Le sang des bêtes

April 1, 2011
Blood of the Beasts
Call Number: VHS01628
by Georges Franju;
Format: VHS
Language:  French
Publisher:  [USA] : Mad Phat, [2003?]
Notes: Originally released in 1949(Aprox. 22 mins.);
Summary: An early example of ultra-realism, this movie contrasts the quiet, bucolic life in the outskirts of Paris with the harsh, gory conditions inside the nearby slaughterhouses. Describes the fate of the animals and that of the workers in graphic detail.
OCLC #: 318617730
Added: April 1, 2011
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Nuit et brouillard

Night and Fog
Call Number: VHS01625
by Alain Resnais; Olga Wormser-Migot; Video Images (Firm);
Format: VHS
Language:  English
Publisher: Sandy Hook, Conn. : Video Images, ©1996.
Notes: Originally released in 1955 (32 mins.); Based on the book Tragédie de la déportation by Olga Wormser and Henri Michel;
Summary: Briliant documentary graphically showing the horror of the Nazi concentration camps.
OCLC #: 36960322.
Added: April 1, 2011
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Un chapeau de paille d’Italie

The Horse Ate the Hat or The Italian Straw Hat
Call Number: VHS01623
byRené Clair; Eugène Labiche; Video Yesteryear;
Format: VHS
Language:  [?]
Publisher: Sandy Hook, Conn. : Video Yesteryear, ©1985.
Notes: Origonally released in 1928 (107 mins. Black & White, Silent); Based on: Un chapeau de paille d’Italie / Eugene Labiche, Marc Michel;
Summary: Satirical comedy of manners concerning a young man who, on his wedding day, becomes entangled with a married lady and her lover and has to find an exact replica of a special straw hat, essential to saving the lady’s honor.
OCLC #: 26693888
Added: April 1, 2011
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White

March 31, 2011
White (Alternate Title: “Blanc”)
Call Number: VHS01616
by Krzysztof Kieślowski; Julie Delpy; Zbigniew Zamachowski;
Format: VHS
Language: In Polish and French with English subtitles.
Publisher: Burbank, Calif. : Buena Vista Home Video, 2003.
Notes: One in a trilogy of films by Kieslowski, the others being titled Red and Blue. Originally released as a motion picture in 1994 (92mins.); 
Summary: Second of a trilogy of films dealing with contemporary French society shows a man dealing with a Polish immigrant whose wife wants to divorce him because he can’t perform in bed. As his life falls apart, the only thing that saves him is plotting revenge
OCLC #: [?] Demo Tape
Added: March 31, 2011
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le temps X

March 25, 2011

le temps X 
Call Number: VHS01595
by: Renée Blanchar; Productions du Phare-Est, inc.; et al;
Format: VHS
Language:French
Publisher:[S.l. : s.n.], 1999.
Notes:  (aproox. 47 min.)
Summary:Documentaire teinté d’humour, voulant démystifier le terme “génération X” et donner la parole à cette importante cohorte qui aura 40 ans au cours de la première décennie de l’an 2000. De Victoria à Montréal, en passant par Vancouver, Jasper et Ottawa, les “x-eurs” John, Sonia, Yuzuri, Benoît et Marie se révèlent avec simplicité, émotion et provocation, disant qui ils sont, comment ils vivent, quelles sont leurs valeurs et leurs croyances, comment ils voient l’avenir.
OCLC #:49176125
Added: March 25, 2011
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Honey and Ashes

Honey and Ashes
Call Number: VHS01591A
by: Nadia Fares; Lara Chaouachi; Nozha Khouadra;
Format: VHS
Language:English
Publisher:Huntington Beach, CA : Vanguard Films, 1999.
Notes: Originally released in 1996 (aproox. 80 min.) 
Summary:Looks at the lives of three Tunisian women and how cultural conventions have proscribed their lives.
OCLC #:178838861
Added: March 25, 2011
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Le maître de musique

