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Les Diaboliques
Call Number: VHS00211 Copy 1
VHS00211 Copy 2
VHS00211 Copy 3
by Simone Signoret; Vera Clouzot; Charles Vanel; Paul Meurisse; H -G Clouzot; Boileau-Narcejac.; Jérôme Geronimi; René Masson; Frédéric Grendel; Crown Video (Firm);
Format: VHS
Language: French with English subtitles
Publisher: Copy 1 and 2: New York, NY : Crown Video, [198-?]; Copy 3: North Hollywood, CA : Hollywood Select Video, Inc. : Distributed by Timeless Video, ©1994.
Notes: Originally released in 1955 (109 mins.); Based on novels by Boileau & Narcejac
Summary: A mystery drama about murder in a private school for boys. The wife and the mistress of a tyrannical headmaster dispose of him only to be mystified by the disappearance of his body and ghostly hints of his presence.
OCLC #: 12191813
Added: October 28, 2008
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Archive for October, 2008
Diabolique
Tuesday, October 28th, 2008The Manchurian Candidate
Tuesday, October 28th, 2008
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The Manchurian Candidate
Call Number: VHS00210
by Frank Sinatra; Laurence Harvey; Janet Leigh; Angela Lansbury; Henry Silva; James Gregory; John Frankenheimer; George Axelrod; Richard Condon; United Artists Corporation.; MGM/UA Home Video (Firm);
Format: VHS
Language: English
Publisher: Santa Monica, CA : MGM/UA Home Video, ©1996.
Notes: Originally released in 1962 (129 mins.); Based on the novel by Richard Condon; Edition includes original theatrical trailer; Nominated for two 1963 Academy Awards;
Summary: A U.S. Army platoon, captured in the Korean conflict, is whisked to Manchuria for three nightmarish days of experimental drug-and-hypnosis-induced conditioning that transform Harvey into a human time bomb.
Also: See the Jonathan Demme-directed The Manchurian Candidate (DVD00139);
OCLC #: 36169542
Added: October 28, 2008
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The Parent Trap
Tuesday, October 28th, 2008
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The Parent Trap
Call Number: VHS00209
by Haley Mills and Hayley Mills, Maureen O’Hara, Brian Keith, Charlie Ruggles, Una Merkel, Leo G. Carroll, Joanna Barnes, Cathleen Nesbitt, Erich Kastner, David Swift, Tommy Sands, Annette, Walt Disney Productions
Format: VHS
Language: English
Publisher: Burbank, Calif. : Walt Disney Home Video, [1995?]
Notes: Originially released in 1961 (129 mins.); Nominated for 2 Academy Awards; Based on the book “Das Doppelte Lottchen” by Erich Kastner
Summary: Hayley Mills stars as two young girls who, while at summer camp, discover that they are long-lost twin sisters, separated shortly after birth. Reunited at last, they launch a coast-to-coast campaign to rekindle romance between their estranged parents
OCLC #: 32814337
Added: October 27, 2008
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E.T.: the Extra-Terrestrial
Tuesday, October 28th, 2008
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E.T.: the Extra-Terrestrial
Call Number: VHS00208
by: Henry Thomas; Dee Wallace Stone; Drew Barrymore; Steven Spielberg; Kathleen Kennedy; John Williams; Peter Coyote; Melissa Mathison; Universal Pictures (Firm); MCA Home Video (Firm);
Format: VHS
Language: English
Publisher: Willowdale, Ont. : MCA Universal Home Video, ©1996.
Notes: Orginally released in 1982 (115 mins.); Nominated for nine 1983 Academy Awards; Edition includes retrospective featuring interviews with cast members and production team (10 min.);
Summary: A moving story of a lost little alien who befriends a 10-year-old boy named Elliott. While E.T. learns about life on Earth, Elliott learns that friendship knows no earthly bounds.
OCLC #: 43299681
Added: October 27, 2008
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Byron
Tuesday, October 28th, 2008
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Byron
Call Number: DVD00042
by Johnny lee Miller, Natasha Little, Vanessa Redgrave, Julie Cox, Philip Glenister, Julian Farino, Ruth Baumgarten
Format: DVD
Language: English
Publisher: [United States] : British Broadcasting Corp., ©2007.
