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-- The year I became a liar2009., 102, Alliance Vivafilm Call No: FR DVD Fic 1981 S Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: In 1981, the Trogi family moves into a new home. At eleven years-old, Ricardo doesn't understand the meaning of the word "mortgage" but fully feels its impact. He is the new kid in a class where the other students are from wealthier backgrounds, and he feels his honour is at stake. To avoid being exposed, Ricardo resorts to inventing a new family history, which he must vigilantly maintain to keep up appearances for his new friends. Finally, when he can no longer ignore the reality of his family's situation, young Ricardo must decide how to build on his true identity.
![1981 [DVD] (2009). Directed by Ricardo Trogi. : sexe, popsicles et rock n'roll](/Library/images/~imageCT100332.JPG "1981 [DVD] (2009). Directed by Ricardo Trogi. : sexe, popsicles et rock n'roll")
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[2015], Adult, Nan A. Talese/Doubleday Call No: Bio A467a Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: "Lisa Alther and Françoise Gilot have been friends for more than twenty-five years. Although from different backgrounds (Gilot from cosmopolitan Paris, Alther from small-town Tennessee) and different generations, they found they have a great deal in common as women who managed to support themselves with careers in the arts, while simultaneously balancing the obligations of work and parenthood. About Women is their extended conversation, in which they talk about everything important to them: their childhoods, the impact of war on their lives and their work, fashion, self-invention, style, feminism, even child rearing. They also talk about the creative impulse and the importance of art. This is a charming and endearing dialogue between two intelligent and often funny women as they ponder what it is to be a woman. Lisa Alther was born in 1944 in Tennessee. She is widely known for her first novel, Kinflicks (1975), a feminist coming-of-age narrative that broke new ground in terms of what could be written and talked about. She is the author of seven additional works of fiction, a memoir Kinfolks : falling off the family tree : the search for my Melungeon ancestors, and a narrative history of the Hatfield-McCoy feud. Françoise, Gilot was born in 1921 in Paris. In 1943 she met Pablo Picasso, with whom she had a decade-long relationship. She is the author of the bestselling Life with Picasso. She married the French painter Luc Simon and later the American vaccine pioneer Jonas Salk."--Provided by publisher.
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2018., House of Anansi Press Inc. Call No: IND 362.280 T137a Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: In this vital and incisive work, bestselling and award-winning author Tanya Talaga explores the alarming rise of youth suicide in Indigenous communities in Canada and beyond. From Northern Ontario to Nunavut, Norway, Brazil, Australia, and the United States, the Indigenous experience in colonized nations is startlingly similar and deeply disturbing. It is an experience marked by the violent separation of Peoples from the land, the separation of families, and the separation of individuals from traditional ways of life — all of which has culminated in a spiritual separation that has had an enduring impact on generations of Indigenous children. As a result of this colonial legacy, too many communities today lack access to the basic determinants of health — income, employment, education, a safe environment, health services — leading to a mental health and youth suicide crisis on a global scale. But, Talaga reminds us, First Peoples also share a history of resistance, resilience, and civil rights activism, from the Occupation of Alcatraz led by the Indians of All Tribes, to the Northern Ontario Stirland Lake Quiet Riot, to the Standing Rock protests against the Dakota Access Pipeline, which united Indigenous Nations from across Turtle Island in solidarity. Based on her Atkinson Fellowship in Public Policy series, All Our Relations is a powerful call for action, justice, and a better, more equitable world for all Indigenous Peoples.
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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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2013., Adult, Random House Canada Call No: Bio H129a Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: "Chris Hadfield was selected by the Canadian Space Agency to be an astronaut in 1992. He was Chief of Robotics at the Johnson Space Center in Houston from 2003-2006, and in March 2013, he became the first Canadian Commander of the International Space Station where, while conducting a record-setting number of scientific experiments and overseeing an emergency spacewalk, he gained worldwide acclaim for his breathtaking photographs and educational videos about life in space. His YouTube music video, a zero-gravity version of David Bowie's "Space Oddity," has received millions of views"--Provided by publisher.
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2020., Playwrights Canada Press Call No: NEW QWF 812.6 S555b Edition: First edition. Availability:0 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: An eviscerating satire of gender roles in popular culture, Beautiful Man imagines a world in which women are the subjects and men the objects. As three women dissect the latest Hollywood blockbuster, narrative after narrative of strong female characters fold into each other, fusing into a brutally recognizable story. In Unit B-1717, a woman is trying to clean out her storage locker and say goodbye to the past, but an overwhelming feeling of dread forces her to confront the way she has historically subjugated herself to the needs of others. In And then there was you, a mother addresses her child as they both visit milestones that offered them each independence, and in the process explores how the profound connection between mother and child evolves.
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(2000)., Adult, New Line Home Entertainment : distributed exclusively in Canada by Alliance Atlantis Call No: DVD Fic Before Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: Episodic look at the life of Cuban poet and novelist, Reinaldo Arenas (1943-1990), from his childhood in Oriente province to his death in New York City. He joins Castro's rebels. By 1964, he is in Havana. He meets the wealthy Pepe, an early lover; a love-hate relationship lasts for years. Openly gay behavior is a way to spite the government. His writing and homosexuality get him into trouble: he spends two years in prison, writing letters for other inmates and smuggling out a novel. He befriends Lázaro Gomes Garriles, with whom he lives stateless and in poverty in Manhattan after leaving Cuba in the Mariel boat-lift. When asked why he writes, he replies cheerfully, "Revenge.".