The Music Teacher
Call Number: VHS01588
by: Gerard Corbiau; José van Dam; Anne Roussel; Philippe Volter; Sylvie Fennec; Patrick Bauchau; Radio-Télévision belge de la communauté culturelle française.; K2-One (Firm); Orion Home Video);
Format: VHS
Language:French
Publisher: New York, N.Y. : Orion Home Video, 1990.
Notes: Originally released in 1989 (aproox. 100 min.)  Nominated for one 1989 Academy Award.
Summary:Shortly before the Great War, celebrated singer Joachim Dallayrac suddenly announces his retirement from the stage, leaving the opera world stunned. Dallayrac retreats to the country, devoting himself to training two young singers, the beautiful Sophie, who falls in love with him, and Jean, a singing thief who falls in love with Sophie. An international singing competition will lead either to fame and riches–or to the jealous Prince Scotti’s revenge against Dallayrac.
OCLC #:21538483.
Added: March 25, 2011
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Signé Charlotte

Sincerely Charlotte
Call Number: VHS01587
by: Caroline Huppert; Luc Berand; Joelle Goron; Adolphe Viezzi; Isabelle Huppert; Niels Arestrup; Christine Pascal; Bruno de Keyzer; Philippe Sarde; New Line Cinema Corporation.; RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video (Firm);
Format: VHS
Language:French
Publisher:Burbank, CA : RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video, [©1987].
Notes: Originally released in 1985 (aproox. 92 min.)In French with English subtitles.
Summary:Charming con-artist Charlotte is suspected of murder when her boyfriend is found dead in her apartment. She flees to her former lover and despite the fact that he is living with his fiance, he succumbs to her charms and joins her in a wild romp across the French countryside to Spain.
OCLC #:78329650
Added: March 25, 2011
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Maedchen in Uniform

Maedchen in Uniform
Call Number: VHS01585
by: Leontine Sagan);
Format: VHS
Language: English
Publisher: Los Angeles : The Voyager Company, 1931.
Notes: Originally released in 1931 (runtime 87 min.)In German with English subtitles.Based on the play, Yesterday and today, by Christine Winsloe. Black and White
Summary: This study of life in an aristocratic boarding school for girls explores anti-Fascist and anti-patriarchal themes and was shot in Germany two years before Hitler’s rise to power. A young girl, who is nearly crushed by the strict Prussian regimentation, falls in love with one of her teachers but is victimized by the principal’s harsh disciplinary action. Sagan utilized innovative cinematic techniques to capture the oppressive atmosphere of the school as a microcosm of German society.
OCLC #:317360540

Added: March 25, 2011
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How to Make Love to a Negro Without Getting Tired

How to Make Love to a Negro Without Getting Tired
Call Number: VHS01584
by: Jacques W Benoit; Dany Laferrière; Isaach de Bankolé; Roberta Bizeau; Maka Kotto; Myriam Cyr; Jacques Legras; Hubert Fielden; Stock International (Firm); Molécule (Firm); National Film Board of Canada.; Bellevue Pathe (Firm); Cinema Home Video (Firm);
Format: VHS
Language: English
Publisher:  [Montréal : Bellevue Pathé Quebec : Distributed by CHV Communications], ©1998.
Notes: Originally released in 1986 (runtime 97 min.)Based on the novel: Comment faire l’amour avec un Nègre sans se fatiguer / Laferrière, Dany. Dubbed into English.
Summary: A Haitian immigrant in Montreal successfully pursues young white women, works at writing about his adventures, and discusses racism and racial stereotypes with his roommate.
OCLC #:42395432

Added: March 25, 2011
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La jument vapeur

Dirty Dishes

Call Number: VHS01583
by: Carol Laure; Pierre Santini; Joyce Bunuel; Quartet/Films Incorporated.; Stephan Films.; Embassy Home Entertainment (Firm);
Format: VHS
Language: English
Publisher: Los Angeles, Calif. : Embassy Home Entertainment, 1982.
Notes: Originally relelased in 1982,( Running Time Approx 99 min.)In French, with English subtitles
Summary: A hilarious look at the domestic scene and the plight of the average housewife.
OCLC #:17525606
Added: March 25, 2011
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Ceux qui m’aiment prendront le train = Those who love me can take the train

