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-- Twelve years a slavec2014., Adult, Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment Call No: BLK DVD Fic 12 Years Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: "From acclaimed director Steve McQueen comes this 'deeply evocative and brilliantly acted' film (Claudia Puig, USA Today) based on the true story of Solomon Northup. It is 1841, and Northup (Chiwetel Ejiofor in a gripping performance), an accomplished, free citizen of New York, is kidnapped and sold into slavery. Stripped of his identity and deprived of all dignity, Northup is ultimately purchased by ruthless plantation owner Edwin Epps (Michael Fassbender) and must find the strength within to survive. Filled with powerful performances by an astonishing cast that includes Benedict Cumberbatch, Brad Pitt and newcomer Lupita Nyong'o, 12 Years A Slave is both an unflinching account of slavery in American history and a celebration of the indomitable power of hope."--Container.
![12 years a slave [DVD] (2013). Directed by Steve McQueen.](/Library/images/cover/noimage.png "12 years a slave [DVD] (2013). Directed by Steve McQueen.")
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c2005., Adult, distributed by Paramount Home Entertainment Call No: DVD Fic American (2005) Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Series Title: PBS picturesSummary Note: "Paris in the 1860s. Christopher Newman is a wealthy self-made American who comes to Paris and meets and falls in love with a beautiful but troubled young widow: Claire de Cintre. Christopher is intrigued by her but is thwarted at every attempt to meet her by her protective and stifling family. Through a friendship with Claire's brother, Valentin, and the help of the family servant, Mrs. Bread, Christopher is eventually granted a few visits to the ancient and claustrophobic Bellegarde home. The Bellegardes, however, disapprove of this brash parvenu and he stands no chance whatsoever of any union with Claire. Claire's mother, Madame de Bellegarde, has a dark secret which Christopher discovers and he uses it as a tool to pry Claire out of her mother's clutches. he has, however, underestimated the hold that Madame de Bellegarde has over Claire..."--Container.
![The American [DVD] (1998) Directed by Paul Unwin](/Library/images/~imageCT74154.JPG "The American [DVD] (1998) Directed by Paul Unwin")
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-- Arnaque américaine2014., Adult, Entertainment One Films Canada : distributed exclusively in Canada by Entertainment One Call No: DVD Fic American H Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: "A fictional film set in the alluring world of one of the most stunning scandals to rock our nation, American Hustle tells the story of brilliant con man Irving Rosenfeld (Christian Bale), who along with his equally cunning and seductive British partner Sydney Prosser (Amy Adams) is forced to work for a wild FBI agent Richie DiMaso (Bradley Cooper). DiMaso pushes them into a world of Jersey powerbrokers and mafia that's as dangerous as it is enchanting. Jeremy Renner is Carmine Polito, the passionate, volatile, New Jersey political operator caught between the con-artists and Feds. Irving's unpredictable wife Rosalyn (Jennifer Lawrence) could be the one to pull the thread that brings the entire world crashing down. Like David O. Russell's previous films (The Fighter, Silver Linings Playbook), American Hustle defies genre, hinging on raw emotion, and life and death stakes."--Container.
![American hustle [DVD] (2013). Directed by David O. Russell.](/Library/images/~imageCT77901.JPG "American hustle [DVD] (2013). Directed by David O. Russell.")
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-- Americans.2018., Adult, Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment Call No: DVD Fic Americans 5 Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Series Title: The Americans Volume: 5Summary Note: "DANGER, DISILLUSIONMENT AND BETRAYAL reach an all-time high in the suspense-laced fifth season of The Americans, which every season makes multiple critics' lists fo r'The Best Show on Television.' KGB agents Philip and Elizabeth Jennings' (Emmy nominees Matthew Rhys and Keri Russell*) unwavering dedication to their work comes at even more of a personal cost than before. And as Paige (Holly Taylor) is drawn deeper into the reality of her parents' secret job, she realizes she will never have a normal life. Meanwhile, as Cold War tensions continue to escalate, Philip and Elizabeth are suspicious of Stan's (Noah Emmerich) new romance, and they become more acutely aware of the vast disparity between American abundance and Russian scarcity."--Container.