Notes: Originally aired in 2003 (147 mins.);
Summary: Relive the true story of one of history’s greatest romantic and tragic heroes. Byron was a figure who defined the romantic spirit of the early 19th century. In five days he rises from obscurity to superstar status, but throws it all away in a scandal
OCLC #: 174146904
Added: October 27, 2008
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Strawberry & Chocolate
Tuesday, October 28th, 2008Fresa y chocolate
Call Number: VHS00207
by Robert Redford; Tomás Gutiérrez Alea; Juan Carlos Tabío; Jorge Perugorria; Vladimir Cruz; Mirta Ibarra; Francisco Gatorno; Senel Paz; Miramax Films.; Miramax Home Entertainment (Firm); Buena Vista Home Video (Firm); Instituto Cubano de Arte e Industria Cinematográfica.;
Format: VHS
Language: Spanish with English subtitles
Publisher: Burbank, Calif. : Miramax Home Entertainment : Distributed by Buena Vista Home Video, [1995]
Notes: Originally released in 1994 (104 mins.); Based on the story by Senel Paz: El lobo, el bosque y el hombre nuevo; Nominated for one 1995 Academy Award;
Summary: A young college kid meets a writer and a passionate woman who teach him the things that aren’t taught in school.
OCLC #: 33486149
Added: October 27, 2008
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Farinelli
Tuesday, October 28th, 2008Farinelli
Call Number: VHS00206
by Stefano Dionisi; Enrico Lo Verso; Elsa Zylberstein; Gerard Corbiau; Stephan Films.; Columbia TriStar Home Video (Firm);
Format: VHS
Language: Italian and French with English subtitles
Publisher: Culver City, Calif. : Columbia TriStar Home Video, 1995.
Notes: Originally released in 1994 (110 mins.); Nominated for one 1995 Academy Award;
Summary: The true story of a world famous castrato in the 18th century is told. With charisma, talent, drive and success, Farinelli had everything: money, talent, fame, women, and the voice of an angel. He becomes obsessed with earning the respect of his brother’s rival, the composer Handel.
OCLC #: 36205818
Added: October 27, 2008
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La Belle et la bête
Tuesday, October 28th, 2008
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Beauty and the Beast
Call Number: VHS00205 Copy 1
VHS00205 Copy 2
by Jean Marais; Josette Day; Jean Cocteau; Georges Auric; Leprince de Beaumont, Madame; Embassy Home Entertainment (Firm);
Format: VHS
Language: French with English subtitles
Publisher: Los Angeles, Calif. : Embassy Home Entertainment, 1985.
Notes: Originally released in 1946 (90 mins); Based on the fairy tale by Mme. Leprince de Beaumont;
Summary: Dramatized adaptation of the classic fairy tale. Tells the fable of the kindly beast and the self-sacrificing beauty whose love releases the prince in him. Contains such visual displays as tears that become real diamonds and walls that grow arms to light Beauty’s path through the castle of the Beast
OCLC #: 15128216
Added: October 27, 2008
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Finding the Circle
Monday, October 27th, 2008Great Performances presents American Indian Dance Theatre Finding the Circle
Call Number: VHS00204
by Catherine Tatge; Hanay Geiogamah; American Indian Dance Theatre.; WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.); Tatge/Lassner Productions.;
Format: VHS
Language: Swedish with English subtitles
Publisher: New York : WNET/thirteen, 1989.
Notes: Originally aired in 1989 (59 mins); produced as a segment of the PBS television series: Great performances;
Chapters: Zuni rainbow dance — San Carlos Apache crown dance — Memory dance — Drum roll — Traditional suite — Ladies fancy shawl dance — A warrior prepares — Men’s fancy dance suite — Plains snake dance — Plains buffalo dance.
Summary: Presentation of various American Indian dances performed with Native American drums and music accompaniment. The dancers, in their native costumes and makeup, perform in various settings, including a summer pow wow.
OCLC #: 22286893
Added: October 27, 2008
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Masculine-Feminine
Monday, October 27th, 2008Masculin féminin: 15 faits précis
Call Number: VHS00203
by Jean Luc Godard; Jean-Pierre Léaud; Chantal Goya; Brigitte Bardot; Video Images (Firm);
Format: VHS
Language: French with English subtitles
Publisher: New York, N.Y. : Video Images, 1991.
Notes: Originally released in 1966 (103 mins.); Edition comes with program card;
Summary: An original film mixing politics, romance and comedy. A journalist has an affair with a would-be rock star.
OCLC #: 35597129
Added: October 27, 2008
This item is part of the Ralph H. Wolfe Collection