Summer’s Lease

May 13, 2014

Summer’s Lease

Call Number: DVD01172

Director/Distributor: by Martyn Friend; John Gielgud; Susan Fleetwood; British Broadcasting Corporation.; Acorn Media (Firm);

Format: DVD

Language: English

Publisher: Silver Spring, MD : Acorn Media, ©2005, 1989.

Notes: Special features include: bios of John Gielgud and John Mortimer; cast filmographies.

Summary:

 
A family leases a Tuscan villa for vacation and becomes involved in finding the secrets of the owner.

OCLC #: 61395707 (Vol. 1), 61395776 (Vol. 2)

Added: 5/13/14

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Civil War: The Ultimate Series

April 25, 2014

The Ultimate Civil War Series

Call Number: DVD00732

Director/Distributor: Dan Nance; Mill Creek Entertainment.;

Format: DVD

Language: English

Publisher: U.S.A. : Mill Creek Entertainment, 2012

Notes:  Disc 1 – Chapter 1: Sins of the Father–Chapter 2: A Deep, Steady Thunder –Chapter 3: Days of Infamy –Chapter 4: The Turning Point
Disc 2 – Chapter 5: Not War but Murder –Chapter 6: The Killing Fields –Chapter 7: New Birth of Freedom.

Summary: The documentary mini-series traces the causes, courses, major events and personalities of the American Civil War.

OCLC #: 808363045

Added: 4/25/14

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Napoleon

March 20, 2012
Napoleon
Call Number: DVD01063
by: Christian Clavier; Isabella Rossellini; Gérard Depardieu; John Malkovich; Jean-Pierre Guerin; Didier Decoin; Yves Simoneau; Alliance Atlantis in Association with France 2/RAI/Telecino/Kirchmedia/MA Films/ A & E Networks. [Remstar] ©2004.
Format: DVD
Language: English
Publisher:  Alliance Atlantis in Association with France 2/RAI/Telecino/Kirchmedia/MA Films/ A & E Networks. [Remstar]  ©2004.
Notes: Originally released as a television mini-series in 2002. Disc 4 includes bonus material: Napoleon: Behind the scences; Napoleon and Wellington; Napoleon Bonaparte: The glory of France. Special features: behind the scenes featurette; bonus programs; cast biographies and filmographies; interactive menus; scene selections. Nominated for 7 Emmys in 2003 (4 discs 6 hours 4 min.).
Summary: Follow young Bonaparte’s ascent from a simple Corsican soldier to the most powerful man on earth, and go beyond the battlefield to examine the political intrigues, personal struggles, and complicated romances that mark Napoleon’s rise and fall.
OCLC #: [?]
Added: March 20, 2012
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Portrait of a marriage

October 5, 2011
Portrait of a Marriage
Call Number: DVD00405
by:  Penelope Mortimer; Stephen Whittaker; Janet McTeer; David Haig; Cathryn Harrison; Nigel Nicolson; British Broadcasting Corporation. Television Service.; WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.); Television New Zealand.;
Format: DVD
Language: English
Publisher:  [Silver Spring, MD] : Acorn Media, [2006]
Notes: Originally produced in 1990 for the program Masterpiece theatre. From the book by Nigel Nicolson. Special features: Vita Sackville-West bio and cast filmographies. Vol. 1. Part 1-2; Vol. 2. Part 3-4. Total running time for 2 videodiscs (219 min.)
Summary: The true story of Vita Sackville-West’s tortured, public affair with novelist Violet Keppel. Though Vita and her husband, diplomat Harold Nicolson, knowingly cheated on each other throughout their 50-year marriage, it was her liaison with her childhood friend Violet that threatened the marriage. Frank and daring in its depiction of lesbian love, this release includes scenes cut from the original broadcast.
OCLC #: 68571814
Added: October 5, 2011
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Doctor Zhivago

March 27, 2011
Doctor Zhivago
Call Number: DVD00791
by: Giacomo Campiotti; Anne Pivcevic; Hugh Warren; Andrew Davies; Hans Matheson; Keira Knightley; Kris Marshall; Sam Neill; Bill Paterson; Celia Imrie; Alexandra Maria Lara; Daniele Liotti; Blasco Giurato; Joe Walker; Ludovico Einaudi; Annie Symons; Maria Djurkovic; Boris Leonidovich Pasternak; Granada Television.; Evision (Firm); WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.); Acorn Media (Firm);
Format: DVD
Language: English
Publisher:   Silver Spring, Md. : Acorn Media, ©2003.
Notes: Originally released as a television mini-series in 2002. From the novel by Boris Pasternak. Special features include: 70 minutes of cast and crew interviews; photo gallery; filmographies; Boris Pasternak biography;  Running Time [2 Discs] Aprox 225 min.
Summary: Doctor Zhivago is a poet and surgeon. His life unfolds amidst the Russian Revolution, his guilt over his unfaithfulness to his loyal wife and his obsession with Lara, his muse, who, in turn, is victim to the wants of a powerful official.
OCLC #: 53130163
Also See: David Lean’s Academy Award Winning 1965 Doctor Zhivago starring Omar Sharif, Julie Christie VHS00976, DVD00790
Added: March 27, 2011
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The Old Curiosity Shop