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-- Bernard Shaw's Arms and the manc2006., General, BBC Video : distributed in the USA and Canada by Warner Home Video Call No: DVD Fic Arms Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Series Title: BBC classicsSummary Note: "First produced on the London stage in 1894, Arms and the Man immediately established Shaw's reputation as one of the greatest wits in London drama. This beautifully remastered BBC production brings to life an uproarious comedy that still resonates in its critique of warfare and romance. One night, a frightened Swiss soldier of fortune climbs into the bedroom of a young Bulgarian girl, Raina (Helena Bonham Carter), and soon deflates her romantic notions about love and valor. The cast of characters includes a jealous fiancé fighting for the other side, a bumbling military father, and a domineering and social-climbing mother - not to mention the servants who see and hear all. This hilarious and charmingly ludicrous look at the misconceptions of love and war continues to delight and unsettle audiences even today."--Container.
![Arms and the man [DVD] (1989) Directed by James Cellan Jones](/Library/images/~imageCT74218.JPG "Arms and the man [DVD] (1989) Directed by James Cellan Jones")
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-- Australie(2009), Adult, 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment Call No: DVD Fic Australia Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: "Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman join forces with visionary director Baz Luhrmann in Australia, an epic and romantic action adventure set on the brink of World War II. When an English aristocrat (Nicole Kidman) travels to this faraway continent, she meets rough-hewn cattle driver (Hugh Jackman) and an enchanting aboriginal child (Brandon Walters). This unlikely trio joins forces and embarks on a transforming journey, driving a herd of cattle across hundreds of miles of the world's most beautiful, yet unforgiving, terrain. When their world is torn apart by powerful enemies, they must try to find each other amidst the bombing of the city of Darwin by the Japanese forces that attacked Pearl Harbor. With this new film, director Baz Luhrmann is painting on a vast canvas, creating a cinematic experience that brings together comedy, romance, drama, adventure and spectacle."--Container.
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-- Anthony Trollope's The Barchester Chroniclesc2005., Adult, Warner Home Video Call No: DVD Fic Barchester Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: "A dream cast brings Anthony Trollope's Barchester novels charmingly to life in this engaging production from the golden age of Masterpiece Theatre. Alan Rickman (Harry Potter films) is featured in his breakthrough role as the odious Obadiah Slope. The community of Barchester is shaken from its cozy complacency when a newspaper's crusade against the Church of England's practice of self-enrichment misfires. Overnight, Rev. Harding (Donald Pleasence - The Great Escape) becomes a pawn in a battle between his younger daughter's beau, John Bold, and his older daughter's husband, Archdeacon Grantly (Nigel Hawthorne - The Madness Of King George). Little do they realize that the worse is yet to come, until a regime change delivers Barchester into the hands of a most unholy trinity: the weak-willed Bishop Proudie, the domineering Mrs. Proudie, and the insufferable Rev. Obadiah Slope."--Container.
![The Barchester Chronicles [DVD] (1982) Directed by David Giles](/Library/images/~imageCT74152.JPG "The Barchester Chronicles [DVD] (1982) Directed by David Giles")
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2015., Adult, Warner Home Video Call No: DVD Fic Boardwalk E5 Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Series Title: Boardwalk empire Volume: 5Summary Note: "Concluding a powerful and groundbreaking five-season run, Boardwalk Empire is an Emmy-winning HBO drama series from Academy Award nominee/Emmy Award winner Terence Winter and Academy Award-winning director Martin Scorsese. Season 5 begins in 1931, a full six years after the end of Season 4. In stark contrast with the Roaring '20s, the country is in the throes of the Great Depression, and with the end of Prohibition in sight, Nucky is looking to legitimize himself by forging alliances with liquor producers, including Bacardi in Cuba. Season 5 also includes flashback scenes of Nucky, Eli, the Commodore, Gillian and others from 1884-1900 - childhood experiences that would shape their relationships and their futures."--Container.
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-- Butler2014., Adult, Anchor Bay Entertainment Call No: BLK DVD Fic Butler Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: "Inspired by a true story, Academy Award winner Forest Whitaker stars as Cecil Gaines, the devoted husband, father and White House butler who served seven presidents during some of the most tumultuous and defining moments of the 20th century. Oprah Winfrey co-stars with a stellar supporting cast that includes John Cusack, Jane Fonda, Cuba Gooding, Jr., Terrence Howard, Lenny Kravitz, James Marsden, David Oyelowo, Alan Rickman, Liev Schreiber and Robin Williams in this powerful drama form the Oscar nominated director of Precious."--Container.
