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[2006], c2003., General, Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment Call No: DVD Fic Big Edition: Widescreen. Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: William Bloom, is a young man who never really knew his now dying father, Edward - outside of the tall tales his dad told him about growing up. During Edward's last days William and his wife Josephine hold a bedside vigil next to the old man as he recollects elaborate memories of his youth. Still doubting the legends and folklore, William makes a journey to meet a mysterious woman from whom Edward had bought property.
![Big fish [DVD] (2003). Directed by Tim Burton.](/Library/images/~imageCT71394.JPG "Big fish [DVD] (2003). Directed by Tim Burton.")
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-- The sound of trees2015., K-Films Amérique Call No: DVD Fic Bruit Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: 17 year-old Jérémie (Antoine L'Écuyer) dreams of a better life, away from the family sawmill and his native village in Gaspésie, Québec. Instead of the forestry work, Jérémie prefers hip hop music, pimping his car and slacking off with his friends. The situation despairs his father Régis (Roy Dupuis), who blames this disinterest on a local drug dealer. When the elder brother leaves town, the lives of Jérémie and Régis drastically change. Filmed in around thirty scenes, The Sound of Trees is a film that chronicles moments in the summer of a teenager caught between the river and the forest.
![Le bruit des arbres [DVD] (2015). Directed by Francois Peloquin.](/Library/images/cover/noimage.png "Le bruit des arbres [DVD] (2015). Directed by Francois Peloquin.")
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-- Une vie fantastique2016., Adult, Entertainment One Films Canada Call No: DVD Fic Captain F Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: Deep in the forests of the Pacific Northwest, isolated from society, a devoted father dedicates his life to transforming his six young children into extraordinary adults. But when a tragedy strikes the family, they are forced to leave this self-created paradise and begin a journey into the outside world that challenges his idea of what it means to be a parent and brings into question everything he's taught them.
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[2008]., General, Universal Studios Home Entertainment Call No: DVD Fic Definitely Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: Will Hayes is a 30-something Manhattan dad who is in the midst of a divorce. His 10 year old daughter, Maya, starts to question him about his life before marriage. Maya wants to know absolutely everything about how her parents met and fell in love. Will's story begins years earlier when, as a young, starry-eyed aspiring politician, he moves to New York in order to work on the Clinton campaign. Will attempts a "PG" version of his romantic relationships with three very different women for his daughter and changes the names of the women so Maya has to guess who he finally married. Maya puts together the pieces of her dad's romantic puzzle and begins to understand that love is not so simple or easy. As Will tells her his tale, Maya helps him to understand that it's definitely never too late to go back, and just maybe, find a happy ending.
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2012., 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment Call No: DVD Fic Descendants Edition: Widescreen. Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: Matt King is an indifferent husband and father of two girls, who is forced to re-examine his past and embrace his future when his wife suffers a boating accident off of Waikiki. The event leads to a rapprochement with his young daughters while Matt wrestles with a decision to sell the family's land handed down from Hawaiian royalty and missionaries.
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2020., 107, Lightyear Entertainment Call No: SC DVD Etruscan Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: Brian Cox (Golden Globe Winner for HBO's Succession) is Rory MacNeil, a rugged old Scotsman who reluctantly leaves his beloved isolated Hebridean island for San Francisco to seek medical treatment. Moving in with his estranged son, Rory's life will be unexpectedly transformed through a newly found love for his baby grandson.
![The Etruscan smile [DVD] (2020). Directed by Oded Binnun](/Library/images/~imageCT102061.JPG "The Etruscan smile [DVD] (2020). Directed by Oded Binnun")
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-- Fantastic Mister Fox.(2010, p2009)., Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation : Distributed by Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc. Call No: DVD Fic Fantastic Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: Mr. and Mrs. Fox live an idyllic home life with their son Ash and visiting young nephew Kristofferson. But after twelve years of quiet domesticity, the bucolic existence proves too much for Mr. Fox's wild animal instincts.
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2012., Disney/Pixar : [Distributed by] Buena Vista Home Video Call No: DVD Fic Finding Nemo Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: In the depths of the Great Barrier Reef, Marlin, an overly protective clownfish, embarks on a daring rescue mission when his beloved son, Nemo, gets scooped up by a diver. With his unforgettable friend Dory by his side, Marlin encounters an ocean full of memorable comedic characters on his momentous journey -- to find Nemo.
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[2009], p2008., New Line Home Entertainment Call No: DVD Fic Inkheart Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: When Mo Folchart reads a story aloud, the characters leap off the page. Literally. And that's a problem. One night he brings out three characters from Inkheart, a story set in medieval times and filled with magical beings. Capricorn and Basta are two villains. Dustfinger is a fire-eater. Now, 10 years later Mo's daughter, Meggie, discovers the truth and it's up to her to escape Capricorn's evil grasp. Mo has been searching for a long lost book that will help so he can use his special powers to send the interlopers back to their world.
