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2 DVD videos (360 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Latino Americans chronicles the rich and varied history and experiences of Latinos, who have for the past 500-plus years helped shape what is today the United States. It is a story of people, politics, and culture, intersecting with much that is central to the history of the United States while also going to places where standard U.S. histories do not tend to tread.
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3 videodiscs (approximately 441 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Every state has a shape and every line has a story to tell. This is a quiz show about what really divides the states and how those rivalries have shaped the nation and its people. This season, Brian Unger hits the road to uncover the history hidden in our map through man-on-the-street quizzes and head-to-head competitions that reveal the surprising history of places we thought we knew.
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1 videodisc (approximately 114 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Told through the eyes of celebrated Spanish painter Francisco Goya. Set against political turmoil at the end of the Spanish Inquisition and start of the invasion of Spain by Napoleon's army. Captures the essence and beauty of Goya's work which is best known for both the colorful depictions of the royal court and its people, and his grim depictions of the brutality of war and life in 18th century Spain. When Goya's beautiful muse is accused of being...
5) Albert Nobbs
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1 videodisc (approximately 113 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A woman passes as a man in order to work and survive in 19th century Ireland. Some thirty years after donning men's clothing, she finds herself trapped in a prison of her own making.
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2 videodiscs (153 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Inman, a young Confederate soldier, who is injured during the explosive 1864 battle of Petersburg, Virginia, is struggling to make his way home to Cold Mountain, NC, where his beloved Ada awaits him. In Inman's absence, Ada befriends Ruby, who helps her keep up her late father's farm. Meanwhile, in his travels, Inman encounters a menagerie of interesting and colorful characters.
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1 videodisc (approximately 90 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"Two teenage girls -- Ginger (Fanning) and Rosa (Engler) -- are inseparable: they play truant together, discuss religion, politics and hairstyles, and dream of lives bigger than their mothers' frustrated domesticity. But, as the Cold War meets the sexual revolution, and the threat of nuclear holocaust escalates, the lifelong friendship of the two girls is shattered by the clash of desire and the determination to grow up"--Container.
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1 videodisc (approximately 90 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
Español
Description
Horse breeder Jesus helps a man, Doroteo Arango who is accused of killing a landowner, escape sure death. Arango later becomes the legendary anti-government movement leader Pancho Villa. When Jesus is captured by Villa's men for selling horses to the government, Pancho Villa recognizes him and returns the favor and spares his life.
Jesus un criador de caballos ayuda a un peon acusado de matar ha un hacendado. Con la ayuda de Jesus el pobre hombre,...
11) 499
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1 videodisc (88 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
Español
Description
To reflect on the 500th anniversary of the Spanish conquest of Mexico in 2021, director Reyes offers a bold hybrid cinema experience exploring the brutal legacy of colonialism in contemporary Mexico. Through the eyes of a ghostly conquistador, the film recreates Hernan Cortes' epic journey from the coasts of Veracruz to the Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan, the site of contemporary Mexico City. As the anachronistic fictional character interacts with...
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1 videodisc (101 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
Français
Description
In 1954, Daru, a reclusive ex-soldier, is thrown into the woes of rebellion when he's ordered to escort a villager accused of murder to prison during the Algerian War. As their journey leads them through a deadly fire-fight between settlers and rebels, the two men on opposite sides of the conflict must join forces to survive.
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1 videodisc (approximately 102 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
中文(繁體)
Description
In 228 AD, a time when China was plagued by constant war and divided among three kingdoms, a hero arose. Zhao Zilong was a common man who ascended from humble roots to become commander of the army charged with liberating the land from an evil warlord. He led numerous battles of strength and wit, but now he must fight against the impossible to defy the fate of his nation.
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1 videodisc (106 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
Español
Description
"Una historia conmovedora llena de fé, fidelidad y romance, en la que Daniel un joven doctor, involucrado en política y comprometido para casarse, es arrestado. Su novia Marisa, una hermosa mujer, hará hasta lo imposible para lograr su libertad, sin saber que el control de sus destinos está en manos de Herbal, un guardia de prisión, que debido a un turbio secreto, los vigila constantemente"--Container.
Daniel, a politically involved young doctor,...
16) The pearl button
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1 videodisc (81 min.) : color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
Español
Description
"Water, the longest border in Chile, also holds the secret of a mysterious button that was discovered in its seabed. Chile, with its 2,670 miles of coastline, the largest archipelago in the world, presents a supernatural landscape. In it are volcanoes, mountains and glaciers. In it are the voices of the Patagonian indigenous people, of the first English sailors and also those of its political prisoners. Some say that water has memory. This film shows...
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1 videodisc (82 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet
Language
English
Description
Chronicles the story of the Joffrey Ballet, from its founding in 1956 to the present. The film describes how the company repeatedly resurrected itself after devastating financial and artistic setbacks and how the company introduced cutting-edge choreographers such as Twyla Tharp, Laura Dean, and Margo Sappington to a larger audience. Featuring excerpts from Joffrey's seminal works Astarte, Trinity and Billboards and their breakthrough collaborations....
18) Marie Antoinette
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1 videodisc (approximately 157 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Follows the life of Marie Antoinette and the chaos of the French Revolution.
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1 videodisc (approximately 165 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
Español
Description
A hero of the French and Indian conflict, Benjamin Martin had renounced fighting forever to raise his family in peace. However, when British troops arrive at his South Carolina home and endanger his family, he takes up arms alongside his idealistic patriot son, Gabriel.
20) The red tent
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1 videodisc (176 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The story of the twelve tribes of Israel is told through the eyes of Jacob's only daughter, Dinah. Dinah's happy childhood is spent inside the red tent where the women of her tribe gather and share the traditions and turmoil of ancient womanhood. The film recounts the story of Dinah's mothers Leah, Rachel, Zilpah, and Bilhah, the four wives of Jacob. Dinah matures and experiences an intense love that subsequently leads to a devastating loss, and the...
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