![The butler [DVD] (2013). Directed by Lee Daniels.](/Library/images/~imageCT76965.JPG "The butler [DVD] (2013). Directed by Lee Daniels.")
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(2009, p2008)., Adult, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Call No: DVD Fic Cadillac Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: "Cadillac Records chronicles the rise of Leonard Chess' (Adrien Brody) Chess Records and its recording artists including Muddy Waters (Jeffrey Wright), Little Walter (Columbus Short), Chuck Berry (Mos Def), Willie Dixon (Cedric The Entertainer) and the great Etta James (Beyonce Knowles). In this tale of sex, violence, race and rock and roll in Chicago of the 1950s and 60s, the film follows the exciting but turbulent lives of some of America's greatest musical legends."--Container.
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2014., General, Warner Home Video Call No: DVD Fic Call 3 Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Series Title: Call the midwife Volume: 3
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2006., Adult, Buena Vista Home Entertainment Call No: DVD Fic Casanova Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: Casanova has to begin searching for a wife. He is a womanizer with many conquests and If he cannot show he is living a more respectable life, the Church will throw him out of Venice. He is quickly engaged to Victoria, a woman with a pure reputation. As soon as that is arranged, he meets Francesca, a feminist who hates all he stands for. He pretends to be someone else to get into her good graces, and soon finds out she is engaged to Papprizzio, a man whom she has never met. Meanwhile, arriving in Venice to find Casanova, is Pucci, one of the Vatican's most known and feared inquisitors. Francesca falls in love with Casanova, who is pretending to be the Lard king himself. Francesca's brother Donato is in love with Victoria and her mother Andrea wants Francesca to marry a man of substance.
![Casanova [DVD] (2005). Directed by Lasse Hallstrom](/Library/images/~imageCT72349.JPG "Casanova [DVD] (2005). Directed by Lasse Hallstrom")
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c2004., Adult, Alliance Atlantis Call No: DVD Fic Cold M Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: In the waning days of the American Civil War, a wounded soldier embarks on a perilous journey back home to Cold Mountain, North Carolina to reunite with his sweetheart.
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[2004], p1984., General, MGM Home Entertainment Call No: DVD Fic Cotton C Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Series Title: MGM DVDSummary Note: "Oscarª winners Francis Ford Coppola and Mario Puzo rejoin forces to create a 'mesmerizing' (L.A. Weekly) homage to 1930s gangster films and musicals. Nominated for three Oscarsª, The Cotton Club is a 'genuine vision' (Newsweek) of the golden age of jazz you won't soon forget! 1928, New York. Spirits are high and sultry jazz, lively dancing and ruthless gangsters rule supreme. In the center of it all is Harlem's Cotton Club. Playing on stage is cornet player Dixie Dwyer (Gere), who dreams of the big time, but he's too mixed up with the club's owner (Hoskins) -- and his sexy moll (Lane) -- to get anywhere fast. Add the frustration of tap sensation Sandman Williams (Hines), who can't touch his girl, the lovely lounge singer Lea Rose Oliver (Lonette McKee), and you've got a short fuse ready to go. As tensions rise, so do tempers, and the legendary nightclub becomes a pressure cooker of jilted loves and mob jobs that blows the lid off one of the most shocking showdowns ever staged."--Container.
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-- Charles Dickens collection.c2006., General, BBC Video ; Distributed in the USA and Canada by Warner Home Video Call No: DVD Fic David Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Series Title: BBC classicsSummary Note: "David Copperfield, Dickens's most popular book since it was first published over 150 years ago, is brought to life in this BBC adaptation by a world-class cast including Daniel Radcliffe, Maggie Smith, Bob Hoskins, Nicholas Lyndhurst, Ian McKellen, Imelda Staunton and Dawn French. Dickens' most autobiographical book, David Copperfield tells the moving story of David's journey from birth to maturity, a journey which links his life with some of the most colorful, extraordinary characters including the flamboyant Mr. Micawber, eccentric Aunt Betsy Trotwood, the kindly Peggotty family, the cruel Murdstones, the ever so humble Uriah Heep, and loyal, loving Agnes Wicklow. David navigates through a life fraught with hardships and challenges, unexpected joys and even love."--Container.