![Inkheart [DVD] (2008). Directed by Iain Softley.](/Library/images/~imageCT70941.JPG "Inkheart [DVD] (2008). Directed by Iain Softley.")
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2006, p2005., Adult, Thinkfilm Call No: DVD Fic Keeping Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: An absent-minded vicar of a rural parish is so distracted by the pressures of his job that he fails to notice his wife's dalliance with her brash golf instructor, his daughter's parade of new boyfriends, and his young son's regular trouncing by the school's bullies. Enter their new housekeeper, Grace, the answer to the family's prayers. Grace is a sweet old lady with her own distinctive definition of cleaning house, with an unusual way of solving every day problems.
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-- Walt Disney's Mary Poppins.2004., 139 min, Walt Disney Home Entertainment ; Distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment Call No: DVD Fic Mary P Edition: 40th anniversary edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: Two banker's children lose their nanny due to her frustration with them. A change in the wind blows in a magical nanny who matches the qualifications of the children, but not the very proper father. As she helps the children magically explore the world around them, the father grows increasingly disapproving of her methods, and he must eventually deal with his own distance from his children.
![Mary Poppins [DVD] (1964). Directed by Robert Stevenson. 40th anniversary /](/Library/images/~imageCT102499.JPG "Mary Poppins [DVD] (1964). Directed by Robert Stevenson. 40th anniversary /")
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2008., General, 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment Call No: DVD Fic Nim's Edition: [Widescreen ed.]. Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: Nim Rusoe is a young girl who inhabits an isolated island with her scientist father and communicates, via e-mail, with the reclusive author of the novel she has been reading. Nim's existence mirrors that of her favorite literary character, Alex Rover, the world's greatest adventurer. But Alexandra, the author of the Rover books, leads a reclusive life in the big city. When Nim's father goes missing from the island, Nim gets Alexandra to come to her island. Now, the two must draw courage from their fictional hero, Alex Rover, and find strength in one another to conquer the island.
![Nim's Island [DVD] (2008). Directed by Jennifer Flackett, Mark Levin.](/Library/images/~imageCT72509.JPG "Nim's Island [DVD] (2008). Directed by Jennifer Flackett, Mark Levin.")
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2010., Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment Call No: DVD Fic Ponyo Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Series Title: Studio/Ghibli filmSummary Note: A young boy named Sosuke rescues a goldfish named Ponyo, and they embark on a fantastic journey of friendship before Ponyo's father forces her to return to the sea. Ponyo's desire to be human upsets the balance of nature and only Ponyo's mother, a beautiful sea goddess, can restore nature's balance and make Ponyo's dreams come true.
![Ponyo [DVD] (2010). Directed by Hayao Miyazaki.](/Library/images/~imageCT81050.JPG "Ponyo [DVD] (2010). Directed by Hayao Miyazaki.")
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2003., Adult, DreamWorks Home Entertainment Call No: DVD Fic Road Edition: Widescreen. Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: Michael Sullivan works as an enforcer for his adopted father, Irish gangster John Rooney. When Sullivan's son, Mike Jr., witnesses one of his father's killings on Rooney's behalf, the gangster decides that his ward and his family are liabilities that must be removed. Sullivan tries to safeguard his son and get even with the man who betrayed him, while his son focuses on bonding with his emotionally distant father.
![Road to Perdition [DVD] (2002). Directed by Sam Mendes.](/Library/images/~imageCT69452.JPG "Road to Perdition [DVD] (2002). Directed by Sam Mendes.")
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-- George Eliot's Silas Marner.p2007., General, 2 entertain/BBC Video : distributed by BBC Worldwide Americas ; distributed by Warner Home Video Call No: DVD Fic Silas Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: Silas Marner was a man who had everything, until he lost it all. Falsely accused of theft and driven out of his town, Silas starts life anew. One day, upon arriving home, he discovers a child asleep on the hearth.
![Silas Marner [DVD] (1985) Directed by Giles Foster : the weaver of Raveloe](/Library/images/~imageCT74005.JPG "Silas Marner [DVD] (1985) Directed by Giles Foster : the weaver of Raveloe")
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2006., Adult, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Call No: DVD Fic Squid Edition: Special ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: Based on the true childhood experiences of Noah Baumbach and his brother, tells the touching story of two young boys dealing with their parents' divorce in Brooklyn in the 1980s. The patriarch of an eccentric Brooklyn family claims to once have been a great novelist, but ultimately decided to settled into a teaching job. When his wife discovers a writing talent of her own, jealousy divides the family. The two teenage sons are forced to forge new relationships with their parents. Their mom begins dating her younger son's tennis coach. Meanwhile, dad has an affair with the student his older son is pursuing.
![The squid and the whale [DVD] (2005). Directed by Noah Baumbach.](/Library/images/~imageCT70405.JPG "The squid and the whale [DVD] (2005). Directed by Noah Baumbach.")