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Man-woman relationships Manners and customs New York (N.Y.) Drama New York (N.Y.) Social life and customs 19th century Drama New York (State) New York Triangles (Interpersonal relations) Triangles (Interpersonal relations) Drama Upper class Upper class New York (State) New York Drama Wharton, Edith 1862-1937Filter By Subjects
Man-woman relationships Manners and customs New York (N.Y.) Drama New York (N.Y.) Social life and customs 19th century Drama New York (State) New York Triangles (Interpersonal relations) Triangles (Interpersonal relations) Drama Upper class Upper class New York (State) New York Drama Wharton, Edith 1862-1937Summary: The trailblazing Joan Micklin Silver one of only five women to direct a film for a Hollywood studio in the 1970s digs fearlessly into the psychology of a thorny relationship in this anti-romantic comedy, based on Ann Beattie's best-selling novel, about lovelorn civil servant Charles and his married-but-separated coworker Laura. Months after their affair has ended, Charles is haunted by memories...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: An acrobatically inclined free spirit, following a whirlwind engagement, literally tumbles into the lives of his fiancée's aristocratic family, setting up a clash of values with her staid father while firing the rebellious imagination of her brash, black-sheep sister. With a sparkling surface and an undercurrent of melancholy, the film is an enchanting ode to nonconformists and pie-in-the-sky...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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1 available in Comedy DVDs, Call number: BLU-RAY COMEDY HOLSummary: Tells the story of Newland Archer, whose engagement to an innocent socialite binds him to the codes and rituals of his upbringing. When her cousin arrives in town on a wave of scandal after separating from her husband, she ignites passions in Newland he never knew existed. Swelling with exquisite period detail, this film is an alternately heartbreaking and satirical look at the brutality of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2018