March 23, 2011
Those Who Love Me can take The Train
Call Number: VHS01565
by: Jean-Louis Trintignant; Pascal Greggory; Patrice Chéreau; Valérie Bruni-Tedeschi; Charles Berling; Bruno Todeschini; Studio Canal+ (Firm); Kino International Corporation.; et al
Format: VHS
Language: French with English subtitles
Publisher: New York, N.Y. : Kino on Video, [2000]
Notes: Originally produced in France as a motion picture in 1998; Running Time Approx 122 min.
Summary: A minor painter, son of a wealthy family has died and wanted to be buried in his home town of Limoges. Those who loved him in various ways take the train and review their lives on the way to bury him.
OCLC #:44511874
Added: March 23, 2011
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Love and anarchy

March 22, 2011
Love and Anarchy
Call Number: VHS01553
by: Lina Wertmuller; Romano Cardarelli; Imago Films.; RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video (Firm);
Format: VHS
Language: Italian with English subtitles
Publisher: Burbank, CA: RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video, ©1986.
Notes: Released in 1973 in Italy by Imago Films. Running Time Aprox 108 mins.
Summary: A shy country peasant goes to Rome with a plan to assassinate Benito Mussolini. An underground contact offers him a hideout in a bordello, where he falls in love with a woman who ultimately causes him to fail in his mission.
OCLC #: 20927730
Added: March 22, 2011
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Il Bidone

March 20, 2011
The Swindle
Call Number: VHS01523
by:  Federico Fellini; Ennio Flaiano; Tullio Pinelli; Broderick Crawford; Giulietta Masina; Richard Basehart; Franco Fabrizi; Titanus (Firm); Image Entertainment (Firm;
Format: VHS
Language: English
Publisher: Chatsworth, CA : Image Entertainment, ©2000.
Notes: Originally released in 1955 (91 mins).Black and White. In Italian with English subtitles.
Summary:An aging swindler, ringleader of a trio of petty thieves who impersonates priests to cheat peasants, finally realizes the futility of his life.
OCLC #: 44756845
Added: March 20, 2011
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Train of Life

Train of Life
Call Number: VHS01522
by:  Radu Mihaileanu; Lionel Abelanski; Rufus.; Noe Productions.; Paramount Pictures Corporation;
Format: VHS
Language: English
Publisher: Hollywood, Calif. : Paramount Pictures, ©2000.
Notes: Originally released in 1998 (103 mins).In French with English subtitles.
Summary:The year is 1941, and a tiny Jewish community in France is faced with some shocking news: the Nazis are coming. But Shlomo, the not-so-foolish village idiot, has a plan–before the Germans can dispatch them to camps, the townspeople will “deport” themselves, to freedom.
OCLC #: 44118672
Added: March 20, 2011
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Me You Them

Me You Them
Call Number: VHS01521
by:  Leonardo Monteiro de Barros; Pedro Buarque de Hollanda; Andrucha Waddington; Elena Soárez; Flávio R Tambellini; Regina Casé; Lima Duarte; Stênio Garcia; Luiz Carlos Vasconcelos; Nilda Spencer; Breno Silveira; Vincente Kubrusly; Gilberto Gil; Claudia Kopke; Toni Vanzolini; Sony Pictures Classics (Firm); Conspiração Filmes.; Columbia TriStar Filmes do Brasil (Firm); Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (Firm);
Format: VHS
Language: English
Publisher: Culver City, CA : Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment, [2001], ©2000.
Notes: Originally released in 2000 (107 mins).Portuguese dialogue, English subtitles
Summary:Based on a true story, Darlene longs for love, family and passion. She leaves her small rural town to find the one man that can fulfill all of her desires. One child, still single and three years later, Darlene, comes back home. She accepts a marriage proposal from a neighbor who turns her into his personal slave. Her husband’s cousin comes to live with them and she finds comfort with him. A young and handsome drifter shows up to work and he ignites Darlene’s passions. Can one woman, three men and four children live under one roof or will Darlene be swept away by the drifter?.
OCLC #: 47891967
Added: March 20, 2011
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That obscure object of desire

