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Adult students Connecticut Drama Connecticut Drama Film adaptations India History British occupation, 1765-1947 Drama Interpersonal relations Connecticut Drama Islands Drama Man-woman relationships Drama Motion pictures, German Swimmers Connecticut Drama Swimming Training Connecticut DramaSummary: Dorian Gray is an innocent young man who has his portrait painted by a close friend. Soon after he falls under the influence of amoral Lord Henry Wotton. Dorian soon jilts his fiancee, which leads to her suicide. This is the start of a life of increasing debauchery. Dorian realizes that the outward signs of this are apparent only in the portrait. Eventually the picture, secreted in his...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Distributed by Warner Home Video 2008
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA PICSummary: While on a trip in 1928 to visit her son, Mrs. Moore, accompanied by her son's fiancee, is appalled at the treatment of the Indians by the ruling British government. Later, they befriend a native Indian who, over-stepping the accepted norms of his culture, invites the two ladies on an excursion. In a strange turn of events, he is accused of attempting to rape the young woman.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2000
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2 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA PASSummary: The Whangara people of New Zealand, believe their ancestor Paikea was saved from drowning by riding home on the back of a whale. The tribal group has since granted leadership positions to the first-born males, believing them to be descendants of Paikea. But then a young mother dies in childbirth along with her newborn male son. His twin sister survives and the little girl, Pai, is brought up by...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment 2003
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA WHACopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MOVIE WHASummary: As 27-year old Jancsi boards a train in Budapest heading for France, he begins a journey into his past, reminiscencing about his lifelong friend, Kata.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Film Forum 2002
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN LOVBullock, Sandra
Summary: After his father dies on September 11, 2001, eleven year old Oskar searches New York City for a lock that matches the key his father left behind.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Warner Home Video 2012
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVDCopies Available at Woodmere
2 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA EXTCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MOVIE EXTCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD Movie Extremely 2012Summary: Serafina is a Sicillian woman who now lives in the American South. She is mourning the death of her beloved husband, constantly telling herself stories of their time together. Her fragile, emotional existence is shattered when she discovers that her husband had been having an affair. Luckily, Serafina meets truck driver Mangiacavello and their tentative romance may help her through this...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Paramount 2004
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA ROSSummary: Epic story of two families in Italy traces both the rise of fascism and the conflict between the sons of the families, both born on January 1, 1900.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Olive Films 2012
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA NINSummary: This historical drama tells the story of Juana Inés de la Cruz, one of the greatest poets of the Spanish Siglo de Oro. In order to pursue her passion for writing, Juana enters the convent. There, she develops an intimate relationship with the vicereine, who inspires her poetry. But when the forces of the Inquisition invade the convent, the women have only each other to turn to.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: First Run Features 2003
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN ISummary: High school soccer prodigy Sara Davis juggles life, love and sports on her way to becoming the youngest player ever selected to the U.S. National Team. Conflicts arise as Sara deals with her over-zealous sports dad, a free-spirited boyfriend and her hectic existence in the social quicksand commonly known as high school.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Distributed by Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment 2008
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD HSummary: When Susan moves with her father from America to England, she ends up falling in love with and marrying Sir John Ashwood, an English baronet. But, before their son is born, Susan loses her husband to World War I. When World War II breaks out years later, her son's own tour of duty begins. Finding out whether he will return home safely or not makes for some of the most dramatic moments in motion...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Warner Bros. 2009
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1 available in Romance DVDs, Call number: DVD ROMANCE WHISummary: When U.S. Marshall Teddy Daniels arrives at the asylum for the criminally insane on Shutter Island, what starts as a routine investigation quickly takes a sinister turn. As the investigation unfolds and Daniels uncovers more shocking and terrifying truths about the island, he also learns there are some places that never let you go.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Paramount Home Entertainment 2010
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD SHUCopies Available at Woodmere
2 available in Thriller DVDs, Call number: DVD THRILLER SHUSummary: Urban drama about an idealistic teacher in a slum area who fights doggedly to connect with his unruly students. Based on Evan Hunter's novel.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Warner Home Video 2005
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD Movie Blackboard 2005Summary: A young girl is torn between adhering to family traditions and attaining super-stardom on the soccer field.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 20th Century Fox 2003
Copies Available at East Bay
1 available in Juvenile Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD JUV BENCopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MOVIE BENSummary: A horror film about a young couple and their children who move into a house that was once the site of a horrific series of murders. Over the next 28 days, they find that the house might be haunted by a murderous presence.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment 2005
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD AMISummary: The story of the love affair between a beautiful retired courtesan Lea, and Chéri, the son of her old colleague and rival, Madame Peloux. After six years Madame Peloux has secretly arranged a marriage between Chéri and Edmee, the daughter of another rich courtesan. As the inevitable moment of parting approaches, Lea and Chéri begin to understand, too late, how much they mean to one another.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Miramax Home Entertainment 2009
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA CHESummary: A 17-year-old Kurdish refugee, Bilal, has struggled his way through Europe in an attempt to reunite with his girlfriend, who has emigrated to England. When he is stopped in France, he decides to swim the English Channel to complete his journey. While training at a local swimming pool he meets Simon, a middle-aged swim instructor, who agrees to help Bilal, in order to regain the affection of...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Film Movement 2010
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1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF WELSummary: An actor of the Art Theatre Company of Hamburg, who subordinates everything to his success, befriends a principal figure in the Nazi power machinery and is drawn into the poisonous circle of evil from which he can no longer escape.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Anchor Bay Entertainment 2001
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1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF MEPSummary: Class 1-A visits Nabu Island where they finally get to do some real hero work. The place is so peaceful that it feels like a vacation until they're attacked by a villain with an unfathomable Quirk! With All Might retired and citizens' lives on the line, there's no time for questions. Deku and his friends are the next generation of heroes, and they're the island's only hope.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: FUNimation 2020
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Summary: After being faced with an impending nuclear apocalypse, a group of college students at an international school in Jakarta must determine which ten of them will take shelter underground and reboot the human race.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Phase 4 Films (usa) Llc 2014
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MOVIE AFTSummary: Erik Kernan is an up-and-coming sports reporter who rescues a homeless man only to discover that he is, in fact, a boxing legend believed to have passed away. What begins as an opportunity to resurrect the Champ's story and escape the shadow of his father's success becomes a personal journey as the ambitious reporter reexamines his own life and his relationship with his family.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment 2008
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA RESSummary: A Connecticut adult swim class sets the stage for this comedy-drama about love, loss and second chances. Three strangers, inextricably connected through personal heartbreak, find themselves entering deep water as they learn that life isn't always about diving right in-- it's about getting your feet wet once in awhile.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Echo Bridge Home Entertainment 2007
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1 available in Comedy DVDs, Call number: DVD COMEDY BIGSummary: When 16 year old Stephanie Daley faces murder charges in connection with the death of her baby, pregnant forensic-psychologist Lydie Crane is tapped to unravel the truth. Stephanie claims to have been unaware of her condition, but as their sessions intensify, Stephanie's state of denial and Lydie's fears regarding her own pregnancy reveal a destiny that intertwines them both.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Distributed by Genius Entertainment 2007