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- Glow. by Baur, Gabriel,film director.; Staub, Irene,actor.; First Run Features (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Irene StaubOriginally produced by First Run Features in 2017."Someone who glows so brightly is not going to grow old," Fellini prophesied about Irene Staub, aka Lady Shiva, one of the all-time greatest Swiss divas. Though Irene had a vibrant career as a model and singer in an underground Zürich band between 1968 and the late 80s, she died far too young. Through archival footage and interviews with prominent figures, director Gabriel Baur tells her story.Mode of access: World Wide Web.- Subjects: Documentary films.; Arts.; Music.; Documentary films.; Mass media and culture.; Women's studies.; Artists.;
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- Imaginary Tales. by Marc, Jean,film director.; Spira (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Originally produced by Spira in 2018.A documentary feature best described as the portrait of an author about and with André Forcier. It is the story of an exceptional and undeniable filmmaker in our national cinema's landscape and a pillar at the heart of its identity. It is a chance to revisit his body of work, known for its heavy dose of magical realism, through the re-enactement of scenes from throughout his filmography. It is a stroll through his world: appering sometimes as a recollection, a footprint or a memory.Mode of access: World Wide Web.- Subjects: Documentary films.; Arts.; Motion pictures.; Documentary films.; Artists.;
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- Under the Sky of Damascus. by Wajeeh, Ali,film director.; Khaled, Heba,film director.; Derki, Talal,film director.; Journeyman Pictures (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Originally produced by Journeyman Pictures in 2023.A tight-knit group of young Syrian women embark upon on a radical project: producing a play that lays bare the culture of misogyny and sexual abuse that has blighted the lives of females in their country for generations. Farah, Eliana, Inana, Souhir and Grace want to blow the whistle on women's oppression, though they know their production will make it even harder for them to get work.Mode of access: World Wide Web.- Subjects: Documentary films.; Literature.; Arts.; Criminal law.; Social sciences.; Foreign study.; Gender identity.; Documentary films.; Middle East.; Women's studies.; Artists.; Current affairs.; Theater.;
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- Godard Cinema. by Leuthy, Cyril,film director.; Godard, Jean-Luc,actor.; Kino Lorber (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Jean-Luc GodardOriginally produced by Kino Lorber in 2023.Jean-Luc Godard is synonymous with cinema. With the release of Breathless in 1960, he established himself overnight as a cinematic rebel and symbol for the era’s progressive and anti-war youth. Sixty-two years and 140 films later, Godard is among the most renowned artists of all time, taught in every film school yet still shrouded in mystery. One of the founders of the French New Wave, political agitator, revolutionary misanthrope, film theorist and critic, the list of his descriptors goes on and on. GODARD CINEMA offers an opportunity for film lovers to look back at his career and the subjects and themes that obsessed him, while paying tribute to the ineffable essence of the most revered French director of all time.Mode of access: World Wide Web.- Subjects: Documentary films.; Arts.; Motion pictures.; Documentary films.; Artists.; History.;
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- The raid 2. Indonesian with English subtitles [1 blu-ray - 150 min.] / by Evans, Gareth,1985-film director.; Uwais, Iko,1983-actor.; Ruhian, Yayan,actor.; Putra, Arifin,actor.; Entertainment One (Firm : Canada);
Iko Uwais, Yayan Ruhian, Arifin Putra.Following immediately after the event of The Raid: Redemption, Rama (Uwais) is forced to reinvent himself as an undercover cop in order to provide protection for his wife and child. Working for the anti-corruption task force led by the one person he can trust, Bunawar, he is given a mission to engage himself as an enforcer for a local mob boss, Bangun. Finding a way in through Bangun's son Uco, Rama must hunt for information linking Bangun with the police force corruption. All the while, he harbors a dangerous and personal vendetta for revenge and justice that threatens to consume him and bring both this mission and the organized crime syndicates crashing down.CHV rating: 18A for brutal violence and gory scenes.Blu-ray, widescreen presentaton ; Dolby digital.1- Subjects: Martial arts films.; Action films.; Dramatic films.; Feature films.; Foreign films; Undercover operations; Police corruption; Gangsters; Battles; Survival;
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- Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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- The Free Orchestra. by Tschörtner, Petra,film director.; DEFA Film Library (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Originally produced by DEFA Film Library in 1989.Day in, day out, Barbara sells screws at a store in the East Berlin Market Hall. She is frustrated about having to tell her customers most of the time: “Ham wa nich!” (We don’t have that!) In the evening, she is the loud and wild singer of the legendary East Berlin avantgarde and punk band Das Freie Orchester. Playing music with her friends helps her escape the monotony of her job, convey feelings of unfulfillment with everyday life in East Germany in the 1980s, and dream of a different life. The short ends with a performance of the song “Ham Wa Nich!” at the famous Erich Franz Youth Club at Prenzlauer Berg.The music collective, Das Freie Orchester, was formed in 1984 and was part of an East German sub- and counterculture.Mode of access: World Wide Web.- Subjects: Documentary films.; Arts.; Social sciences.; Music.; History, Modern.; German language.; Foreign study.; Documentary films.; Artists.; History.;
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