Clémence Poésy
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Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 90 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
Description
In the 1960s, renowned artist Alberto Giacometti requests for the writer James Lord to become the subject of one of his portraits. Although this seems like an innocent suggestion at first, Lord is quickly drawn into the strange web of Giacometti's beautiful, controversial and difficult world. The portrait sitting becomes so much more than what it seems at face value, and Lord's entire life sits on the precipice due to his association with the wildly...
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English
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Disc 1. The Movie. In the epic finale, the battle between the good and evil forces of the wizarding world escalates into an all-out war. The stakes have never been higher and no one is safe. But it is Harry who may be called upon to make the ultimate sacrifice as he draws closer to the climactic showdown with Lord Voldemort. It all ends here.
Disc 2. Creating the world of Harry Potter, Part 8: Growing up. Interviews featuring Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert...
4) Last love
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1 videodisc (115 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Matthew is a widowed, world-weary professor living alone in Paris. He sees no meaningful future for himself-until he meets Pauline, a free-spirited young dance instructor. From their first meeting, each provides what the other needs: someone to call family. Even as they both struggle to heal the wounds of their troubled pasts, including Matthew's attempts to reconnect with his estranged children, the bond they form leads them to rediscover the joy...
5) Richard II
Series
Hollow crown volume pt. 1
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (148 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
King Richard , a vain, self-indulgent man who rules with little regard for his people's welfare, is called upon to settle a dispute between his cousin Henry Bolingbroke and Thomas Mowbray. In an act that will spell doom for his reign, he banished both men, and sets into motion a chain of events that will change British history forever.
6) War & peace
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2 videodiscs (approximately 425 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
In Tolstoy's timeless epic of love and loss, a circle of aristocrats finds their glittering world crumbling as war threatens imperial Russia. Set during the years of Napoleon's invasion of Russia, War and Peace follows the changing fortunes of brooding hero Prince Andrej, his bookish friend Pierre, and the spirited but naive Natasha. As Napoleon's armies menace their privileged lives, the horrors of the battlefield reach into the elegant ballrooms...
7) In Bruges
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Physical Desc
1 videodisc (107 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Ray and Ken, two foul-mouthed Irish hit men, are hiding out in Bruges, Belgium. For Ray, Bruges is a place where you can spend a year in a weekend, while Ken finds the ancient town calming and contemplative. Ken and Ray work for Harry, a crime lord who eventually materializes in Bruges, and ends up proving that even professional hitmen have their feelings. A loopy, violent fable that is part thriller, part spoof, with a dash of dark comedy, leavened...
8) Tenet
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2 videodiscs (151 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Armed with only one word and fighting for the survival of the entire world, a man journeys through a twilight world of international espionage on a mission that will unfold in something beyond real-time.
9) Birdsong
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (165 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
As an English soldier fights in the horrific trenches of northern France during World War I, he is haunted by the memories of his forbidden love affair with a French woman.
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1 videodisc (146 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Part 1 begins as Harry, Ron and Hermione set out on their perilous mission to track down and destroy the secret to Voldemort's immortality and destruction--the Horcruxes. On their own, without the guidance of their professors or the protection of Professor Dumbledore, the three friends must now rely on one another more than ever. But there are Dark Forces in their midst that threaten to tear them apart. Harry's only hope is to find the Horcruxes...
11) 127 Hours
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1 videodisc (94 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
In April 2003 Aron Ralston, a 27-year-old hiker, fell and was trapped in a narrow crevasse, his right arm wedged against the rock wall by a boulder. Mr. Ralston's ordeal was a struggle for survival and a profound existential crisis. He had gone to Bluejohn Canyon, Utah for a rock-climbing weekend alone. Not telling anyone where he is going is part of the point: real freedom means getting a clean break from civilization and the burdens of family, friends,...
Author
Series
War and Peace volume 1
Language
English
Description
In 1805, at a glittering party in her honor, beautiful young Natasha Rostova has eyes only for the dashing (and married) Prince Andrej. But Andrej hungers for military glory, to prove himself to his domineering father, Prince Bolkonsky. His friend Pierre, meanwhile, is about to be named sole heir to Count Bezukhov, drawing the attention of the scheming Kuragins. And with Napoleon threatening Austria, the czar prepares for war.
Author
Series
War and Peace volume 4
Language
English
Description
Napoleon marches on Moscow, and rich and poor residents alike flee ahead of him. As the Rostovs prepare to leave for the country, Natasha helps nurse wounded soldiers. Marja, left alone after her father's death, hopes she may finally find happiness. And Pierre makes a rash but courageous move that could cost him his freedom.
Author
Series
War and Peace volume 3
Language
English
Description
Rumors swirl about Natasha and Andrej's upcoming marriage, prompting Helene and Anatole to plot the girl's ruin. As Anatole's ardor increases, Natasha begins to doubt Andrej's intentions. Disgusted by these cynical machinations and Napoleon's savagery, Pierre joins the fighting at the epic Battle of Borodino.
Author
Series
War and Peace volume 2
Language
English
Description
Pierre struggles to adjust to his new life as Count Bezukhov. While he prefers to study, his wife, Helene, yearns for social standing. Prince Bolkonsky, unhappy with Andrej's desire to marry Natasha, demands the lovers wait a year to wed. As Andrej heads back to the front, the devious Anatole sees his chance for revenge.
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