![David Copperfield [DVD] (2006) Directed by Simon Curtis](/Library/images/~imageCT74219.JPG "David Copperfield [DVD] (2006) Directed by Simon Curtis")
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c2014., General, PBS Distribution/WGBH Call No: DVD Fic Downton 4 Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Series Title: Downton Abbey Volume: 4Summary Note: "Season Four, set in 1922, sees the return of our much-loved characters in the sumptuous setting of Downton Abbey. As they face new challenges, the Crawley family and the servants who work for them remain inextricably intertwined. Six months after Matthew's tragic death, his loss is still felt throughout the great house. Mary struggles to face a new future with her fatherless child, and is encouraged by the family to pick up the pieces. Accepting a new role on the estate, the now-eligible Mary also finds herself the reluctant object of attention from a number of eager suitors. With the twenties in full swing and the tides of change sweeping through Downton, Rose's continued attraction to the bright lights of London spells trouble for the Crawleys, and Edith's budding relationship with Michael Gregson is threatened by events beyond her control. Meanwhile, below stairs, passions run high and young hearts look set to be broken. Writer and creator Julian Fellowes brings back this most-watched drama in PBS history for its fourth gripping season. The acclaimed ensemble cast is led by Hugh Bonneville, Elizabeth McGovern, Michelle Dockery, and Maggie Smith, along with returning guest star Shirley MacLaine and new guest star Paul Giamatti as Cora's playboy brother Harold."--Container.
![Downton Abbey, season 4 [DVD] (2013). Season 4.](/Library/images/~imageCT80974.JPG "Downton Abbey, season 4 [DVD] (2013). Season 4.")
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2015, p2014., Adult, PBS Distribution/WGBH Call No: DVD Fic Downton 5 Edition: Original UK Edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Series Title: Downton Abbey Volume: 5Summary Note: "As Season Five begins in 1924, the radio is the latest miracle, a new Labour government heralds changes throughout the land, and Downton's traditional ways are besieged on all fronts. Robert, Mary, and Branson must navigate these shifting sands together to ensure the future of the estate for generations to comes. As Branson finds himself playing a more crucial role at Downton than ever before, he can't help but question his place in the world. Mary is finally coming to accept that she would. Mary is finally coming to accept that she would like to marry again, but will she ever be able to find the same happiness that she had with Matthew? And with no news of her beloved Gregson, Edith suffers under the burden of her terrible secret. Downstairs, all of the servants must consider what effect social changes may have on their working lives. No one, from Mr. Carson to Daisy, will be left unaffected. The Crawley family and the servants who work for them remain inseparably intertwined as they rise to meet the new challenges of the day."--Container.
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-- Eagle of the Ninth.2011., Adult, Universal Studios Home Entertainment Call No: SC DVD Fic Eagle Edition: Anamorphic widescreen. Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: Twenty years after the disappearance of his father and the Ninth Legion in the mountains of Scotland, young centurion Marcus Aquila travels from Rome to solve the mystery, retrieve the lost legion's golden emblem, and restore his father's honor.
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c2007., General, Alliance Atlantis : distributed exclusively in Canada by Motion Picture Distribution LP Call No: DVD Fic Evening Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Series Title: Focus Features spotlight seriesSummary Note: "An all-star cast of the greatest actresses of our time - including Academy Award winner Vanessa Redgrave, Academy Award winner Meryl Streep, Toni Collette, Claire Danes, Natasha Richardson and Glenn Close - come together in this passionate and heartwarming story. As Ann (Redgrave) reflects on one beautiful and life-changing weekend with the one true love of her life, her daughters (Collette and Richardson) come to their own understanding about the power of the past and the unbreakable bonds between mothers and daughters, family, and the loves of their lives."--Container.
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2017., General, Warner Bros Entertainment Canada Inc. Call No: DVD Fic Fantastic B Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: "Explore a new era of the Wizarding World before Harry Potter. Something mysterious is leaving a path of destruction in the streets of 1926 New York, threatening to expose the wizarding community. Newt Scamander arrives in the city nearing the end of a global excursion to research and rescue magical creatures. When unsuspecting No-Maj Jacob Kowalski inadvertently lets some of Newt's beasts loose, a band of unlikely heroes must recover the missing beasts before they come to harm, but their mission puts them on a collision course with Dark."--Container.