February 15, 2011
That obsure object of desire
Call Number: VHS01477
by: Fernando Rey; Carole Bouquet; Angela Molina; Luis Buñuel; Greenwich Film Production S.A.; Embassy Home Entertainment (Firm)
Format: VHS
Language:  French with English subtitles
Publisher: Los Angeles, Calif. : Embassy Home Entertainment, 1986.
Notes: Approx 100 min. Rated R. Dubbed into English.
Original title: Cet obscur objet du désir. Nominated for Best Foreign Picture at the 1978 Academy Awards. Recording system: NTSC.
Summary: Middle-aged man falls in love with a much younger woman in this satire of sexual obsession.
OCLC #: 15697913
Added: February 15, 2011
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The lost honor of Katharina Blum

February 9, 2011
The lost honor of Katharina Blum
Call Number: VHS01468
by : Eberhard Junkersdorf; Volker Schlöndorff; Margarethe von Trotta; Angela Winkler; Mario Adorf; Heinrich Böll; Paramount-Orion (Firm); Westdeutscher Rundfunk.; Bioskop-Film.; Cinema International Corporation.; New World Pictures (Firm); Embassy Home Entertainment (Firm)
Format: VHS
Language:  German with English Subtitles
Publisher: Los Angeles, CA : Embassy Home Entertainment, [1983], ©1975.
Notes: Approx 97 min. Rated R. (West) German dialogue, English subtitles. Based on the novel by Heinrich Böll. Reissue of the version presented by Roger Corman, i.e. New World Pictures, in 1975. Originally released by Cinema International Corp. Original running time: 106 min. Publisher no.: VHS 4011.
Summary: .”Characters and events are fictitious. Should the description of certain journalistic practices bear any similarity to the practices of the Bild-Zeitung this is neither intentional, nor fortuitious, but unavoidable.” As story of the systematic victimization of a proud young woman. In a period of several days, Katharina’s privacy and, particulary, her honor are destroyed, first by the police,  and then by the yellow press. An important example of the Renaissance in German moviemaking.
OCLC #: 16748698
Added: February 9, 2011
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A paper wedding

A paper wedding
Call Number: VHS01467
by : Michel Brault; Genevieve Bujold; Manuel Aranguiz; Capitol Entertainment (Firm); Capitol Home Video
Format: VHS
Language:  French with English Subtitles
Publisher: Washington, DC : Capitol Home Video, ©1992.
Notes: Approx 90 min. Subtitled. Videocassette release of the 1991 motion picture. Not rated. “9202.”
Summary: Bored with her work and her long term affair with a married man, a professor is persuaded to enter into a marriage of convenience with a Chilean political refugee.
OCLC #: 25611290
Added: February 9, 2011
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Babette’s feast

Babette’s feast
Call Number: VHS01466
by :  Isak Dinesen; Stéphane Audran; Birgitte Federspiel; Bodil Kjer; Gabriel Axel; Orion Home Video
Format: VHS
Language: Danish and French with English Subtitles
Publisher: N[ew] Y[ork], NY : Orion Home Video, [1989], ©1987.
Notes: Approx 102 min., Rated G. In Danish and French with English subtitles. Title on cassette and container: Babette’s feast.
Summary: On the desolate coast of Denmark, two elderly, religious women take in a young woman to be their housekeeper and cook, not knowing she is a superb French chef. When the chef, (who is never called upon to cook anything more complicated or mouth-watering than boiled codfish or soup), wins a large sum of money, she decides to spend it all creating a magnificent meal.
OCLC #: 20238306
Added: February 9, 2011
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