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1) La strada
Series
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (108 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
Italiano
Description
The story of a fragile girl who falls in love with a brutal circus performer she was sold to by her mother.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 105 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
An original musical screenplay brings to life the story of P.T. Barnum and his creation of "the greatest show on Earth". Rising from nothing, P.T. sets out to make a better life for his family. His creativity and drive take him on an fantastic journey beyond what he or anyone else could have imagined. In the end he creates a magical experience that will be enjoyed and celebrated by generations to come.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (120 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Against all odds, a veterinary student and a beautiful circus performer from a bygone era meet and fall in love through their shared compassion for a special elephant. But their secret romance incurs the wrath of her dangerously volatile husband.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (120 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Cirque du Soleil: Flowers in the Desert explores a garden of exotic flowers growing in the Nevada desert. Flowers open to reveal rich, imaginative worlds within, and as we enter one of these worlds, a Cirque show begins. This transformation provides our entry into and exit from the different worlds created by Cirque du Soleil in Las Vegas. Behind the scenes interviews and backstage footage allow the viewers to explore the creative process behind the...
5) Dumbo
Series
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 64 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The stork delivers a baby elephant to Mrs. Jumbo, who happens to be a veteran of the circus, but the newborn is soon ridiculed because of his truly gigantic ears and is dubbed "Dumbo". Dumbo is relegated to the circus' clown acts. It is up to Dumbo's only true friend, Timothy Q. Mouse, to assist Dumbo to achieve his full potential.
6) Octaman
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (76 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A scientific expedition to a remote fishing village discovers high levels of radiation as well as a strange mutant-like small octopus that walks on land and has bizarre human-like eyes. The leader of the expedition teams up with a circus owner who wants to exploit the weird creature but trouble ensues when the two men discover their crew has been slaughtered and the mutant is missing.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 58 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 audio disc (digital; 4/34 in.) ; 1 activity booklet (15 pages : color illustrations ; 19 cm)
Language
English
Description
"Circus fun": See performances by trapeze artists, acrobats, elephants and more! Go behind the scenes with Mister Rogers and learn how clowns put on their make-up and talk with some of the many other people who work at the circus. "Music adventure": Mister Rogers visits a friend who has a fascinating collection of musical instruments from around the world.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 75 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
When Boog's pals choose family obligations over the annual guys' trip, a disappointed Boog takes a trip on his own, which leads him right into the middle of a circus ring. When he switches places with a devious circus grizzly and falls for a troupe member, he'll come to realize that maybe you don't have to choose between family and friendship after all. Bonus features include a progression reel, and a Runaway RV game.
10) Varekai
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (1 hr., 52 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"Deep within a forest, at the summit of a volcano, there is an extraordinary world -- a world where something else is possible. A world called Varekai. From the sky falls a solitary young man, and the story of Varekai begins. Parachuted into the shadows of a magical forest, a kaleidoscopic world populated by fantastical creatures, this young man sets off on an adventure both absurd and extraordinary." -- Container.
11) Shadows and fog
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (85 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Recruited by an inept mob of vigilantes, Kleinman, a cowardly clerk, is forced to search for a notorious murderer -- only to stumble upon Irmy, a sword-swallower running away from the circus and her clownish boyfriend. Determined to help her and eager to escape the vigilantes Kleinman abandons his search for the killer ... or so he thinks.
12) The circus
Series
Criterion collection volume 996
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (72 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 folded insert (12 unnumbered pages : illustrations).
Language
None
Description
A tramp reluctantly takes a job at a middling circus and falls for a trick riding woman, who just happens to be the daughter of the overbearing circus owner. In the last film he made during the silent era, Charlie Chaplin shines as director, composer, and star. A gag-packed comedy full of audacious set pieces, it showcases silent cinema's most popular entertainer and ranks among Chaplin's finest.
13) Dumbo
Series
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 111 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Circus owner Max Medici enlists former star Holt Farrier and his children to care for a newborn elephant whose oversized ears make him a laughingstock in an already struggling circus. But when they discover that Dumbo can fly, the circus makes an incredible comeback, attracting entrepreneur V.A. Vandevere, who recruits the Dumbo for his newest entertainment venture, Dreamland. Dumbo soars to new heights until Holt learns that beneath its shiny veneer,...
Series
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (100 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
An elderly Chinese man routs evil in a Western frontier town by setting up his circus for the townspeople. The various performers affect each of the circus' visitors in a different way, and in the end the unscrupulous citizen who dominates the town repents.
16) Freaks
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (66 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A group of freaks take revenge on a trapeze artist and her boyfriend after years of abuse. Filmed using real circus performers.
17) Wings of desire
Series
Criterion collection volume 490
Language
Deutsch
Description
Based on poems by Rainer Maria Rilke.
A romantic fantasy about an angel who wishes he were mortal and is willing to fall from the sky if it means a chance to fall in love. Set in modern day Berlin, the film follows angel Damiel's path from heavenly flight to earthly delight in a manner that's comical, touching and entertaining.
19) La vie en rose
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (141 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
Français
Description
A dramatic retelling of the life of Edith Piaf, considered one of the great performers of France. Raised in a brothel, taken to work in a circus by her father, and eventually abandoned by her parents, she spent her teen years on the streets. Eventually "rescued" by a crime figure who gives her career a start, she makes her way to international success, despite recurring frailty, illness, wild moods, drug and alcohol problems.
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