Summary: A Nigerian villager is eager to work as a civil servant for the British authorities, including a sympathetic district officer, in the hopes that it will benefit him in the future. Instead, his ambition leads to his tragic downfall. Mister Johnson, based on a 1939 novel by Joyce Cary, is a graceful, heartfelt drama about the limits of idealism, affectingly acted and handsomely shot.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2015
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: BLU-RAY DRAMA MISSummary: Based on the true story of WWII Russian hero Vassili Zaitsev whose fame thrust him into a personal war with the Nazis best sharpshooter, Major Erwin Konig.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Paramount Pictures 2001
Copies Available at Woodmere
2 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA ENECopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD Movie Enemy 2001Summary: A charming, evocative drama about a group of travelers in Italy who find solace and friendship after being thrown together by tragedy.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: HBO Home Video 2003
Copies Available at Woodmere
2 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA MYCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD Movie My 2003Summary: When a local politician attempts to come between a single dad and his adopted daughter, they fight to remain a family, and the bond between father and daughter is strengthened.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Touchstone Home Video 2003