Summary: In the 1840s, acclaimed self-taught palaeontologist Mary Anning works alone on the wild English coastline. She hunts for common fossils to sell to rich tourists to support herself. When one such tourist arrives in Lyme, he entrusts Mary with the care of his young wife Charlotte, who is recuperating from a personal tragedy. Despite their differences, it is the beginning of a passionate and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD AMMCopies Available at Woodmere
2 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA AMMCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MOVIE AMMSummary: The new season finds Abby, a 40-something-year-old self-identified fat, queer dyke, in the wake of a breakup. She begrudgingly accepts the realization that she's too busy to kill herself, and in fact she's just starting to get her head above water... when a global pandemic converges with a family emergency and forces Abby into uncharted territory.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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2 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV WORSummary: One of the earliest and best-loved films of this period in his career, which balances a realistic depiction of tormented romance with staging that remains true to the director's roots in experimental theater. This unforgettable, unforgiving dissection of the imbalanced relationship between a haughty fashion designer and a beautiful but icy ingenue, based, in a sly gender reversal, on the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2015
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN BITSummary: The complications of love and friendship among three New Jersey comic book artists: Holden, his partner Banky, and Alyssa, the woman Holden falls in love with only to be thwarted by her sexuality.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Buena Vista Home Entertainment 2000
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2 available in Comedy DVDs, Call number: DVD COMEDY CHASummary: The colorful, electrifying romance that took the Cannes Film Festival by storm courageously dives into a young woman's experiences of first love and sexual awakening. Blue is the Warmest Color stars the remarkable newcomer Adèle Exarchopoulos as a high schooler who, much to her own surprise, plunges into a thrilling relationship with a female twentysomething art student, played by Léa Seydoux....
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: A black comedy in which a young man's sexual impulses go haywire when he discovers that the woman he has just slept with happens to be his mother's lesbian lover. Set against Reykjavik's swinging nightlife, Hlynur soon finds that he can't continue resisting adulthood.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Wellspring Media 2003
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN ONESummary: Butterfly researcher Cynthia and her lover Evelyn play a sadomasochistic role-playing game on their European estate, until one player's zeal may push their relationship too far.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2015
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD + BLU-RAY DRAMA DUKSummary: "Corky (Gina Gershon), a tough ex-con and her lover Violet (Jennifer Tilly) concoct a scheme to steal $2 million of mob money and pin the blame on Violet's crooked boyfriend"--Container.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Olive Films 2012
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1 available in Crime / Mystery DVDs, Call number: DVD CRIME/MYSTERY BOUSummary: "It's 1988 in England and a new law stigmatizing gays and lesbians forces Jean, a closeted gym teacher, to live a double life. As pressure mounts from all sides, the arrival of a new student catalyzes a crisis that will push Jean to the edge."--Container.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA BLUSummary: Its the Battle of Berlin, during World War 2, two women find each other. One is single, AimGee, the other, Jaguar, is unhappily married with 4 children. In war torn Germany it was not safe to be Jewish, it was just as unsafe to be a lesbian. When Jaguar's husband, who is a German soldier, finds out about the relationship of his wife to AimGee, nothing but trouble becomes the result.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Zeitgeist Video 2001
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN AIMSummary: Adachi spends her days skipping class until she meets fellow delinquent Shimamura and the two become friends. Cutting class together deepens the bond but unexpected emotions blossom. The two travel this sea of emotions and learn each other's feelings.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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1 available in Anime, Call number: BLU-RAY ANIME ADASummary: Somewhere along the mid-nineteenth century American East Coast frontier, two neighboring couples battle hardship and isolation, witnessed by a splendid yet testing landscape, challenging them both physically and psychologically.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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2 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA WORCopies Available at Kingsley
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD WORSummary: Alice is a reclusive writer, resigned to a solitary life on the seaside cliffs of Southern England while World War II rages across the channel. When she opens her front door one day to find she's to adopt a young London evacuee name Frank, she's resistant. It's not long, however, before the two realize they have more in common in their pasts than Alice had assumed.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA SUMCopies Available at Fife Lake
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD SuSummary: "Abby is a 45-year-old self-identified fat, queer dyke whose misfortune and despair unexpectedly lead her to a vibrantly transformative relationship. Chicago improv mainstay Abby McEnany stars in this uniquely human comedy series, co=created by McEnany and Tim Mason"--Container.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV WORSummary: 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: Kena and Ziki long for something more. Despite the political rivalry between their families, the girls resist and remain close friends, supporting each other to pursue their dreams in a conservative society. When love blossoms between them, the two girls will be forced to choose between happiness and safety. Inspried by Monica Arac de Nyeko's "Jambula Tree", which chronicles a story of two...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA RAFSummary: Following the lives of five gay men in Pittsburgh, 'Queer as Folk' is a riveting drama full of sex, drugs, adventure, friendship and love. Although the creators of 'Queer as Folk' wanted to present an honest depiction of gay life, it is by no means a comprehensive depiction. In addition to the usual sexual escapades and relationships of the five friends, the show explores critical gay political...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Showtime Entertainment 2002
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV QUESummary: "Focusing on the loves, careers, ambitions and relationships of a group of gay men and women" in Pittsburgh, PA--Container.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Showtime Entertainment 2001
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV QUESummary: The revelatory and assured feature debut by Dee Rees is a coming-of-age tale of a queer Black women navigating the expression of her gender and sexual identities, built around a beautifully layered performance from Adepero Oduye.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2021