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1 videodisc (106 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
On the fast track and ready to taste the success of corporate America, John Crowley walks away from it all in hopes of finding a cure for two of his fatally ill children. With his wife Aileen by his side, he teams up with brilliant, but unconventional scientist, Dr. Robert Stonehill, and together they form a company to develop a life-saving drug. But just when it appears that a solution may be found, the relationship between the men is tested and...
Series
Criterion collection volume 301
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1 videodisc (158 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + booklet (35, [2] pages : illustrations ; 19 cm).
Language
English
Description
The true-life story of Janet Frame, New Zealand's most distinguished author. The film follows Frame along her inspiring journey, from a poverty-stricken childhood to a misdiagnosis of schizophrenia and electroshock therapy to, finally, literary fame.
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1 videodisc (44 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Discusses the life, accomplishments, and impact of the great naturalist, Charles Darwin, from his historic voyage on the Beagle to his personal anguish over publicizing his finding.
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1 videodisc (102 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
In the early 1980s, Charlie Wilson was best known as a womanizing US congressional representative from Texas. He seemed to be in the minor leagues, except for the fact that he was a member of two major foreign policy and covert-ops committees. However, once Charlie is prodded by his major conservative supporter, Joanne Herring, Wilson learns about the plight of the people who are suffering from the effects of the brutal Soviet occupation of Afghanistan....
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1 videodisc (84 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Iconic ballerina Misty Copeland made history when she became the first African-American woman to be named principal dancer of the legendary American Ballet Theater. Get the incredible, behind-the-scenes story of how she overcame outmoded ballet culture stereotypes and near career-ending injuries to become one of the most revered dancers of her generation.
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1 videodisc (50 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"Documents the life, teachings and death of His Holiness the 16th Gyalwa Karmapa, head of the Kagyü order of Tibetan Buddhism. ... The film also conveys the cultural context of Tibet and the basic beliefs of Vajrayana Buddhism."--Container.
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1 videodisc (100 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Tells the story of Marvin Gaye's life and death through interviews with family, friends and colleagues, re-enactments and archival footage (never seen before) of Marvin on stage, at home and in the recording studio. Features cuts from Stubborn kind of fellow, Quiet night of quiet stars, I heard it through the grapevine, Ain't no mountain high enough, What's going on, Inner city blues, Let's get it on, Save the children, Distant lover and Sexual healing....
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1 videodisc (58 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 2 audio discs (digital ; 4 3/4 in.)
Language
English
Description
"This documentary film on Bach takes a close look at his life, the places where he worked, his works and the techniques he used when composing, as well as at the political and cultural life during the composer's time. Recorded at original places, such as Lepizig, Köthen, Arnstadt and Mühlhausen, this unique film will give a detailed account of the crucial developments in Bach's life as well as his many compositions"--Box.
10) Huey Long
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1 videodisc (approximately 88 min.) : sound, color, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"No modern politician has captured the American imagination as has the Kingfish -- Huey Long. Two years in the making, Ken Burns' documentary traces Long's spectacular career from the 1920s when he burst out of Louisiana's red clay hills to smash the state's power structure under the banner "Every Man a king"--Publisher's website.
12) Francis Bacon
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1 videodisc (50 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Biography of artist Francis Bacon with images of his work.
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1 videodisc (approximately 50 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Paul Gauguin was 35 when he abandoned his successful career as a Paris stockbroker to devote himself full-time to painting. Though his years as a painter in France, and later in Tahiti, were dominated by poverty and obscurity, his bold use of flat color eventually came to be seen as the work of a post-impressionist master.
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1 videodisc (80 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Discover why J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings has become an icon of 20th century culture. This program features 3D computerized animations of Middle Earth, illustrations by the Brothers Hildebrandt, rare archive footage of the author, and analysis by Tolkien scholars.
Series
Criterion collection volume 330
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1 videodisc (101 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
Français
Description
Based on the director's life, this film chronicles Malle's experiences during the German occupation of France in World War II.
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1 videodisc (50 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Van Gogh remains the ultimate example of the tortured artistic genius. His entire life was a struggle against poverty and mental disorder. But the hundreds of canvases that he painted prior to his death are today recognized as masterpieces.
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1 videodisc (approximately 50 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Rousseau was a true amateur painter. His brightly-colored paintings of imaginary forests and wild animals lacked all formal techniques. Contemporary critics were unimpressed, but today they are regarded among the greatest works of art.
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1 videodisc (83 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A personal and emotional documentary that follows the lives of four people with bipolar disorder, a mental illness often stigmatized, ill-defined, and maltreated by medical professionals and the mainstream media.
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1 videodisc (approximately 58 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Written in the 1930s, it is still considered one of the greatest novels of the 20th century. It told of a dystopian future that was equal parts frightening and fascinating. Its author, Aldous Huxley, an English writer and philosopher, wrote nearly fifty books, both novels and nonfiction works, as well as wide-ranging essays, narratives, and poems. This documentary delves deep into Huxley's life and work.
20) Anne Frank
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1 videodisc (189 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The beloved, unforgettable true-life story of romance, intrigue, and courage during the world's darkest hour. For the first time in a television drama, the identities of the Franks' betrayers are revealed.
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