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The curious case of Benjamin Button [videorecording]
Paramount Pictures and Warner Bros. Pictures present a Kennedy/Marshall production, a David Fincher film ; produced by Kathleen Kennedy, Frank Marshall, Ceán Chaffin ; screen story by Eric Roth and Robin Swicord ; screenplay by Eric Roth ; directed by David Fincher.
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1 videodisc (165 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Daisy Fuller Williams is on her deathbed in a New Orleans hospital the day that Hurricane Katrina hits. At her side is her adult daughter, Caroline. Daisy asks Caroline to read to her aloud from the diary of Daisy's lifelong friend, Benjamin Button. Benjamin's diary recounts his entire extraordinary life. The unusual aspect of his life is that he is ages backwards, being born an old man. He is diagnosed with several aged diseases at birth and thus given little chance of survival. He does survive and gets younger with time. Abandoned by Thomas Button, his biological father, after Benjamin's biological mother died in childbirth. Benjamin was raised by Queenie, a black woman and caregiver at a seniors home. Daisy's grandmother was a resident, which is where she first met Benjamin. Although separated through the years, Daisy and Benjamin remain in contact throughout their lives, reconnecting in their forties when in age they finally match up. Some of the revelations in Benjamin's diary are difficult for Caroline to read.
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The day the universe changed [videorecording]
presented by James Burke.
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5 videodiscs (ca. 550 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
This series traces the major advances in knowledge in Western civilization since the Greeks, and demonstrates how our view of the world changes as our knowledge develops.
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Defiance [videorecording]
Paramount Vantage presents a Grosvenor Park/Bedford Falls production, an Edward Zwick film ; produced by Edward Zwick, Pieter Jan Brugge ; screenplay by Clayton Frohman & Edward Zwick ; directed by Edward Zwick.
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1 videodisc (136 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
The deep forests of Poland and Belorussia are the domain of the occuping Germans during World War II. The three Bielski brothers go into the forests and find the impossible task of foraging for food, weapons and survival, not just for themselves but for a large mass of fleeing Polish Jews from the German war machine. The brothers, living with the fear of discovery must contend with neighboring Soviet partisans and deciding whom to trust. They take on the responsibility of guardians and motivate hundreds of women, men, children and the elderly to join their fight against the Nazi regime while hiding in makeshift homes in the dark, cold and unforgiving forest. At the same time, the brothers turn a band of war defectors into commanding freedom fighters. Based on true events.
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Dennis Potter. Disc 1, Blade on the feather [videorecording] : 3 to remember
ITV Productions Limited ; Granada International ; a London Weekend production ; produced by Kenith Trodd ; written by Dennis Potter ; directed by Richard Loncraine.
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1 videodisc (82 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Jason is a reclusive author who is visited by Daniel. Daniel is a young admirer of Jason's. After Daniel seduces Jason's daughter, dark secrets to emerge. Both men are more than they claim to be.
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Dennis Potter. Disc 2, Rain on the roof [videorecording] : 3 to remember
ITV Productions Limited ; Granada International ; a London Weekend Television production ; produced by Kenith Trodd ; written by Dennis Potter ; directed by Alan Bridges.
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1 videodisc (79 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
To get back her adulterous husband John, a disturbed Janet, begins to flirt with one of her students. Billy is the simple, mistreated young man she flirts with while giving him his reading lessons. Unfortunately, Janet's flirtation triggers aggressive behavior in Billy, which he, in turn, directs toward John.
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Dennis Potter. Disc 3, Cream in my coffee [videorecording] : 3 ro remember
ITV Productions Limited ; Granada International ; a London Weekend Television production ; produced by Kenith Trodd ; written by Dennis Potter ; directed by Gavin Millar.
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1 videodisc (94 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Past and present intertwine. The past - In the early 1930s, Bernard and June are a young couple who embark on a pre-marital fling. The present - Now elderly, the same couple revisit the Grand Hotel in Eastbourne where their blossoming romance began.
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Dov'é la libertà [videorecording] = Where is freedom?
a film by Roberto Rossellini ; directed by Roberto Rossellini ; screenplay by Roberto Rossellini ... [et al.] ; produced by Dino De Laurentiis, Carlo Ponti ; a co-production Golden Film, Ponti, De Laurentiis Cinematografica ; Studio Canal.
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1 videodisc (ca. 91 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Rossellini's darkly comic satire showcases the great Italian comic Totò as a barber who is imprisoned for murdering his wife's suspected lover. After twenty years, Salvatore leaves the prison walls to find the world he once knew gone. His wife is dead, he encounters one deceitful person after another, and his family and friends are even more disloyal. Salvatore realizes he has no choice but to find a way back to prison where he feels certain he will be happier.
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Enchanted April [videorecording]
Miramax Films ; a BBC Films production in association with Greenpoint Films ; producer, Ann Scott ; screenplay by Peter Barnes ; directed by Mike Newell.
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1 videodisc (ca. 93 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
London, the 1920s. Lottie and Rose are two married women who share the misery of empty marriages and decide to rent an Italian castle for the spring to get away. In order to save money, they advertise for two other women to join them. Mrs. Fisher is an elderly widow is struggling with a lonely and regimented existence. She jumps at the chance to join the vacation. Lady Caroline Dester is a gorgeous flapper who has been grabbed one too many times and believes that she is sick of men. They arrive in San Salvatore. The seaside italian castle is drenched in wisteria and sunshine. The women find themselves in a transformative beauty so enchanting that they experience changes in themselves they never thought possible.
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Era notte a Roma [videorecording] = Escape by night
a film by Roberto Rossellini ; a co-production of International Goldstar, Film Dismage ; Studio Canal.
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1 videodisc (ca. 134 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
In this emotional war drama set in Nazi-occupied Rome, a beautiful bootlegger gives sanctuary to three escaped POWs, an American pilot, a Russian sergeant and a British major. By taking them in, she tragically jeopardizes the safety of her Communist lover while the confinement of the trapped prisoners brings their uneasy alliance to a boiling point, symbolizing the chaos of the world around them.
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Florence [videorecording] : cradle of the Renaissance
LDJ Productions, Inc. for the Museum Television Workshop Ltd. ; written and produced by Leah Jay.
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1 videodisc (33 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Showcases the seminal accomplishments and cultural masterpieces of innovative geniuses such as Michelangelo, Botticelli, Ghiberti, Cellini, Lorenzo de Medici, and Leonardo da Vinci.
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Forbidden Hollywood collection. Volume three. Disc four [videorecording]
Turner Entertainment Co. ; TCM Archives.
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1 videodisc (152 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Wild Bill: Explores the life and directorial times of William A. Wellman. The men who made the movies: Wellman shares many stories and speaks bluntly of the producers with who he has worked and describes his remarkable star-making and star-spotting abilities. He was responsible for helping actors win Oscars and discovered such notable actors as James Cagney and Gary Cooper.
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Forbidden Hollywood collection. Volume three. Disc one [videorecording]
Turner Entertainment Co. ; TCM Archives.
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1 videodisc (138 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
First, Bill and Jack are railroad men. When Bill comes to stay with Jack and his wife, Bill and Lily fall in love. Jack confronts Bill about his suspicions and the two fight, leaving Jack seriously injured. Last, Joan Gordon is a singer tiring of her relationship with Eddie. She flees to North Dakota to become a mail-order bride. Happiness is threatened by her stubborn husband, a lecherous neighbor and the appearance of Eddie.
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