February 8, 2010
Call Number: DVD00380
by Charles Dickens; Peter Ustinov; James Fox; Sally Walsh; Tom Courtenay; John Goldsmith; Greg Smith; Kevin Connor; RHI Entertainment, Inc.; Elstree Company.; Disney Channel (Firm); Platinum Disc Corporation.;
Format: DVD
Language: English
Publisher: [La Crosse, WI] : Platinum Disc, ©2005
Notes: Originally released in 1979 (188 mins.); Based on the novel by Charles Dickens
Summary: In payment for a gambling debt, Little Nell and her grandfather are evicted from their curiosity shop by the evil Daniel Quilp and wander about the country looking for a new home.
OCLC #: 154724294
Added: Februrary 8, 2010
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Daniel Deronda

April 15, 2009
George Eliot’s Daniel Deronda
Call Number: DVD00168
by Tom Hooper; Hugh Dancy; Romola Garai; Hugh Bonneville; Jodhi May; Edward Fox; Greta Scacchi; Barbara Hershey; George Eliot; British Broadcasting Corporation. Television Service.; WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.); BBC Video (Firm); Warner Home Video (Firm);
Format: DVD
Language: English
Publisher: [Alexandria, Va.] : BBC Video ; Burbank, CA : Distributed by Warner Home Video, ©2003.
Notes: Originally aired in 2002 (210 mins.); edition includes behind-the-scenes photo gallery, biographies and 30 minutes of unaired footage; based on the book by George Eliot;
Summary: A dark drama about a sixteen-year-old honor student who recognizes an old man living in his hometown as a hunted Nazi. Compelled to reveal the secrets of his death camp past to earn the boy’s silence, the German fugitive derives a sinister scheme to implicate the teenager in a dangerous psychological game.
OCLC #: 41170965
Added: April 15, 2009
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Great Expectations

April 14, 2009
Great Expectations
Call Number: DVD00249
by Julian Jarrold; Tony Marchant; Ioan Gruffudd; Justine Waddell; Charlotte Rampling; Ian McDiarmid; Bernard Hill; Charles Dickens; BBC America.; WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.);
Format: DVD
Language: English
Publisher: [Boston] : WGBH Boston Video, ©2004.
Notes: Originally aired in 1999 (180 mins.); Based on the novel by Charles Dickens; Nominated for a 2000 Primetime Emmy Award;
Summary: A vivid adaptation of Charles Dickens’ powerful story of a young orphan boy who is released from his apprenticeship by a mysterious benefactor to be educated in London.
OCLC #: 56556556
Added: April 14, 2009
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Le Comte de Monte Cristo

March 19, 2009
The Count of Monte Cristo
Call Number: DVD00158
by Gérard Depardieu; Ornella Muti; Jean Rochefort; Pierre Arditi; Michel Aumont; Sergio Rubini; Didier Decoin; Josée Dayan; Bruno Coulais; Alexandre Dumas; Bravo Cable Network.; Fox Lorber Films.; WinStar TV and Video (Firm);
Format: DVD
Language: French with English subtitles
Publisher: [New York?] : Bravo Co. : Fox Lorber Films : Distributed by Winstar TV and Video, ©1999.
Notes: Originally aired in 1999 (400 mins.); edition includes episode summaries, production notes and filmographies; based on the book by Alexandre Dumas;
Summary: Tells the dramatic story of Edmond Dantes, a young French sailor who is falsely denounced as a political traitor and unjustly imprisoned for eighteen years without trial. After a daring escape, Dantes flees to the island of Monte Cristo, where he finds a colossal treasure bequeathed to him by a dying fellow inmate. Using these riches, he assumes a new identity and devises a plan of vengeance upon all those who betrayed him.
OCLC #: 43778784
Added: March 18, 2009
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Elizabeth I

October 14, 2008
Elizabeth I
Call Number: DVD00191
by Nigel Williams; Barney Reisz; Tom Hooper; Helen Mirren; Jeremy Irons; Hugh Dancy; Patrick Malahide; Toby Jones; Barbara Flynn; Ian McDiarmid; Channel Four (Great Britain); Company Pictures (Firm); Home Box Office (Firm);
Format: DVD
Language: English
Publisher: [New York] : Home Box Office, ©2006, [2005].
Notes: Originally aired on HBO as a two-part miniseries in 2005 (211 mins.); 2-DVD disc set includes “Making ‘Elizabeth I'” behind-the scenes production featurette (18 min.); “Uncovering the real Elizabeth I” featurette (8 min.).; Nominated for 13 2006 Emmy Awards;
Summary: Explores the intersection of the private and public life of Elizabeth I in the latter half of her reign, offering a personal look at her allies, her enemies, and her suitors as she struggles to survive in a male-dominated world.
OCLC #: 68571798
Added: October 13, 2008
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