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Kasarmu Ce

Tuesday, November 4th, 2008
Kasarmu Ce: This Land is Ours
Call Number: VHS00244
by Saddik Balewa; Matthew Rose; National Film and Television School (England); National Council for Arts and Culture (Nigeria);
Format: VHS
Language: Hausa with English subtitles 
Publisher: [Los Angeles, CA] : Inter Image Video, 1991.
Notes: Originally released in 1991 (84 mins.);
Summary: A boy attempts to avenge the death of his grandfather.
OCLC #: 28302101
Added: November 3, 2008
This item is part of the Ralph H. Wolfe Collection

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Napumoceno's Will

Tuesday, November 4th, 2008
O Testamento do Senhor Napumoceno
Call Number: VHS00242
by Francisco Manso; Nelson Xavier; Maria Ceiça; Chico Diaz; Zezé Motta; Vya Negromonte; Milton Gonçalves; Francisco de Assis; Germano Almeida; J.L. Vasconcelos, Lda.; California Newsreel (Firm); et al
Format: VHS
Language: Portuguese with English subtitles 
Publisher: San Francisco, CA : California Newsreel, ©1998.
Notes: Originally released in 1997 (110 mins.); Based on the novel by Germano de Almeida;
Summary: O Testamento do Senhor Napumoceno is an epic, or at least an epic farce, from one of the world’s least known but most culturally complex societies – Cape Verde. This classic tale of the hollowness at the core of provincial bourgeois life introduces English speaking audiences to Germano Almeida, one of the outstanding writers in Portuguese today. With its novelistic breadth, the film offers a bildungsroman of a man and a society so caught up in the pursuit of conventional success and prestige it overlooks its true self almost until it is too late.
OCLC #: 41180395
Added: November 3, 2008
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Clando

Thursday, October 30th, 2008
Clandestine
Call Number: VHS00236
by Jean-Marie Téno; Paulin Fodouop; Caroline Redl; Films du Raphia (France); California Newsreel (Firm);
Format: VHS
Language: French with English subtitles
Publisher: San Francisco, CA : California Newsreel, [1996]
Notes: Originally released in 1996 (96 mins.);
Summary: Sobgui, a former computer programmer, drives a “clando” cab in Douala, Cameroon’s streets. He is clandestine, not just because his cab is unlicensed, but because he is hiding from his past. When a radical political group involves him a revenge slaying of an informer, Sobgui knows that it is time to get out of Douala. He gets his chance when he is asked to find a wealthy villager’s son in Germany. The film represents a dilemma facing educated Africans: whether to work to change the autocratic regimes at home or seek their fortunes abroad.
OCLC #: 38137686
Added: October 29, 2008
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Come Back, Africa

Thursday, October 30th, 2008
Come Back, Africa
Call Number: VHS00234
by Lionel Rogosin; Lewis Nkosi; William Modisane; Mystic Fire Video, Inc.;
Format: VHS
Language: English and Afrikaans with English subtitles  
Publisher: New York, N.Y. : Mystic Fire Video, [1987?]
Notes: Originally released in 1960 (83 mins.);
Summary: Documentary-style film which tells the story of Zacariah, an African who, after being forced off his land by the government, must then go to work in the gold mines.
OCLC #: 26693910
Added: October 29, 2008
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Alexandia Again and Forever

Thursday, October 30th, 2008
Iskanderija, kaman oue kaman
Call Number: VHS00232
by Youssef Chahine; Mohsen Zayed; Ezzat El Alail; Farid Shawqi; Gerry Sundquist; Misr International Films.; Algeria. Wizārat al-Anbāʼ.; Fox Lorber Films.; WinStar TV and Video (Firm);
Format: VHS
Language: Arabic with English subtitles
Publisher: New York, NY : Fox Lorber Films : Distributed by Winstar TV & Video, [2000]
Notes: Originally released in 1990 (105 mins.); The third part of Chahine’s Alexandria trilogy;
Summary: Yehia joins a hunger protest which has brought together the entire Eqyptian filmmaking industry. As the strikers increase their demands, Yehia becomes increasingly attracted to Amir, a young actor whose film career he launched. Soon, however, Yehia’s obsession is replaced by his infatuation with Nadia, the lovely ingenue he has decided to cast in his next film.
OCLC #: 45047151
Also: The first chapter: Alexandria…Why? (VHS00230); The second chapter: An Egyptian Story (VHS00231)
Added: October 29, 2008
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An Egyptian Story

