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3) Exotica
Series
Criterion collection volume 1150
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (103 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 folded sheet (10 pages : color illustrations ; 19 cm).
Language
English
Description
One of the defining independent films of the 1990s, Atom Egoyan's mesmerizing international breakthrough takes the conventions of the psychological thriller into bold new territory; unsettling, dreamlike, and empathetic.
4) Mr. Nobody
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 155 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The life story of Nemo Nobody, a 118 year-old man who is the last mortal on Earth after the human race has achieved quasi-immortality. On his deathbed, Nemo shares his life story with a reporter and reviews the choices he made along the way. Yet even with his last breath, a pivotal decision awaits to conclude his destiny.
5) Trigger
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 78 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Inspired by the classic film 'My Dinner with Andre'. The story of two lifelong friends, Victoria and Kathryn, who started a neighborhood band together. Ten years after their band, Trigger, came to an end, the dysfunctional duo join forces once more for a benefit concert in Toronto. After their decade-long estrangement, the two women come together for dinner, the concert, and the after-party, with the chance and hope of recapturing their once-magical...
6) Go
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (102 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Told from three different views, the story of a group of young Californians who, by becoming involved in drug dealing, embark on a wild, late night ride that won't end until the sun comes up.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 108 min.) : sound, color with black and white seq. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A "genre-twisting film by director Sarah Polley, who investigates the elusive truths of her eclectic family of storytellers as she playfully interrogates a cast of characters who each relate their version of the family mythology. Polley reveals the essence of family as she uncovers the secrets buried deep within-- "--Container.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (104 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Do nothing. Stay and fight. Or leave. In 2010, the women of an isolated religious community grapple with reconciling a brutal reality with their faith.
The women of an insular, ultraconservative religious community grapple with reconciling a brutal reality with their faith. Through the backstory, we see a community of women come together in the aftermath of pervasive sexual assault to figure out how they might move forward to build a better world...
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 110 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Fiona and Grant are an Ontario couple who have been married for over 40 years. During the twilight of their years, Grant is forced to face the fact that Fiona's "forgetfulness" actually is Alzheimer's. After Fiona wanders away and is found, the decision is made for her to go into a nursing home. For the first time in their relationship, they are forced to undergo a separation since the nursing home has a "no-visitors" policy for the first 30 days...
10) John Adams
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (approximately 501 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
While our new nation was suffering attacks from both within and without, John Adams had a vision of a nation of liberty and justice for all. He guided his peers -- General George Washington, Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson -- in setting the values and agenda for a glorious, free America. Adams and his wife Abigail refined these ambitious democratic ideals, and their partnership became one of the most moving love stories in American history....
11) Dawn of the Dead
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 110 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"When a mysterious virus turns people into mindless, flesh-eating zombies, a handful of survivors wage a desperate, last-stand battle to stay alive ... and human."--Container.