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Il Postino
Call Number: VHS00226
by Michael Radford; Massimo Troisi; Philippe Noiret; Maria Grazia Cucinotta; Scarpelli; Giacomo Scarpelli; Anna Pavignano; Mario Cecchi Gori; Vittorio Cecchi Gori; Antonio Skármeta; Miramax Films.; Cecchi Gori Group (Firm); Miramax Home Entertainment (Firm); Buena Vista Home Video (Firm);
Format: VHS
Language: Italian with English subtitles
Publisher: [S.l.] : Miramax Home Entertainment ; Burbank, Calif. : Distributed by Buena Vista Home Video, [1997?]
Notes: Originally released in 1994 (108 mins.); Liberally from the novel Il postino di Neruda by Antonio Skármeta; Nominated for five 1996 Academy Awards;
Summary: A shy mailman falls in love with a beautiful woman. A famous poet moves into town, he helps the mailman find words to express his love.
OCLC #: 42497400
Added: October 29, 2008
This item is part of the Ralph H. Wolfe Collection
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Posts Tagged ‘Foreign Film’
The Postman
Wednesday, October 29th, 2008Cobra Verde
Wednesday, October 29th, 2008Cobra Verde
Call Number: VHS00223
by Werner Herzog; Klaus Kinski; King Ampaw; José Lewgoy; Salvatore Basile; Peter Berling; Bruce Chatwin; Popol Vuh (Musical group); Anchor Bay Entertainment, Inc.; Werner Herzog Filmproduktion.;
Format: VHS
Language: German with English subtitles
Publisher: Troy, MI : Anchor Bay Entertainment, 2000.
Notes: Originally released in 1987 (110 mins.); Edition includes original theatrical trailer; Based on the novel “The viceroy of Ouidah” by Bruce Chatwin;
Summary: Francisco Manoel da Silva, 19th century, gun-toting Brazilian bandit known as the Cobra Verde, is unknowingly hired by the owner of a sugar plantation to keep his slaves in check, but instead, the Cobra manages to sleep with the landowner’s daughters and impregnate them. In revenge, the owner sends the Cobra on a dangerous mission to sail to the West coast of Africa and reopen the slave trade, and the Cobra wages war with a local tribal king.
OCLC #: 45323080
Added: October 29, 2008
This item is part of the Ralph H. Wolfe Collection
Zou Zou
Wednesday, October 29th, 2008Zouzou
Call Number: VHS00221
by Bernard Goldberg; Arys Nissotti; Marc Allégret; Carlo Rim; G Abatino; Josephine Baker; Jean Gabin; Kelber.; D Batcheff; Van Parys-Scotto; Al Romanis;
Format: VHS
Language: French with English subtitles
Publisher: [New York, NY] : Kino International ; [Chatsworth, Calif.] : Distributed exclusively by Image Entertainmen, ©1990.
Notes: Originally released in 1934 (92 mins.); Based on the story by G. Abatino;
Summary: Backstage musical, in which a talented laundress takes the place of the lead on opening night and saves the show.
OCLC #: 148112243
Added: October 29, 2008
This item is part of the Ralph H. Wolfe Collection
The Lion in Winter
Wednesday, October 29th, 2008
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The Lion in Winter
Call Number: VHS00219
by Anthony Harvey; Peter O’Toole; Katharine Hepburn; James Goldman; Haworth Productions.; Embassy Home Entertainment (Firm);
Format: VHS
Language: Spanish with English subtitles
Publisher: Farmington Hills, Mich. : Embassy Home Entertainment, 1986.
Notes: Originally released in 1968 (134 mins.); Based on the play by James Goldman; Nominated for seven 1969 Academy Awards;
Summary: King Henry II and his queen, Eleanor of Aquitaine, manipulate their three grown sons in an intrigue to decide which son will succeed Henry as king
Also: See the Andrei Konchalovsky directed The Lion in Winter (DVD00260)
OCLC #: 18406803
Added: October 28, 2008
This item is part of the Ralph H. Wolfe Collection
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Black Rain
Tuesday, October 28th, 2008Kuroi ame
Call Number: VHS00218
by Shōhei Imamura; Yoshiko Tanaka; Kazuo Kitamura; Etsuko Ichihara; Masuji Ibuse; Fox Lorber Home Video (Firm); Tōei Kabushiki Kaisha.; Angelica Films.;
Format: VHS
Language: Japanese with English subtitles
Publisher: New York : Fox Lorber Home Video, 1991.
Notes: Originally released in 1989 (123 mins.);
Summary: This is an unforgettable movie about humanity and survival after the 1945 atomic catastrophe that changed the world forever.
OCLC #: 24358692
Added: October 28, 2008
This item is part of the Ralph H. Wolfe Collection
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
This item is part of the Ralph H. Wolfe Collection
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
This item is part of the Ralph H. Wolfe Collection
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
This item is part of the Ralph H. Wolfe Collection
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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
Mondo Cane
Monday, October 27th, 2008Mondo Cane
Call Number: VHS00202
by Gualtiero Jacopetti; Paolo Cavara; Franco Prosperi; Cineriz (Firm); Video Images (Firm); Video Yesteryear (Firm);
Format: VHS
Language: English
Publisher: Sandy Hook, Conn. : Video Images, ©1996.
Notes: Originally released in 1962 (107 mins.); Nominated for one 1964 Academy Award; Edition contains program card;
Summary: A cinematic compilation of believe-it-or-not vignettes ; the social paradoxes turn mostly upon food and sex. It travels from the “civilized” world to the primitive;
OCLC #: 36817682
Added: October 27, 2008
This item is part of the Ralph H. Wolfe Collection