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1) Ammonite
Language
English
Formats
Description
In the 1840s, acclaimed self-taught paleontologist Mary Anning works alone on the wild English coastline. She hunts for common fossils to sell to rich tourists to support herself. When one such tourist arrives in Lyme, he entrusts Mary with the care of his young wife Charlotte, who is recuperating from a personal tragedy. Despite their differences, it is the beginning of a passionate and all-consuming love affair that will defy all social bounds and...
2) Martin Eden
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Language
Italiano
Formats
Description
Adapted from a 1909 novel by Jack London yet set in a provocatively unspecified moment in Italy’s history, MARTIN EDEN is a passionate and enthralling narrative fresco in the tradition of the great Italian classics. Martin (played by the marvelously committed Luca Marinelli) is a self-taught proletarian with artistic aspirations who hopes that his dreams of becoming a writer will help him rise above his station and marry a wealthy young university...
Language
English
Formats
Description
This is the story of the magical journey that led to the creation of Ebenezer Scrooge (Christopher Plummer), Tiny Tim and other classic characters from *A Christmas Carol*. Charles Dickens (Dan Stevens) mixed real life inspirations with his vivid imagination to conjure up unforgettable characters and a timeless tale, forever changing the holiday season into the celebration we know today. Nominated for Achievement in Visual Effects, Best Adapted Screenplay...
4) Joan of Arc
Publisher
KimStim
Language
Français
Formats
Description
In the 15th century, both France and England stake a blood claim for the French throne. Believing that God had chosen her, the young Joan leads the army of the King of France. When she is captured, the Church sends her for trial on charges of heresy. Refusing to accept the accusations, the graceful JOAN OF ARC will stay true to her mission. Bruno Dumont’s decision to work with a ten-year-old actress re-injects this heroine’s timeless cause and...
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2019]
Edition
Widescreen.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Two teenagers suffering from cystic fibrosis meet at the hospital and fall in love, but the nature of their condition dictates that they keep at least six feet away from each other to avoid the risk of cross-infection.
6) Finding you
Publisher
Roadside Attractions LLC
Pub. Date
[2021]
Edition
Widescreen.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Talented aspiring violinist, Finley, meets Beckett, a famous young movie star, on the way to her college semester abroad program in a small village in Ireland. An unexpected romance develops as the heartthrob Beckett leads the uptight Finley on an adventurous revival, and she inspires him to take charge of his future until the pressures of his stardom get in the way.
7) Last night
Publisher
Echo Bridge Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2011]
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (93 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A married couple in New York City are apart for the night. Each will be confronted by temptation that may decide the fate of their marriage.
Publisher
GT Media
Pub. Date
c2006
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 100 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
This heartwarming and inspirational film tells the story of a young woman growing up in the 1950's who devotes her life to the service of God. However, her faith is tested with each tragedy endured on an extraordinary life journey.
10) Shame
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2012
Edition
Widescreen; [without special features]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (101 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Brandon is a New Yorker who shuns intimacy with women but feeds his desires with a compulsive addiction to sex. When his wayward younger sister moves into his apartment stirring memories of their shared painful past, Brandon's insular life spirals out of control.
Publisher
Viva Pictures
Pub. Date
[2018]
Edition
Blu-ray edition.
Physical Desc
1 blu-ray (100 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
For all his far-reaching fame, Sol Harkens, the world's most famous atheist, is a lonely soul and a lousy part-time dad. After a near-death experience challenges his simplest assumptions about this world, Sol finds his purpose and re-imagines his life, in a film that will make you laugh and cry and want to stand up and cheer.
Series
Language
English
Description
Nickie Ferrante and Terry McKay meet on an ocean liner and fall deeply in love. Though each is engaged to someone else, they agree to meet six months later at the Empire State Building if they still feel the same way about each other. But a tragic accident prevents their rendezvous, and the lovers' future takes an emotional and uncertain turn.
13) Eat pray love
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2010
Language
English
Formats
Description
A happily married woman who is trying to get pregnant realizes that her life needs to go in a new direction. After a very painful divorce, she risks everything and embarks on a journey around the world that becomes a quest for self-discovery.
14) Les misérables
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2013]
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (158 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
In early 19th century France the paroled prisoner Jean Valjean seeks redemption, regains his social standing, and rises to the rank of mayor. He encounters a beautiful but desperately ill woman named Fantine and cares for her daughter, Cosette, after her death. All the while he is obsessively pursued by the policeman Javert, who vows to make him pay for the crimes of his past.
15) Summer interlude
Series
Criterion collection volume 613
Publisher
Image Entertainment
Pub. Date
2012
Edition
Full screen; new English subtitle translation.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (96 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet.
Language
Swedish
Description
When she discovers a diary of a former lover, a ballerina recalls a summer affair filled with both happiness and tragedy. Marie is an accomplished ballet dancer haunted by her tragic youthful affair with a shy, handsome student. Her memories of the rocky shores of Stockholm's outer archipelago mingle with scenes from her gloomy present, most of them set in the dark backstage environs of the theater where she works.
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2011]
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (104 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Wendy and Rip Porter are a working-class couple fighting to regain custody of Joey, the young son Wendy gave up for adoption when Rip went to prison seven years earlier. But Joey's adoptive parents will stop at nothing to ensure that the small boy stays in the only home he's ever known.
Publisher
Screen Media Films
Pub. Date
[2010]
Physical Desc
1 Blu-ray (97 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
After nearly two decades under the wing of an aging, avuncular husband, dutiful mother and housewife Pippa Lee undergoes a midlife breakthrough. Unearthing the sexually curious wild child of teens, middle age Pippa sparks a relationship with a divorcee loner. Pippa Lee is a resilient woman, refusing to let life pass her by.
Publisher
E1 Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2010], c2009
Physical Desc
1 DVD (96 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
Persian
Description
After being let go from his job on an ostrich farm, a man leaves his small village to find work in the big city. As a motorcycle taxi driver, he soon becomes consumed with his passengers' lives, and is swept up in a world of greed. Now it is up to his family back home to help restore his caring and generous nature.
19) Jane Eyre
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
[2011]
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (121 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
When orphaned governess Jane Eyre arrives at imposing Thornfield Hall, she's intrigued by her brooding, wealthy employer, Rochester. His dark moods and the strange occurrences in the house lead her to discover a terrible secret that he had hoped to hide from her forever.
20) Standing up
Publisher
ARC Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Formats
Description
Two children are left on an island in a lake as a prank when they are at summer camp. Instead of returning to camp they run off together on a three day trip of self-discovery.
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