Thursday, October 30th, 2008
Hadduta misrija
Call Number: VHS00231
by Youssef Chahine; Mohsen Zayed; Ezzat El Alail; Farid Shawqi; Gerry Sundquist; Misr International Films.; Algeria. Wizārat al-Anbāʼ.; Fox Lorber Films.; WinStar TV and Video (Firm);
Format: VHS
Language: Arabic with English subtitles
Publisher: New York, NY : Fox Lorber Films : Distributed by Winstar TV & Video, [2000]
Notes: Originally released in 1982 (127 mins.); The second part of Chahine’s Alexandria trilogy;
Summary: Yehia, now a famous Egyptian director, becomes ill with a serious heart condition that requires surgery. During the operation, a child embodying his conscience accuses Yehia of betraying his ideals. A trial ensues, in which various witnesses testify about “the defendant.” Yehia is forced to confront hidden feelings involving his life, work and country. The child conscience loses the trial, but a redundant organ is expelled from Yehia’s body. Will he survive the ordeal?
OCLC #: 45047149
Also: The first chapter: Alexandria…Why? (VHS00230); The third chapter: Alexandria Again and Forever (VHS00232)
Added: October 29, 2008
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Alexandria…Why?

Thursday, October 30th, 2008
Iskanderija… lih?
Call Number: VHS00230
by Youssef Chahine; Mohsen Zayed; Ezzat El Alail; Farid Shawqi; Gerry Sundquist; Misr International Films.; Algeria. Wizārat al-Anbāʼ.; Fox Lorber Films.; WinStar TV and Video (Firm);
Format: VHS
Language: Arabic with English subtitles
Publisher: New York, NY : Fox Lorber Films : Distributed by Winstar TV & Video, [2000]
Notes: Originally released in 1978 (133 mins.); The first part of Chahine’s Alexandria trilogy;
Summary: 8-year-old Yehia retreats from the poverty, death and suffering all around him in World War II Egypt and dreams of one day becoming a Hollywood filmmaker. But after he falls in love and discovers the harsh truths behind the European occupation of his country, Yehia reassesses his identity and allegiances.
OCLC #: 45047148
Also: The second chapter: An Egyptian Story (VHS00231); The third chapter: Alexandria Again and Forever (VHS00232)
Added: October 29, 2008
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Quilombo

Wednesday, October 29th, 2008
 
Quilombo
Call Number: VHS00229
by Carlos Diegues; Augusto Arraes; Antonio Pompeo; CDK (Firm); New Yorker Films.; New Yorker Video (Firm);
Format: VHS
Language: Portuguese with English subtitles
Publisher: [S.l.] : New Yorker Films ; New York, N.Y. : New Yorker Video, ©1991.
Notes: Originally released in 1984 (114 mins.);
Summary: A dramatization which chronicles the Palmares Quilombo, the most famous of the 17th century Brazilian groups of runaway black slaves. Shows how this self-governing community flourished for several decades under the reign of the legendary chieftan Ganga Zumba.
OCLC #: 25124308
Added: October 29, 2008
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Manon of the Spring

Wednesday, October 29th, 2008
Manon des sources
Call Number: VHS00228
by Yves Montand; Claude Berri; Daniel Auteuil; Emmanuelle Beart; Marcel Pagnol; Orion Pictures.; Orion Home Video.;
Format: VHS
Language: French with English subtitles
Publisher: New York : Orion Home Video, ©1988.
Notes: Originally released in 1986 (113 mins.); From the novel by Marcel Pagnol;
Summary: Ten years have passed since the tragic events of Jean De Florette. Jean’s daughter, Manon, appears in town to accuse the Soubeyrans of killing her father. A tragedy results that nearly destroys Cesar, the neighbor who destroyed Jean.
OCLC #: 18527964
Also: The prequel: Jean de Florette (VHS00227)
Added: October 29, 2008
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Jean de Florette

Wednesday, October 29th, 2008
Jean de Florette
Call Number: VHS00227
by Yves Montand; Claude Berri; Gérard Depardieu; Daniel Auteuil; Marcel Pagnol; Orion Pictures.; Orion Home Video.;
Format: VHS
Language: French with English subtitles
Publisher: New York : Orion Home Video, ©1988.
Notes: Originally released in 1986 (122 mins.); From the novel by Marcel Pagnol;
Summary: The story of Jean Cadoret, a hunchback who inherits a farm from his mother and foolishly hopes to become a gentleman farmer. But even before he arrives, his powerful neighbor is plotting to steal his land. The ending is heartbreak and tragedy for Jean who is no match for his wily neighbor
OCLC #: 18527839
Also: The sequel: Manon of the Spring (VHS00228)
Added: October 29, 2008
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