Summary: 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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Gómez de la Serna, Ramón

Contents: "That youthful genius who fills the showcase of the world" : essay / by Ramón Gómez de la Serna -- Ramón Gómez de la Serna and Dalí : note / by Sebastiano Grasso -- The life and works : chronology / by Eleonora Bairati -- Art for looking at one's soul : 68 works / by Salvador Dalí -- The Dalí Theater Museum at Figueras : note / by Eleonora Bairati -- Inventiveness-the key to survival : an...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Wellfleet Press 1979

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Summary: Is your mama a llama? Lloyd the llama asks all kinds of baby animals his question. Will he ever get the answer he longs to hear? Leo the late bloomer: What's the matter with Leo? He can't read, write or speak like the other baby animals can. Will Leo ever bloom? Elizabeti's doll: When her new baby brother arrives, Elizabeti wants a baby of her own. She finds a rock that will make a perfect...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2003

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Summary: In season three Malotru has been taken hostage by the Islamic State. Moved from camp to camp, tortured and weakened, he's close to despair. In Paris, the Directorate-General for External Security (DGSE) faces a dilemma: should they use all of their resources to save Malotru, who betrayed the service, his country and friends when he became a double agent working for the CIA?

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Kino Lorber 2017

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Summary: "Oscar- winning director Louie Psihoyos (The Cove) assembles a team of artists and activists on an undercover operation to expose the hidden world of endangered species and the race to protect them against mass extinction. Spanning the globe to infiltrate the world's most dangerous black markets and using high tech tactics to document the link between carbon emissions and species extinction,...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2016

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Seba

Contents: Ben Ali (4:12) -- Chouft (3:52) -- TGe dGekoum -- Zina zina (3:34) -- Nomades (4:31) -- MGsirda (3:57) -- Bladna (3:39) -- Kayen dGe (3:43) -- RaFi raFi (3:51) -- Loukane (5:33) -- Yamina (4:27) -- Salam (4:21)

Format: sound recording-musical

Publisher / Publication Date: Tinder Records 2000

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Summary: Set in 1901. After a heated misunderstanding due to poor translation leads to the death of a lawman, Mexican American farmer Gregorio Cortez sets off in desperate flight from the Texas Rangers, evading a massive manhunt on horseback for days.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: The Criterion Collection 2018

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Summary: An inspirational adventure, based on the true story of two young men whose thrilling and dangerous road trip across Latin America becomes a life-changing journey of self-discovery.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Universal 2005

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Summary: Same Genius. New World. Florence is thrown into chaos in the wake of the Pazzi conspiracy and Leonardo da Vinci must push the limits of his mind and body to defend the city against the forces of Rome. When the dust settles, friends are buried and rivalries are enflamed. While the Medicis go to unthinkable lengths to deal with new threats, da Vinci continues on his quest to find the fabled Book...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Anchor Bay Entertainment 2015

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EERA

Contents: Living -- Beast -- Christine -- I wanna dance -- Survived -- Watching you -- 10,000 voices -- Trust -- Wise man -- Reflection of youth.

Format: sound recording-musical

Publisher / Publication Date: 2017

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Summary: While Batya, a struggling waitress, cares for a mysterious child that appeared to her out of the sea. Newlywed Keren nurses a broken leg and a ruined honeymoon. Filipino migrant worker Joy tries to support her son back home. A reflection on making connections and confronting destiny in a deconstructed urban landscape.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Zeitgeist Films 2008

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Summary: A soccer player and three other prisioners awaiting execution in a horrific detention center, risk their lives to escape. Based on the memoirs and testimony of two of the prisoners, who were later witnesses at a war crimes trial.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Genius Products 2008

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Summary: Based on a true story about revenge, fear and redemption. In 19th century St. Pierre, a convict sentenced to death strives to better himself in the eyes of the police chief's beautiful wife and that of the town that she has him working in. Since there is no guillotine or executioner, one of each has to be sent for from France.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2001

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Summary: Strap yourself in for an adrenaline rush, rollerball competition as three players battle the ruthless owner of an ultra-violent sport league, where blood, speed and murder are all part of the game.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2002

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Coelho, Joseph

Summary: UK Children's Laureate Joseph Coelho presents twenty tiny tales -- each one illustrated by a different artist, and each just ten words long -- in a book that's as much a work of art as an invitation to budding writers. Is it possible to spin a tale using just ten words? In this magnificent compendium, author and poet Joseph Coelho proves that it is -- with mini-stories of underwater worlds,...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2023

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Deedy, Carmen Agra.

Summary: In this humorous retelling of a Cuban folktale, a cockroach interviews her suitors in order to decide whom to marry.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Peachtree 2007

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Cahoone, Sera

Contents: Worry all your life -- Deer Creek Canyon -- Naked -- Nervous wreck -- And still we move -- Every little word -- One to blame -- Rumpshaker -- Shakin' hands -- Anyway you like -- Here with me -- Oh my.

Format: sound recording-musical

Publisher / Publication Date: Sub Pop 2012

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Summary: An affair to remember: Nickie Ferrante and Terry McKay meet on an ocean liner and fall deeply in love. Though each is engaged to someone else, they agree to meet six months later at the Empire State Building if they still feel the same way about each other. But a tragic accident prevents their rendezvous, and the lovers' future takes an emotional and uncertain turn. Laura: A beautiful young...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment 2014

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Summary: "Son is Cuba's principal dance and song form and the root of salsa. Fusing African and Spanish elements, it ranges in style from simple, rustic bands to the brassy arrangements of New York salsa. This rough guide, literally a 'who's who' in Cuban music, explores this rich tradition, from its conception in the early 1900s to the present day big-band revival"--Container verso.

Format: sound recording-musical

Publisher / Publication Date: World Music Network 2000

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Summary: A collection of tales which range from comic to tragic, but most often having a wicked sense of humor and filled with unexpected twists.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: CBS DVD 2006

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