Summary: Set in a dreary, unforgiving mid-nineteenth century German village in Hunsruck, it captures the plight of hundreds of thousands of Europeans who immigrated to faraway South America to escape the famine, poverty and despotism that ruled at home. Edgar Reitz's film is a heart-wrenching drama and love story set against the backdrop of this forgotten tragedy. Jakob, our protagonist, tries to...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN HOMSummary: Takes you into Hitler's bunker, in 1945, during the brutal and harrowing last days of the Third Reich. Seen through the eyes of Hitler's infamous secretary Traudl Junge, optimism crumbles into grim realization and terror as it becomes clear that Germany's defeat is inevitable. As the Russian army circles the city, the dimly lit halls of the underground refuge become an execution chamber for the...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment 2005
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1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF DOWSummary: Three radical activists like to make their point by breaking into the homes of the wealthy, re-arranging their belongings and leaving cryptic messages. When one such break-in goes wrong, they are forced to kidnap a wealthy businessman.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Metro Goldwyn Mayer Home Entertainment 2005
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2 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN EDU1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF EDU
Summary: 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: College freshman Michaela suffers a breakdown that looks less like her diagnosed condition of epilepsy than a form of demonic possession. Seeking a priest's aid, Michaela enters a very personal hell while her family watches in horror.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: IFC Films 2007
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN REQSummary: Follows the downward spiral of the fiery, brash, yet innocent showgirl Lulu, whose sexual vivacity has a devastating effect on everyone with whom she comes in contact.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Criterion Collection 2006
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN PANSummary: Building the Titanic has been a huge financial effort, and White Star Line president Bruce Ismay wants her maiden voyage to hit the headlines. It is at Ismay's urging that Capt. Edward J. Smith pushes for a record speed in their voyage to New York, and that eventually sows the seeds for later disaster. This Titanic features a number of rich, decadent British passengers and a handful of noble...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Kino on Video 2004
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA TITSummary: "The brilliant debut by Guatemalan filmmaker Jayro Bustamante is a mesmerizing fusion of fact and fable, a dreamlike depiction of the daily lives of Kaqchikel speaking Mayans on a coffee plantation at the base of an active volcano. Immersing viewers in its characters' customs and beliefs, the film chronicles with unblinking realism, a disappearing tradition and a disappearing people."--Container.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2015
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN IXCSummary: Based on a true story, this is the compelling tale of a simple Jewish man who leaves his humble village to become a mythical strongman in Berlin.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: New Line Home Video 2003
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA INVSummary: Schultze is a recently retired miner who, like his father before him, entertains polka audiences with his accordion. When he discovers the fiery energy of Zydeco music on his radio, the rigid monotony of his daily routine takes a spicy turn. Schultze learns to play his accordion with a new snap and style. His new-found fascination ultimately leads him on a life-changing journey to the Louisiana...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Paramount 2005
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN SCHSummary: The true tale of a Jewish family who flee the Nazi regime in 1938 and learns to cope with their new life, and each other, on a remote farm in Kenya.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment 2003
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3 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN NOWSummary: When a serial killer is stalking the children of the city, everyone, including the criminal underworld, wants to see him brought down.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Home Vision Entertainment 2004