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Physical Desc
1 videodisc (73 min.) : DVD video, sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (6 pages : portraits)
Language
Français
Description
International stars of the opera stage, Angela Gheorghiu and Robert Alagna portray the tragic couple brilliantly, and are accompanied by the Czech Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra.
Series
Criterion collection volume 71
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (135 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
Swedish
Description
Prince Tamino must overcome the evil power of the Queen of the Night before the ruler of the Kingdom of Light will award him the hand of the beautiful Pamina.
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Language
English
Description
"When Jane's partner goes missing she needs to find out if he's in danger while also contending with the politics of a large international film festival : Hollywood power brokers, Russian oil speculators, Chinese propagandists, and a board chair who seemingly has it out for her. Jane has been appointed interim director of the Toronto International Film Festival after her boss has been removed for sexual harassment. Knives are out all around her, as...
5) Rope
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Physical Desc
1 videodisc (81 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Two friends strangle a classmate and invite his family and mutual friends to dinner -- with the body stuffed inside the trunk for a buffet table. Inspired by the Leopold-Loeb murder. Shot in eight-minute segments and edited together using some rather unconventional methods, Rope takes place almost entirely on a one-room set.
6) Sphere
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1 videodisc (135 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A spaceship found 1000 feet below the Pacific Ocean is carbon dated to be over 400 years old; the team of scientists sent in to investigate come out with strange powers of manifestation.
Series
Language
English
Description
From the moment she glimpses her idol at the stage door, Eve Harrington moves relentlessly towards her goal: taking the reins of power from the great actress Margo Channing. The cunning Eve maneuvers her way into Margo's Broadway role, becomes a sensation and even causes turmoil in the lives of Margo's director boyfriend, her playwright and his wife. Only the cynical drama critics see through Eve, admiring her audacity and perfect pattern of deceit....
10) The tempest
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (95 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
An interpretation of Shakespeare's play The Tempest, with elaborate staging and modern touches. It tells the story of Prospero, the magician, who lives with his nubile daughter on an enchanted island and punishes his enemies when they are shipwrecked there. It's a study of sexual and political power in the guise of a fairy tale.
11) High and low
Series
Criterion collection volume 24
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (143 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet.
Language
日本語
Description
A wealthy manufacturer is ruined by a kidnapper who demands a huge ransom for what turns out to be the man's chauffeur's son.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (107 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (7 pages : illustrations ; 17 cm)
Language
English
Description
"Perhaps the most popular ballet video ever released, this version of Tchiakovsky's beloved work stars one of the most famous classical dance partnerships of all time: Rudolf Nureyev and Margot Fonteyn. Nureyev choreographed this production for the Vienna State Opera" -- Container.
14) We're no angels
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Physical Desc
1 videodisc (105 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Three convicts, Joseph, Albert and Jules, are plotting their escape from Devil's Island. Fate intervenes when they hide out with kindly but inept Felix and his family. Felix manages a store for his arrogant cousin Andre, who makes the fatal mistake of stealing Albert's pet, a poisonous snake. After resolving Felix's problems, the convicts return to prison, convinced that the world is much too wicked.
15) Quick change
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (88 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A frazzled urbanite and his two friends rob a bank and get millions of dollars, but their perfect escape is being ruined because they can't seem to get out of town.
16) Morvern Callar
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1 videodisc (97 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Morvern Callar is greeted with a startling surprise: her boyfriend has committed suicide. He has left her a cryptic message on his computer and a manuscript for a novel. She changes the author's name to her own and begins a re-birth of self discovery.
18) Billy Budd
Series
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (158 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The story of the clash between the young, innocent sailor, Billy Budd, and his corrupt superior, Claggart.
19) Amadeus
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (180 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The story of Mozart during his time in Vienna, as seen through the eyes of his jealous rival Antonio Salieri. Includes music from Don Giovanni, The Abduction from the Seraglio, The Marriage of Figaro and The Magic Flute, as well as his unfinished Requiem.
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