marie and Jean have spent their vacations at their country home. One day at the beach, Marie falls asleep while Jean goes for a swim. When she awakens, he is gone. Marie notifies the authorities and even after an extensive search, no body is found. Did he drown or did he just run off?

OCLC #: 48399801

Call Number: DVD00417

by Yamina Bachir-Chouikh; Ibtissem Djouadi; Bahia Rachedi; Rachida Messadouen; Zaki Boulkenafed; Amel Choulkh; Abdelkader Belmokadem; Ciel Production (Firm); Arte France cinéma (Firm); Ciné-Sud (Firm); Fondation Gan pour le Cinéma.; Studio Canal+.; First-Run Features (Firm); Global Film Initiative.;

Format: DVD

Language: Arabic and French with English subtitles

Publisher: [S.l.] : First Run Features : Global Film Initiative, [2005?]

Notes: Originally released in 2002 (100 mins.); edition includes director interview and biography, discussion guide and film notes;

Summary: Rachida lives and teaches in an old neighborhood in Algeria. Like most Algerians, she thinks she is far removed from the bloody conflict the country is in, until one day she is attacked by a terrorist group. The terrorists ask her to plant a bomb in her school. After refusing, they shoot her in cold blood. Miraculously, she lives and seeks refuge in a neighboring village.

OCLC #: 58652215

Call Number: DVD00182

by Jacques Weber; Michel Boujenah; Emmanuelle Béart; Penélope Cruz; Molière; Blue dahlia production (Firm); France 3 cinéma (Firm); Mate Productions.; Road Movies Filmproduktion.; Tornasol Films.;

Format: DVD

Language: French with English subtitles;

Publisher: [United States] : Koch Lorber Films, 2005.

Notes: Originally released in 1998 (91 mins.); Based on the play by Molière;

Summary: The nobleman Don Juan is on the run from two brothers for abandoning their sister before marriage. With no signs of repentance, Don Juan continues his amorous conquests with women he meets along the way regardless of the consequences.

OCLC #: 60427121

Call Number: DVD00438

by Goffredo Lombardo; Suso Cecche D’Amico; Luchino Visconti; Alain Delon; Annie Girardot; Renato Salvatori; Katina Paxinou; Claudia Cardinale; Rotunno Guiseppe; Mario Serandrei; Mario Garbuglia; Nino Rota; Massimo Franciosa; Enrico Medioli; Pasquale Festa Campanile; Giovanni Testori; Titanus (Firm); Films Marceau.; Image Entertainment (Firm);

Format: DVD

Language: Italian with English subtitles

Publisher: Chatsworth, CA : Image Entertainment, ©2001.

Notes: Originally released in 1960 (176 mins.); Based on the book by Giovanni Testori;

Summary: The story of four poor Italian brothers and their mother who leave their country home and move to bustling Milan with hopes of improving their bitter fortune. The family is thrown into chaos when two of the brothers are torn apart by their love for the same woman and their struggles to succeed in a viciously competitive world.

OCLC #: 56493208

Call Number: DVD00074

by Vittorio De Sica; Carlo Ponti; Federico Fellini; Luchino Visconti; Sophia Loren; Giovanni Boccaccio; Films Concordia (Paris, Francia); NoShame Films.;

Format: DVD

Language: Italian or English

Publisher: [Roma, Italia] : NoShame Films, ©2004.

Notes: Originally released in 1962 (208 mins.); edition includes extensive poster and still gallery, theatrical trailers, archival footage and collectible booklet;  Based on The Decameron by Giovanni Boccaccio

Summary: Four satires on morality, prudery, and hypocrisy.

Also: See Pier Paolo Pasolini directed Il Decameron (DVD00316)

OCLC #: 318364833

Call Number: DVD00434

by Jules Dassin; Jean Servais; Carl Möhner; Robert Manuel; Georges Auric; Auguste Le Breton; Pathé cinéma (France); Indusfilms.; Prima Film, Inc.; Criterion Collection (Firm); Janus Films.; Home Vision (Firm);

Format: DVD

Language: French with English subtitles

Publisher: [Irvington, N.Y.] : Criterion Collection, 2001.

Notes: Originally released in 1955 (118 mins.); edition includes video interview with director, production stills and drawings, production notes and the theatrical trailer;

Summary: A story of a successful jewel robbery in which the four thieves betray each other.

OCLC #: 46841558

Call Number: DVD00307

by Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck; Quirin Berg; Max Wiedemann; Martina Gedeck; Ulrich Mühe; Sebastian Koch; Ulrich Tukur; Herbert Knaup; Gabriel Yared; Stéphane Moucha; Wiedemann & Berg Filmproduktion.; Buena Vista International Film Productions.; Bayerischer Rundfunk.; Arte (Firm); Creado Film.; Sony Pictures Classics (Firm); Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm);

Format: DVD

Language: German with English subtitles

Publisher: [München] : Wiedemann & Berg Filmproduktion ; Culver City, CA : Distributed by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, ©2007.

Notes: Originally released in 2006 (138 mins.); edition includes deleted scenes, making of, interview with the director and director’s commentary; Nominated for one 2007 Academy Award;

Summary: East Berlin, 1984. Capt. Gerd Wiesler, Stasi officer and surveillance specialist has a simple assignment: keep an eye on Georg Dreyman, a respected playwright, and his actress girlfriend, Christa-Maria Sieland. Though Dreyman is known to associate with blacklisted director Albert Jerska, a known dissident, Dreyman’s record is spotless. Wiesler discovers that Minister Hempf has an ulterior motive in spying on this seemingly upright citizen. During the investigation, Wiesler unexpectedly finds himself in sympathy with the people – or at least to this one particular person.

OCLC #: 85847173