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44) Attilla
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1 videodisc (110 min.) : s.d., color ; 4 3/4 in.
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Italiano
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Set in 5th-century Italy, a barbaric age of Huns and Ostrogoths. This patriotic tale of the downfall of the infamous King of the Huns gained popularity in Risorgimento Italy of the mid-1800s. The great Russian bass, Evgeny Nesterenko, takes the title role in this story of power and treachery.
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1 videodisc (211 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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Italiano
Description
With occupied Sicily seething under French oppression, a nationalistic Sicilian patriot returns from exile to lead a rebellion. As the unarmed French guests gather for a betrothal party, the wedding bells sound the knell for the tragic couple and signal the beginning of a bloodbath.
50) Opera arias
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Physical Desc
1 audio disc : digital, stereo ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
Italiano
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Criterion collection volume 740
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2 videodiscs (125 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 folded-out insert.
Language
Deutsch
Description
One of the earliest and best-loved films of this period in his career, which balances a realistic depiction of tormented romance with staging that remains true to the director's roots in experimental theater. This unforgettable, unforgiving dissection of the imbalanced relationship between a haughty fashion designer and a beautiful but icy ingenue, based, in a sly gender reversal, on the writer-director's own desperate obsession with a young actor....
55) Don Carlo
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2 videodiscs (213 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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Italiano
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"Don Carlo, crown prince of Spain, falls in love with Elisabeth of Valois, originally promised to him but later married to his father King Philip, as part of the terms of a peace treaty between France and Spain. Incited to treason against his father on behalf of the Flemish, and accused of adultery with the queen, Don Carlo is cast into prison. Escaping, he flees to the monastery of St. Just, where Elisabeth comes to bid him farewell. The lovers are...
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1 videodisc (86 min.) : sound, color and black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
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Italiano
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Sexy, violent, thought-provoking and funny, here is the movie critics raved about, audiences flocked to see, and no one could stop talking about. Ten of the world's most revered directors pay homage to the opera with this episodic feature.