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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.
3) Henry V
Series
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (163 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Presents a dramatization of William Shakespeare's play entitled King Henry V.
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (138 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
Swedish
Description
A scintillating screen version of Mozart's beloved opera showcases Ingmar Bergman's deep knowledge of music and gift for expressing it cinematically. Casting some of Europe's finest soloists, the director lovingly recreated the baroque theater of Sweden's Drottningholm Palace to stage the story of the prince Tamino and his zestful sidekick Papageno, who are sent on a mission to save a beautiful princess from the clutches of evil.
Series
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (157 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
To finance Bassanio's voyage to Belmont to win the hand of Portia, Antonio borrows money from the Jew Shylock with a pound of his own flesh as collateral. The ships sink and Shylock demands his pound of flesh. Portia disguises herself as a lawyer and wins the case by specifying that Shylock cannot take one drop of Antonio's blood.
8) 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.
9) 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.
11) Field of dreams
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (106 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Ray Kinsella (Kevin Costner) hears a voice, followed by a brief vision of a baseball field. He believes that if he builds a baseball diamond in his cornfield, Shoeless Joe Jackson from the infamous 1919 Chicago "Black" Sox will return to play baseball. By being willing to take a chance, Ray gets a second time up at bat in life.
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) Morvern Callar
Physical Desc
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.
15) Seize the day
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (93 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Tommy Wilhelm's life is falling apart. He's lost his job and his girlfriend, his investments have gone sour, he trusts the wrong people with the little money he has left, and he's rejected by his own father. Quite simply, Tommy is a portrait of failure.
Series
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (153 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Dracula's daughter: Dr. Von Helsing, thinking he has rid London of all vampires, is instead arrested for murder. Just when Von Helsing's fate seems sealed, the bodies suddenly disappear. Soon several people are found mysteriously killed, their bodies drained of all blood.
Son of Dracula: Lon Chaney, Jr. portrays Count Alucard, Dracula's son, in this story of a Southern heiress who winds up under the evil spell of the Count.
Series
Criterion collection volume 601
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (96 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
Russian
Description
After mapping a new diamond mine, four geologists are trapped by a fire in the woods of Siberia.
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.
20) Hannibal
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (131 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
After escaping from the asylum in Baltimore, Dr. Hannibal Lecter, moves to Florence, Italy where he has become one of the curators of the Palazzo Vecchio. His cover is broken when a cop, for money, turns Dr. Lecter over to his old patient, Mason Verger. FBI agent Clarice Starling finds out about Mason's evil plot to feed Dr. Lecter to a bunch of man-eating hogs and will do anything to make sure that Mason doesn't succeed.
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