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Publisher
Image Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2005]
Edition
Widescreen edition.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (110 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
An inside look at the lives of eight people living in a remote and icy Scottish village. The story focuses on the relationship between a mother and a daughter, played by real-life mother and daughter Emma Thompson and Phyllida Law.
Series
Criterion collection volume 860
Language
English
Formats
Description
Mildred is a single mother hell-bent on freeing her children from the stigma of economic hardship. But as Mildred pulls herself up by the bootstraps, first as an unflappable waitress and eventually as the well-heeled owner of a successful restaurant chain, the ingratitute of her materialistic firstborn becomes a venomous serpent's tooth, setting in motion an endless cycle of desperate overtures and heartless recriminations.
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2003]
Edition
Widescreen version.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (109 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Ingrid, a smart, free-spirited, and somewhat narcissistic artist kills her deceitful lover in a crime of passion. Even while serving a prison sentence, she exerts control over her adoring teenage daughter, Astrid, who's forced to spend her teenage years in a series of foster homes before becoming her own person. Explores the strange relationship of Ingrid and Astrid, and includes Astrid's relationship with her foster mothers. At first merely an appendage...
4) Stella
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (109 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Tough and fiercely independent, Stella discovers that she is pregnant after a brief relationship with a doctor, but is too proud to accept a marriage of convenience from him or her well-meaning best friend. Ready to face life without regrets, Stella single-handedly raises her daughter Jenny. Through the years, the two share a very special relationship, until Stella faces the truth, that she cannot provide her daughter with a life of advantages that...
6) Bellissima
Publisher
E 1 Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2012]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (114 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
Italiano
Description
Dreaming of a better life for her family, a star struck mother invests everything, including her last penny, into the dream that her daughter will be discovered at an open casting.
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2010]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (107 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Nic and Jules are in a long term, committed, loving but by no means perfect relationship. Nic, a physician, needs to wield what she believes is control, whereas Jules, under that control, is less self-assured. They have two teen-aged children, Joni, who is Nic's biological child, and Laser, who is Jules' biological child. A big-hearted, sexy and uproariously funny movie that combines comedic surprise with poignant emotional truth.
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
2008.
Edition
DVD.
Physical Desc
6 DVD (16 hours, 40 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Welcome to the fourth season of the series acclaimed for its agile balance of life and laughter. Oh yes, and love. Now fans can relive Rory's first year at Yale and Lorelai's dream of opening her own inn coming true.
Publisher
Strand Releasing
Pub. Date
2008.
Edition
Widescreen ed.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (90 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
Portuguese
Description
Hermila takes her newborn son and returns to her village in northeastern Brazil. Realizing she has been abandoned by her husband, she is determined to raise enough money to escape her stifling home town. She raffles off her body as a way to raise money.
10) Enough said
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (93 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Divorced mom Eva may be falling for Albert, a sweet, funny, like-minded divorced man. But as their relationship blossoms, Eva befriends Marianne, who's always complaining about her ex-husband. When Eva realizes that Albert is the target of Marianne's rants, she begins to question her own perceptions about first impressions and second chances.
Series
Publisher
Turner Entertainment Co
Pub. Date
[2009]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (73 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A first-rate example of Hollywood's pre-Code love affair with third-rate dames and the louses who mistreat them. Follows the misfortunes of an unwed mother who gets mixed up with a wealthy seducer, a thief, a cynical newshound, a devoted bellhop, a sleazy dancehall, gun-blazing crime and plenty of heartache.
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (99 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
Español
Description
Middle-aged Magdalena has lost contact with her son after he took off with a friend from their town of Guanajuato to cross the border into the U.S., hopeful to find work. Desperate to find out what happened to him, and to know whether or not he's even alive, she embarks on an ever-expanding and increasingly dangerous journey to discover the truth. At the same time, a young man named Miguel has returned to Mexico after being deported from the U.S.,...
Publisher
Cinema Guild
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (105 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
Deutsch
Description
The film tells the story of Astrid, a forty-something mother of two, struggling to regain her balance in the wake of her husband's death. Her adolescent son Phillip disappeared for a week and now that he has returned, he faces disciplinary action at school and his toe requires amputation. As new questions confront Astrid from every angle, even simple activities like buying a bicycle or engaging with a work of art, are fraught with unexpected challenges....
Publisher
Bridgestone Multimedia Group
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (approximately 89 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
In the five years since Headly's father died, the fifteen-year-old and her mom, Ren, have become best friends. When Headly has her first crush, she decides her mother needs some romance in her life, too, so she and her friend Willis devise a scheme to help Ren find love again.
Publisher
Hallmark Channel
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (85 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Single mom Maggie is trying to maintain the balance of being devoted to son Jordan while having a career. Jordan needs help at school and meets Casey, a tutor. They quickly bond, and Casey becomes more like a father figure. What he wishes most, however, is for his mom to find happiness and love again at Christmas. With the help of faith and fate, Maggie discovers anything is possible.
Publisher
Strand Releasing
Pub. Date
2010.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (102 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
Français
Description
Jeanne lives in a house in the suburbs with her mother Louise. The two women get on well together. Louise earns her living by looking after children. Jeanne is half-heartedly looking for a job. Louise harbors the hope of getting her daughter a job with Samuel Bleistein, a famous lawyer she knew in her youth. They are set on a collision course because of an incredible lie that Jeanne invents, a lie that grows into the biggest news and political story...
18) Kidnap
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (82 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A typical afternoon in the park turns into a nightmare for single mom Karla Dyson when her son suddenly disappears. Without a cell phone and knowing she has no time to wait for police help, Karla jumps in her own car and sets off in pursuit of the kidnappers. Karla will stop at nothing to recover her kidnapped son.
20) Z
Publisher
Shudder, RLJ Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (83 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
When Beth's son brings home an imaginary friend named 'Z,' she becomes concerned that he is falling too deep into a world of make-believe. He starts to display extremely destructive behavior, blaming Z for all of his actions. But after he gets kicked out of school, Beth is forced to find a solution. She medicates her son, making him unable to see his imaginary companion. But now Beth sees Z and he wants to be her friend.
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