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Pub. Date
2007
Physical Desc
1 DVD (94 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Dramatizes the true story of William Douglas "Chameleon" Street, a quick-witted, self-tutored young man from Detroit who barely managed to earn a high school diploma, yet in the 70's managed to pull off a series of high-profile hoaxes.
2) The imposter
Pub. Date
2012
Physical Desc
1 DVD (99 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
In 1994, a thirteen-year-old boy disappeared without a trace from San Antonio, Texas. Three-and-a-half years later, he is found alive and well thousands of miles away in Spain. He tells a story of kidnap and torture when he returns. While his family is excited to bring him home, all is not quite as it seems. Is the boy really who he claims to be, or is he an imposter giving the family false hope for their child's return?
Publisher
Frank Capra Productions
Pub. Date
©2001, ©1933.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (92 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Apple Annie, a fruit peddler, throws a party for Count Romero, whose son is engaged to her beautiful daughter. With a little help from a big-time gambler and a few other instant "members of society, " she keeps the imposture going-- for a while.
Publisher
Arbelos Films
Pub. Date
[2023]
Edition
Blu-ray edition.
Physical Desc
1 Blu-ray (94 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet ([16] pages : illustrations ; 15 cm)
Language
English
Description
It recounts the improbable but true story of Michigan con man William Douglas Street Jr., the titular 'chameleon' who successfully impersonated his way up the socioeconomic ladder by posing as a magazine reporter, and Ivy League student, a respected surgeon, and a corporate lawyer.
5) F for fake
Series
Publisher
Criterion collection
Pub. Date
[2005]
Edition
Special edition.
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (approximately 237 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Trickery. Deceit. Magic. In this free-form documentary, the legendary filmmaker gleefully engages the central preoccupation of his career: the tenuous line between truth and illusion, art and lies.
Series
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (103 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Bankrolled by an Italian count with a taste for practical jokes, streetwise bargirl passes herself off as an aristocrat as a posh Alpine resort. There she plans to land a wealthy husband pronto, even though she's drawn to the town postman.
7) Zelig
Publisher
MGM Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2001]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (79 min.) : sound, black and white with color sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
This spoof of documentary films stars Woody Allen as Leonard Zelig, the famous "Chameleon Man" of the 1920's, whose personality was so vague he would assume the characteristics of whomever he came into contact with. Filmed in black-and-white, the movie simulates the look of a newsreel, complete with stentorian narration.
Publisher
Well Go USA Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
1 DVD + 1 Blu-ray (116 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
中文(繁體)
Description
In Pei, a kingdom ruled by a young and unpredictable king, the military commander faces peril both inside and outside the palace walls. But he has a secret weapon: a look-alike who can fool both Pei's enemies and the King himself.
9) Paheli
Publisher
Eros Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2005]
Physical Desc
1 DVD : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
Hindi
Description
Lachchi is married to Kishan, whose only interest is money. On the night of their marriage, he leaves to pursue his business interests. However a ghost has fallen in love with Lachchi and he takes on Kishan's appearance and wins everyone's heart. When the real Kishan finally returns five years later, confusion abounds until finally a wise old shepherd devises the three tests to resolve the paheli that has baffled everyone.
10) F for fake
Series
Publisher
The Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2005]
Edition
Blu-ray.
Physical Desc
1 Blu-ray (88 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Trickery. Deceit. Magic. In this free-form documentary, the legendary filmmaker gleefully engages the central preoccupation of his career - the tenuous line between truth and illusion, art and lies. This edition includes many special features.
11) The Rainmaker
Series
Publisher
Paramount Pictures Corp
Pub. Date
2005.
Edition
Widescreen version.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (121 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Under the spell of a wandering charlatan named Starbuck, a lonely ranch girl blossoms into full womanhood.
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2002]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (102 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
After returning from World War II, a young G.I. finds he has little in common with the wife he left behind. Disillusioned, he heads north to work as a travelling salesman where he meets the daughter of a wealthy vineyard owner. On her way home, she is terrified of what her father will do when he learns she is unmarried and pregnant. The young man gallantly offers to help by posing as her husband for one night, unaware that doing so will change both...
13) Housesitter
Publisher
MCA/Universal Home Video
Pub. Date
1992, 1998.
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (1 hr., 42 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Shortly after an architect's girlfriend turns down his marriage proposal, he encounters a woman who decides on her own to move into his empty dream house and pass herself off as his new wife--with hilarious and romantic consequences.
14) Magic town
Publisher
Olive Films
Pub. Date
[2013]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (103 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
An ambitious pollster finds a small town whose citizens' opinions accurately reflect those of America at large. On discovering this oddity in the darling town of Grandview, Smith plots to exploit this mathematical miracle. Posing as an insurance salesman along with his two sidekicks, Ike Sloan and Mr. Twiddle, he romances the local newspaper editor while trying to keep her from discovering his true intentions.
Series
Publisher
Studiocanal
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
1 Blu-ray (96 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
Français
Description
Jona, a young drifter, stops at a desolate roadside service station where Mara, the owner, identifies him as her son Rocky, who disappeared four years ago. Jonas is overwhelmed by the awkward situation, but tired and hungry, accepts Mara's offer of room and board. Even when the attractive and carefree Billie, his alleged sister, comes home, she appears to recognize him as her brother and soon takes him under her wing. As an erotic relationship develops...
16) Leap!
Publisher
Lions Gate Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (89 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
An orphan girl dreams of becoming a ballerina and flees her rural Brittany for Paris, where she passes for someone else and accedes to the position of pupil at the Grand Opera house.
Publisher
CJ Entertainment
Pub. Date
2013.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (approximately 131 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
Korean
Description
Amid national chaos and fear for his life, tyrannical King Gwanghae orders his trusted counselor to find a royal body double. He recruits a crude, working-class peasant, Ha-seon, a village performer who bears a startling resemblance to the ruler. When the king falls into a coma from poisoning, he is secreted away to recover and Ha-seon reluctantly assumes the throne, forced to pull off history's biggest masquerade.
Publisher
Flicker Alley
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
1 DVD + 1 Blu-ray (92 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (23 pages : illustrations ; 17 cm)
Language
Español
Description
Alfredo Gasper, a dissatisfied Buenos Aires newspaperman partners with Paar Liudas, a clever Hungarian refugee, to create a bogus correspondence school exploiting the hopes of would-be journalists. As their scheme succeeds, a mystery woman from Liudas' past sparks Gasper's suspicions: his charming colleague may be playing him for a sucker. Gasper soon finds himself plotting the perfect crime - but fate has many twists in store.
Series
Publisher
Big Idea Entertainment
Pub. Date
2011.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (approximately 49 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Princess Poppyseed's life on her family's farm is far from the glamorous world of her favorite pop singer, Vanna Banana. While Princess milks the cows and dreams of a life on stage, Vanna has her own dreams of a life far from the hectic pace of stardom. On a chance meeting, Vanna and Princess cross paths and realize they look almost exactly alike, which leads to the crazy notion that maybe they could switch lives!
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