![Before night falls [DVD] (2000). Directed by Julian Schnabel.](/Library/images/cover/noimage.png "Before night falls [DVD] (2000). Directed by Julian Schnabel.")
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2019., Adult, Playwrights Canada Press Call No: 819.23 M924b Edition: First English edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: In this sweeping new drama from the prolific Wajdi Mouawad, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict hits close to home as a straight-laced family is forced to confront everything they know about their identities. Is it really important to cling to our lost identities? A terrorist attack in Jerusalem puts Eitan, a young Israeli-German genetic researcher, in a coma, while his girlfriend Wahida, an Moroccan graduate student, is left to uncover his family secret that brought them to Israel in the first place. Since Eitan's parents erupted at a Passover meal when they realized Wahida was not Jewish, he has harbored a suspicion about his heritage that, if true, could change everything.
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2007., Playwrights Canada Press Call No: BLK 812 H424b Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library
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2003., Adult, Criterion Collection : Distributed by Home Vision Entertainment Call No: DVD Fic Bombay Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Series Title: Merchant Ivory collectionSummary Note: A troubled romance laced with barbed wit and pointed melodrama and an affectionate view of the Indian film industry (aka Bollywood). A visiting English author becomes involved with a married Indian movie star; when the romance fizzles she flees to an ashram.
![Bombay talkie [DVD] (1970) Directed by James Ivory](/Library/images/~imageCT75400.JPG "Bombay talkie [DVD] (1970) Directed by James Ivory")
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-- Canadian mosaic 2By Ravel, Avivac1996., Simon & Pierre Call No: 812.54 C212 Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library
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[2006]., Adult, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Call No: DVD Fic Capote Edition: Widescreen. Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: In 1959, Truman Capote was a popular writer for The New Yorker. He learns about the horrific and senseless murder of a family of four in Halcomb, Kansas. Inspired by the story, Capote and his partner, Harper Lee, travel to the town to do research for an article. However, as Capote digs deeper into the story, he is inspired to expand the project into what would be his greatest work, "In Cold Blood." He arranges extensive interviews with the prisoners, especially with Perry Smith. However, his feelings of compassion for Perry conflicts with his need for closure for his book which only an execution can provide. That conflict and the mixed motives for both interviewer and subject make for a troubling experience that would produce an literary account that would redefine modern non-fiction.
![Capote [DVD] (2006). Directed by Bennett Miller.](/Library/images/~imageCT71032.JPG "Capote [DVD] (2006). Directed by Bennett Miller.")
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2010., Screen Media Films : Distributed by GT Media Call No: DVD Fic City of your Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Series Title: Merchant Ivory collectionSummary Note: After winning a grant, Omar Razaghi travels to the estate of the late Uruguayan author Jules Gund in order to convince his three executors to let him write an authorized biography.
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2018., Adult, 111, Elevation Pictures Call No: DVD Fic Colette Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: After marrying 'Willy,' a successful Parisian writer, Colette is transplanted to the intellectual and artistic splendour of Paris. Willy convinces Colette to ghostwrite a semi-autobiographical novel about a witty and brazen country girl named Claudine, sparking a bestseller and a cultural sensation, inspiring additional Claudine novels. Colette's fight over creative ownership and gender roles drives her to overcome societal constraints, revolutionizing literature, fashion and sexual expression.
![Colette [DVD] (2018). Directed by Wash Westmoreland.](/Library/images/~imageCT99821.JPG "Colette [DVD] (2018). Directed by Wash Westmoreland.")
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2011., Talonbooks Call No: BLK 812.54 B789c Edition: 1st revised printing. Availability:0 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: In 1965, Africville, the largest and oldest black community in Canada was bulldozed into memory. What was lost to the politicians of Halifax was an inconvenience, an eyesore. But what was lost to the people whose roots ran deep through the once-vibrant community was an entire way of life. The hamlet's roots went back to the 1830s, when it began to be settled by the descendants of the Black Loyalists, the Black Pioneers, and others who fled the horrors of slavery in America for the relative freedom of Canada. Africville flourished for generations as a tight-knit agricultural settlement, and its people had every right to expect the public service available to all other citizens of the Halifax peninsula. Homeowners in Africville paid city taxes, but after years of being unfairly and ruthlessly denied even the most basic of modern conveniences, including electricity, running water, and a proper sewage system, which were readily available to all of the rest of the citizens of Halifax, the decision by city officials to locate the municipal dump a stones's throw from Africville created a rat-infested, slum-like environment for the already beleaguered neighbourhood. Condemned as unsanitary, its residents were told to sell their homes if they could, before finally being evicted without compensation as the bulldozers moved in. The final injustice was that part of Africville was demolished to make way for an off-leash dog park; the rest of the land was used to build the approaches to the A. Murray MacKay Bridge. In Consecrated Ground, Nova Scotian playwright George Boyd retells the struggle of a community's residents to save their homes and their dignity. With tremendous wit and gravity, Boyd takes us back to Africville on the verge of extinction, making us a gift of characters believable in their vulnerabilities, their courage, and their outrage.
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c2005., HarperCollinsPublishers Call No: CLBio B562c Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library
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2011., Anvil Press Call No: Fic Gre Edition: 2nd ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: Set in Surrey, BC, circa 1960, A Credit to Your Race is a story about innocent love awakening between a fifteen year old black porter's son and the white girl next door. The novel is a disturbing and convincing portrayal of how the full weight of racism and bigotry could come to bear on a youthful, interracial couple. A Credit to Your Race was published in 1973 in a press run of only a few hundred copies. We are pleased to be making this "lost" BC novel available to a new audience of readers.
