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1 videodisc (110 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
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Français
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When businessman Julien Vercel is accused of murdering his wife and her lover, he hides in his office to avoid capture. It is up to his secretary Barbara, who is secretly in love with him, to prove his innocence.
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1 videodisc (107 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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Français
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Romantic comedy about Jeanne, a philosophy teacher who does not want to stay at her boyfriend's apartment while he is away. At a party, she meets Natacha who invites Jeanne to stay with her at her father's place, since her father is at his girlfriend's place most of the time. What Natacha really wants is to start a romance between Jeanne and her father.
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Criterion collection volume 171
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2 videodiscs (104 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + notes.
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Français
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A screenwriter is torn between the demands of a proud European director, a crude and arrogant American producer and his disillusioned wife, Camille, as he attempts to doctor the script for a new film version of The Odyssey. It is a study of marital breakdown, artistic compromise, and the cinematic process. DVD.
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1 videodisc (101 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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Français
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Jean is a burly and happily married housing contractor. One afternoon, he picks up his son from school and meets the teacher, a beauty named Mademoiselle Chambon. As their flirtation slowly builds, Jean soon comes to a crossroads, having to choose between his bond with Chambon or the responsibility and care he feels for his wife and child.
5) The big blue
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1 videodisc (168 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
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Français
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Jacques and his friendly rival Enzo are considered masters of free-diving and have made a career out of this one-of-a-kind competition. Jacques' life-long obsession with diving comes from his unusual bond with the sea, while Enzo thrives on the challenges of its inherent dangers.
7) Subway
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1 videodisc (approximately 102 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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Français
Description
Fred, a casual thief and cool rebel on the run, literally goes underground to escape his pursuers; he encounters a motley collection of subway denizens, including Helena, both his would-be lover and victim.
8) Pickpocket
Series
Criterion collection volume 314
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1 videodisc (75 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
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Français
Description
Michel, an insignificant man who drifts into crime, is arrested and imprisoned. Upon release, he abandons an attempt at reform when a master pickpocket teaches him his art.
9) The midwife
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1 videodisc (117 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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Français
Description
Two of French cinema's biggest stars shine in this bittersweet drama about the unlikely friendship that develops between Claire, a talented but tightly wound midwife, and Beatrice, the estranged, free-spirited mistress of Claire's late father. Though polar opposites in almost every way, the two come to rely on each other as they cope with the unusual circumstance that brought them together.
10) Z
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1 videodisc (127 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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Français
Description
A Greek pacifist leader is murdered at a rally. Despite the official police report of accidental death, a journalist's persistent questioning leads to a full-scale investigation, revealing corruption in high places.
Series
Criterion collection volume 330
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1 videodisc (101 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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Français
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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 (121 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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Français
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In 1950s France, Gabrielle is a passionate, free-spirited woman who is in a loveless marriage and falls for another man when she is sent away to the Alps to treat her kidney stones. Gabrielle yearns to free herself and run away with Andre.
13) Novo
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1 videodisc (approximately 97 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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Français
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Graham suffers from memory loss, relying on a notebook to remember details about his life. He works at a copy store where his sexy boss uses him. When co-worker Irene falls in love with him, she has to find a way to get his attention every day.
Series
Criterion collection volume 315
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2 videodiscs (approximately 92 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
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Français
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Charlie Kohler is a piano player in a bar. Lena, a waitress at the bar, is in love with him. One of Charlie's brothers, Chico, a crook, takes refuge in the bar because he is being chased by two gangsters, Momo and Ernest. But Charlie's real name is Edouard Saroyan, who was once a virtuoso who gave up playing after his wife's suicide. Charlie now has to deal wih Chico, Ernest, Momo, Fido (his youngest brother who lives with him), and Lena. Charlie...
15) The Guardians
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1 videodisc (approximately 135 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (18 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 19 cm)
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Français
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An affecting human drama of love, loss, and strength unfolds against the backdrop of World War I. The women of the Paridier farm, under the deft hand of Hortense, the family's matriarch, must grapple with the workload while the men, are off at the front. New tools allow the women to triumph over the land, newfound independence is acquired, yet emotions are stirred when the men return. Nominated for four awards, including Best Cinematography and Most...
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1 videodisc (113 min) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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Français
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When her mother tells her that her married lover has ditched her for a 25-year-old beautician's assistant, Bettie, a former Breton beauty queen turned bistro owner, takes to the road and winds up at a dive bar named Le Ranch, for an evening of drunken revelry sets. Bettie's resentful daughter, Muriel, then asks her mother to chauffeur her son, Charly, to his grandfather's, and the pair sets out on a trip that will ultimately lead Bettie to revisit...
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1 videodisc (123 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
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Français
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Jean, René, Janine: two men and a woman from different generations and different backgrounds, whose paths meet at a crisis point in mid-life, faced with disappointment and frustration, all three muse about a legendary "uncle in America", a guardian angel who gives them their hearts' desires and tells them exactly what they want to hear.
Series
Criterion collection volume 141
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2 videodiscs (190 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet ([27] pages : illustrations ; 19 cm).
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Français
Description
Drama about the theater and the individuals that made the stage their life. Includes the love story of four men for one woman.
19) Standing tall
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1 videodisc (119 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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Français
Description
A juvenile judge and a special educator are convinced that they can save the young delinquent Malony from himself and his violent ways.
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1 videodisc (92 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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Français
Description
Three colors: White is the second part of Kieslowski's trilogy on France's national motto: Liberty, equality, and fraternity. White, therefore, was written around the destructive dynamics of a relationship based upon great inequality. Karol is a Polish hairdresser working in France. He has a beautiful wife, Dominique, [whom] he loves to obsession, and who is in the process of divorcing him for his inability to 'consummate the marriage.' Karol looses...
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