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By Evans, Robert, 1930- Polanski, Roman Alonzo, John A., 1934-2001 Towne, Robert Nicholson, Jack Dunaway, Faye Hillerman, John Lopez, Perry Young, Burt Glover, Bruce, 1932- Mantell, Joe, 1920- Jenson, Roy, 1935- Ladd, Diane Bakalyan, Richard, 1931- Huston, John, 1906-1987 Paramount Pictures Corporationc2006, p1974., General, Paramount Call No: DVD Fic Chinatown Edition: Widescreen. Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Series Title: Widescreen DVD collection.Summary Note: Private eye Jake Gittes, living off the murky moral climate of sunbaked, pre-war Southern California is hired by a beautiful socialite to investigate her husband's extra-marital affair. Gittes is swept into a maelstrom of double dealings and deadly deceits, uncovering a web of personal and political scandals that come crashing together for one, unforgettable night in Chinatown.
![Chinatown [DVD] (1974). Directed by Roman Polanski.](/Library/images/~imageCT71398.JPG "Chinatown [DVD] (1974). Directed by Roman Polanski.")
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2010., Lionsgate Call No: BLK DVD Fic Precious Edition: Widescreen. Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: In 1987, obese, illiterate, black 16-year-old Claireece 'Precious' Jones lives in Harlem with her dysfunctional family. She has been raped and impregnated twice by her father, Carl. She suffers constant physical, mental and sexual abuse from her unemployed mother, Mary. After getting pregnant for the second time, Precious is suspended from her school. Her principal arranges to have her attend an alternative school where her new teacher, Ms. Rain, helps Precious learn to read and she responds to this glimmer of hope. Precious also meets Mrs. Weiss, a social worker, and discovers the abuse and incest that Precious has had to endure. Her father dies of AIDS and Precious learns that she is now HIV-positive.
![Precious [DVD] (2009). Directed by Lee Daniels.](/Library/images/~imageCT77811.JPG "Precious [DVD] (2009). Directed by Lee Daniels.")