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1) The tempest
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
Prospero, the deposed Duke of Milan, uses his skill at controlling natural forces to cause the shipwreck of his old opponents, forcing them to seek refuge on the island where he and his daughter Miranda have been living in exile, and setting the stage for Miranda to fall in love with Ferdinand, the prince of Naples. Includes explanatory notes, plot summaries, critical essay, and illustrations from the Folger Library Collections.
2) King Lear
Author
Language
English
Description
Presents the original text of Shakespeare's play side by side with a modern version, with marginal notes and explanations and full descriptions of each character.
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
Duke Frederick has stolen the title and throne of his elder brother, Duke Senior. Duke Senior has taken up residence in the Forest of Arden with his band of loyal followers, leaving his daughter, Rosalind, behind at the court. Enter Orlando and Oliver de Boys, two brothers divided by their hatred for one another.
4) Hardcore
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2004.
Edition
Anamorphic widescreen format (1.85:first).
Physical Desc
1 DVD (approximately 108 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A businessman's daughter is missing in L.A., so he hires a private investigator. She is spotted in a cheap X-Rated movie. The father decides to bring her back personally.
Author
Language
English
Description
The authoritative edition of The Winter's Tale from The Folger Shakespeare Library, the trusted and widely used Shakespeare series for students and general readers.
The Winter's Tale, one of Shakespeare's very late plays, is filled with improbabilities. Before the conclusion, one character comments that what we are about to see, "Were it but told you, should be hooted at / Like an old tale."
It includes murderous passions,...
The Winter's Tale, one of Shakespeare's very late plays, is filled with improbabilities. Before the conclusion, one character comments that what we are about to see, "Were it but told you, should be hooted at / Like an old tale."
It includes murderous passions,...
Publisher
Paramount Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2010.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (130 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
When 14-year-old Susie Salmon was murdered, she left her unfinished life behind. Now from her place in a strange but beautiful in-between world, she must help her father catch her killer and protect her family before she can finally move on.
7) The tree
Publisher
Zeitgeist Films
Pub. Date
2011.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (100 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Following the death of her husband in a car crash, a grieving widow in the Australian countryside struggles to help her children deal with their loss.
8) Cymbeline
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
The authoritative edition of Cymbeline from The Folger Shakespeare Library, the trusted and widely used Shakespeare series for students and general readers.
Cymbeline tells the story of a British king, Cymbeline, and his three children, presented as though they are in a fairy tale. The secret marriage of Cymbeline's daughter, Imogen, triggers much of the action, which includes villainous slander, homicidal jealousy, cross-gender...
Cymbeline tells the story of a British king, Cymbeline, and his three children, presented as though they are in a fairy tale. The secret marriage of Cymbeline's daughter, Imogen, triggers much of the action, which includes villainous slander, homicidal jealousy, cross-gender...
Publisher
Paramount Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2007]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (75 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A young Nebraskan girl named Addie wants nothing more for the holidays than a Christmas tree. Her bitter, widowed father refuses, but slowly learns the spirit of the season.
Author
Publisher
Full Measure Press
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
li, 218 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm
Language
English
Description
Prospero, the deposed Duke of Milan, uses his skill at controlling natural forces to cause the shipwreck of his old opponents, forcing them to seek refuge on the island where he and his daughter Miranda have been living in exile, and setting the stage for Miranda to fall in love with Ferdinand, the prince of Naples. Includes explanatory notes, plot summaries, critical essay, and illustrations.
14) The Tempest
Author
Series
Publisher
Ambrose Video
Pub. Date
1987.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (150 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
This play revolves around an enchanted island, an exiled duke, young lovers and a framework of conspiracy as they affected dramatic and emotional romances.
Publisher
First Look Studios
Pub. Date
[2008]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (93 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A man is reunited with his teenage daughter after spending years in a mental institute. When he becomes obsessed that ancient treasure is buried under his home, his daughter decides to go along with his antics.
Series
Studio classic volume 25
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2004]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (approximately 125 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A woman and a burglar hatch a scheme to swipe a forgery from an art museum to conceal her father's art forgeries.
Series
Publisher
Metro Goldwyn Mayer Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2005]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (approximately 92 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Thirteen-year-old Rynn (Foster) is a gifted prodigy who lives in a big old house with her reclusive father all alone. Or does she? Rynn is determined to preserve her isolated existence at any cost and stop those vicious rumors dead in their tracks!
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2012]
Edition
[Rental ready].
Physical Desc
1 DVD (111 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Gus Lobel has been one of the best scouts in baseball for decades, but, despite his efforts to hide it, age is starting to catch up with him. Nevertheless, Gus, who can tell a pitch just by the crack of the bat, refuses to be benched for what may be the final innings of his career. The one person who might be able to help is also the one person Gus would never ask: his daughter, Mickie, an associate at a high-powered Atlanta law firm.
19) Proof
Publisher
Miramax Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2006]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (approximately 99 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A devoted daughter who comes to terms with the death of her father, a brilliant mathematician whose genius was crippled by mental insanity, with the help of one of her father's former students.
20) Tempest
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2007]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (approximately 142 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Comedy loosely based on Shakespeare's play has a New York City architect who tries to solve his midlife crisis by moving to a Greek island with his teenage daughter.
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