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Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (approximately 90 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Inside The Mind of Agatha Christie:Agatha Christie ranks as one of the most successful writers of all time. Combining rare access to Christie's family and her personal archive, the show gives viewers a never-before-seen look into the late crime writer's fascinating life story.
Agatha Christie's England: Retraces the celebrated English writer's footsteps across the England. With access to both her family and those who lived with her and knew her best....
2) Native son
Publisher
Facets Video
Pub. Date
1994.
Physical Desc
1 video cassette (91 min.) : sound, black and white ; 1/2 in.
Language
English
Description
Adaptation of the classic novel by Richard Wright. Set in Chicago, Native son tells the story of Bigger Thomas, a young black man who accidentally murders his employer's daughter while performing his duties as chauffeur. The combined forces of institutional racism and condescending white liberalism pursue Thomas to an unhappy end. The author plays the leading role in this film version.
Publisher
Breaking Glass Pictures
Pub. Date
2014, ©2010.
Edition
DVD.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (78 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
In this feature documentary, anti-gay religious groups meet the gay Jesus play. The film follows the troupe, playwright, and audiences across the U.S. and around the world on a five-year journey of Terrence McNally's passion play, where voices of protest and support collide on one of the central issues facing the LGBT community, religion-based bias related to issues of civil rights, marriage equality, and separation of church and state.
4) The pact
Publisher
Juno Films
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (115 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
Danish
Description
Aged 63 Karen Blixen is at the pinnacle of her fame and next in line to win the Nobel Prize for literature. It has been 17 years since she gave up her famous farm in Africa only to return to Denmark with her life in ruins. Devastated by syphilis and having lost the love of her life she has reinvented herself as a literary sensation. She is an isolated genius, however, until the day she meets a talented 30-year-old poet. She promises him literary stardom...
Publisher
Corinth Films
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (102 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"From the Newark Rebellion of 1967 to current day, the city’s narrative has been one of revolution with each generation picking up where the previous had left off. WHY IS WE AMERICANS? weighs in on Newark’s struggle against oppression through the personal triumphs and tragedies of the Baraka family -- from Amiri’s civil rights leadership and ultimate artistic marginalization, to the horrific murder of his sister, Kimako, through the homicide...
6) Inkheart
Publisher
New Line Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2009]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (106 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
When Mo Folchart reads a story aloud, the characters leap off the page. Literally. And that's a problem. One night he brings out three characters from Inkheart, a story set in medieval times and filled with magical beings. Capricorn and Basta are two villains. Dustfinger is a fire-eater. Now, 10 years later Mo's daughter, Meggie, discovers the truth and it's up to her to escape Capricorn's evil grasp. Mo has been searching for a long lost book that...
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