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Imaginary witness [videorecording] : Hollywood and the Holocaust
directed by Daniel Anker ; produced by Daniel Anker, Ellin Baumel ; produced in association with BBC ... [et al.] ; a production of Anker Productions, Inc. in association with Films Transit International Inc.
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1 videodisc (92 min.) : sd., col. and b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
This documentary examines the American film and television industry's response to the rise of Adolph Hitler and the Nazi persecution of the Jews before, during, and after World War II. Uses film clips, newsreel footage and interviews of filmmakers and Holocaust survivors.
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In search of Tuscany [videorecording]
written and presented by John Guerrasio ; producer/director, David Hall ; Beckmann Communications Group.
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1 videodisc (ca. 40 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
John Guerrassio acts a guide on an excursion through Tuscany. He explores the cuisine, wine and crafts, the cities of Florence and Siena and the small towns in between.
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It's bad for ya [videorecording]
George Carlin ; Cablestuff Productions, Inc. ; produced by Kimber Rickabaugh, Rocco Urbisci ; written by George Carlin ; directed by Rocco Urbisci.
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1 videodisc (69 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Carlin's 14th original solo HBO stand-up special delivers dead-on, laugh-out-loud insights on such issues as: the advantages of being old, child worship, and the failure of the so-called 'self-esteem' movement.
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It's winter [videorecording] = Zemestan
AMA Media Production ; Mohammad Mehdi Dadgoo presents a film by Rafi Pitts; written and directed by Rafi Pitts ; produced by Behzad Bahadori, Mohammad Mehdi Dadgo, Rafi Pitts and Fereshteh Taerpoor for Celluloid Dreams.
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1 videodisc (85 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
A year in the lives of three residents of Tehran, working to build better futures" features Mokhtar, who leaves his wife, Khatoun, to seek opportunities outside Iran, while Khatoun is left alone to care for their daughter. Marhab, a heavy-machinery mechanic, sees Khatoun in the neighborhood, and tries to win her affections. Misfortune, fate, and tragedy befall their everyday lives.-- Container.
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Just another love story [videorecording]
a film by Ole Bornedal.
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1 videodisc (100 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
After Jonas unintentionally causes a car accident that leaves Julia crippled with amnesia, he's compelled to visit her in the hospital. But when Julia's family mistakes him for her old boyfriend Sebastian, Jonas readily steps into the role. Jonas immediately falls for Julia and becomes enlivened by his new identity. Until the day her memories return.
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King Lear [videorecording]
by William Shakespeare ; a co-production of The Performance Company, Iambic Productions, Channel 4, Thirteen/WNET New York and NHK Japan ; produced by Richard Price and Chris Hunt ; produced for the RSC, Denis Wood ; directed by Trevor Nunn and Chris Hunt.
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1 videodisc (ca. 173 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Proposing to divide his vast kingdom amongst his three daughters, Goneril, Regan and Cornelia, Lear devises a test for his offspring to convince him of their suitability and compassion for rule. Goneril and Regan's true colors emerge, they uncover a vast conspiracy of greed and cruelty within the once loyal dynasty.
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Last chance Harvey [videorecording]
Overture Films ; Process Productions ; produced by Tim Perell, Nicola Usborne ; written by Joel Hopkins ; directed by Joel Hopkins.
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2 videodiscs (93 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Harvey is a divorced, down-on-his-luck music jingle composer. Kate is a lonely British airline employee. Chance brings them together. Harvey's intention is to only stay for the wedding ceremony of his daughter, he rushes off to the airport so he can make it home for an important music industry meeting. When Harvey gets let go from his job, he decides to stay in London and go to his daughter's wedding reception. He finds Kate and asks her to accompany him to the reception.
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The lovers on the bridge [videorecording] = Les amants du Pont-Neuf
A Miramax Zoe release ; Christian Fechner presents ; a Léos Carax film ; written and directed by Léos Carax.
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1 videodisc (126 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
A homeless artist who is losing her sight finds herself drawn into a passionate relationship with a troubled street performer. Despite all obstacles, they find love and shelter on the famed Pont-Neuf bridge in Paris. But in time, their unlikely love will be tested as the artist's secret past catches up with her.
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A man named Pearl [videorecording]
Susie Films & Tentmakers Entertainment present ; in association with Carmel Entertainment Group & The Shaking Ray Levi Society ; produced and directed by Brent Pierson & Scott Galloway.
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1 videodisc (78 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 sound disc (digital ; 4 3/4 in.)
A biography of self-taught topiary gardener Pearl Fryar, an internationally-acclaimed artist living in Bishopville, South Carolina.
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Momma's man [videorecording]
Artists Public Domain presents a film by Azazel Jacobs ; produced by Hunter Gray, Alex Orlovsky ; written and directed by Azazel Jacobs.
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1 videodisc (98 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Bumped from a flight back to Los Angeles and his life, Mikey returns to his childhood home, a cluttered Manhattan loft presided over by his bohemian parents. His mother tells him he may stay as long as he wants. What begins as a respite from adult responsibility becomes a premature mid-life crisis. Re-installed in a house saturated with two generations of bric-a-brac evoking days gone by, Mikey starts to regress and drift back to an awkward youth he never outgrew.
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Mumbai meri jaan [videorecording]
UTV Motion Pictures presents ; director, Nishikant Kamat ; producer, Ronnie Screwvala.
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1 videodisc (144 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Inspired by the July 11, 2006 actual bombing of a local train in Bombay, the film explores the blast's impact on the lives of people from all levels of Mumbai society.
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Música Cubana [videorecording]
Wim Wenders presents a De Angeles Group & Victory Media Group Production ; a co-production between Termidor Musik Verlag & Victory 21.Filmproduction in association with I.P.S. International Services & I.C.A.I.C. Cuba ; A Cinema Libre Studio release of a German Kral film ; executive producer Wim Wenders...[et al.] ; co-producer, Detlef Engelhard ; written by German Kral and Stephen Puchner directed by German Kral.
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2 videodiscs (87 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Docudrama chronicling the new generation of musicians in Cuba. When a taxi driver finds the sole survivor of the Buena Vista Social Club in his cab, he takes advantage of this good fortune and tries to convince the master to help him produce the next generation of Cuban musicians.
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