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Publisher
First Run Features
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
Français
Description
Legendary actor Michel Serrault stars as Julien, an ornery butterfly collector. When eight-year-old Elsa moves in next door, she adopts Julien as her grandpa. When Julien travels to the Alps on an expedition, he discovers an uninvited guest - Elsa!
Publisher
First Run Features
Pub. Date
2004
Language
Français
Description
Chronicles a year in the lives of the inhabitants of a once-fashionable French seaside resort town. As the seasons change, they fall in and out of love, work at unfulfilling jobs, gamble away savings, and dream of escape. Life changes, yet remains the same.
Publisher
New Yorker Video
Pub. Date
[2003], c2001
Language
English
Description
Nafas, an Afghan-born Canadian journalist, returns to her homeland in a desperate attempt to reach her sister, who, overcome with grief after being injured by a landmine and her despair over the Taliban's oppression of women, has vowed that she will commit suicide at the time of the next solar eclipse, only three days away.
Publisher
Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
Français
Description
Clement Mathieu, becomes the supervisor at a boarding school for the rehabilitation for minors. What he discovers disconcerts him--the current situation is repressive. Through the power of song, Clement will try to transform the students.
7) Ratcatcher
Series
Criterion collection (DVD videodiscs) volume 162
Publisher
Home Vision Entertainment
Pub. Date
p2002
Language
English
Description
A haunting evocation of a troubled Glasgow childhood. Set during Scotland's national garbage strike of the mid-1970's, Ratcatcher explores the experiences of a poor adolescent boy as he struggles to reconcile his dreams and his guilt with the abjection that surrounds him.
8) Münchhausen
Publisher
Kino on Video
Pub. Date
c2004
Language
Deutsch
Description
This lavish, impudent, adult fairly tale takes the viewer from 18th-century Braunschweig to St. Petersburg, Constantinople, Venice, and then to the moon using ingenious speciall effects, stunning location shooting, and a rich color palette. Includes various special DVD special features, including the animated short film, Die Abenteuer des Baron Münchhausen: eine Winterreise.
Publisher
Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
1999
Language
Swedish
Description
An international concert pianist visits her grown daughter after a seven-year absence. Aching with the memory of her mother's neglect, the introverted daughter explodes into a rage and the reunion turns into a shattering confrontation.
10) Mostly Martha
Publisher
Paramount Pictures
Pub. Date
[2003], c2001
Language
Deutsch
Description
Martha is the chef who fusses and obsesses over each dish before it leaves the kitchen. The demands of her job and her natural shyness keep her from meeting new people. When her sister suddenly dies, Martha adopts Lina, her eight-year-old niece, completely changing both lives. Martha gets unexpected help from Mario, Martha's hunky new sous chef, who is not only a whiz on the chopping block but knows sundry magic tricks and jokes to keep Lina's spirits...
Publisher
ERA International, Beijing China Film Corp
Pub. Date
[200-?]
Language
中文（繁體）
Description
Set in 1920's China, 19-year-old Songlian has become Fourth Wife to the wealthy Chen. Yet she must share her husband with three existing wives. Each must wait until dusk for the arrival of a red lantern, which signifies with whom the master will sleep tonight. When Songlian discovers that the other wives cheat to win the red lantern, she decides to join the fight for Chen's attention.
13) A simple curve
Series
Film movement volume 4, film 12
Publisher
Film Movement
Pub. Date
[2006], c2005
Language
English
Description
"Caleb is a charming small-town entrepreneur determined to keep his woodworking shop afloat in spite of the relentless idealism of his business partner and father, aging hippie draft-dodger Jim. When wealthy American Matthew arrives, Caleb sees a chance to turn his fortunes around provided he can keep Jim distracted long enough. Juggling mounting debts, freeloading hippie houseguests, and a budding love life, Caleb strikes a sescret deal with Matthew...
14) La strada
Publisher
Criterion
Pub. Date
c2003
Language
Italiano
Description
This academy award-winning film tells of the slow-witted innocent who falls for an abusive circus strongman.
17) Queen Margot
Publisher
Miramax Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
1995]
Language
Français
Description
Thrown into a political marriage of convenience by her ruthlessly power-hungry family, the beautiful Margot soon finds herself hopelessly drawn into their murderous affairs. It's then she realizes her only hope of escape lies somewhere between the heroic soldier who loves her and the enemy husband who could save her.
18) The seventh seal
Publisher
Janus Films
Pub. Date
c1998
Language
Swedish
Description
A knight returning home from the Crusades encounters Death, who agrees to a chess game. In the balance hang the lives of the knight and a group of traveling players.
20) White
Publisher
Miramax Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
Français
Description
Last in a trilogy of films (Trois couleurs = Three colors) by director Krzysztof Kieslowski, White presents the mysterious tale of a man whose life disintegrates when his beautiful wife of six months deserts him. Forced to begin anew, he rebuilds his life, only to plan a dangerous scheme of vengeance against her.
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