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The missing : the true story of my family in World War II / by Rosen, Michael,1946-;
Includes bibliographical references, Internet addresses and index.Part memoir, history, and poetry, author Michael Rosen explores his family history and searches for answers to what happened to his family in Poland and France during the Second World War.LSC
Subjects: Rosen, Michael, 1946-; Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945); Jews; World War, 1939-1945;
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Escaping Hitler : heroic true stories of great escapes in Nazi Europe / by Halls, Monty,author.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 301-303).Some of the most extraordinary stories of courage and endurance in the Second World War concern the freedom trails, the dangerous escape routes out of Nazi Occupied Europe. Over 5,000 British, Commonwealth and American servicemen made the journey over the Pyrenees, the Slovenian mountains and the Italian alps. Many also died en route, killed by the perilous conditions or caught by the German army. Here, Monty Halls recreates the stories of some of the most charismatic figures of the Second World War, men like Major Gordon Lett who escaped a POW camp in Italy and fought behind enemy lines at the head of the International Brigade. He was joined by an SAS team who took on the German army in Operation Galia and then, exhausted and pursued by the enemy, made a perilous escape across the Apennine mountains in Italy. There's also Australian Ralph Churches who orchestrated the mass escape of 100 POWs from Slovenia - the largest successful Allied escape of the entire war. And Len Harley, a Londoner who owed his life to a young Italian girl called Rosina. Monty also describes the bravery of the local people who sheltered POWs and kept the escape routes open - often paying a terrible price. Andree de Jongh risked her life to smuggle men through occupied France, survived being sent to two concentration camps, and has been described by MI-9 as 'the greatest of our war-time agents'. Mixing new research, interviews with survivors and his own experience of walking the trails, Monty brings the past to life in this dramatic and gripping slice of military history.
Subjects: Halls, Monty; Escaped prisoners of war; Prisoner-of-war escapes; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945;
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Sebastian. by Mäkelä, Mikko,film director.; Quasem, Hiftu,actor.; Sigurdsson, Ingvar,actor.; Hyde, Jonathan,actor.; Rossi, Lara,actor.; Best, Leanne,actor.; Mollica, Ruaridh,actor.; Kino Lorber (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Hiftu Quasem, Ingvar Sigurdsson, Jonathan Hyde, Lara Rossi, Leanne Best, Ruaridh MollicaOriginally produced by Kino Lorber in 2024.WARNING: This film is not rated and may contain content that could be offensive to some viewers. Viewer discretion is advisedMax is a 25-year-old writer living in London and paying his dues working at a literary magazine. On the cusp of finding success in the local lit scene, by night Max moonlights as a sex worker in order to research his debut novel. What begins as a few furtive meetings soon becomes a secret nocturnal life as his alter ego “Sebastian.” In a fearless lead performance from newcomer Ruraridh Mollica, Max’s emotions cycle through ecstasy, shame, and exhilarating liberation. Far from simply informing his autobiographical fiction, Max’s experiences as Sebastian awaken a deeper sense of self, unshackled from societal expectations – all the while threatening his carefully-earned status in the literary community. This Sundance Film Festival selection from writer-director Mikko Mäkelä explores the transgressive power of queer sexuality and the transformative impact that can result from embracing a new identity.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Motion pictures.; Drama.; Queer cinema.; Motion pictures, British.; Motion pictures--Europe.;
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A peculiar peril / by VanderMeer, Jeff.; Zerfoss, Jeremy.;
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Subjects: Fantasy fiction.; Magic; Inheritance and succession; Mansions;
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Taking Berlin : the bloody race to defeat the Third Reich / by Dugard, Martin,author.;
"A nonfiction thriller about the race between the Allies and Soviets to conquer the heart of Nazi Germany"--
Subjects: World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945;
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Edith. by Cooke, Christian,film director.; Tittensor, Eilliott,actor.; Fairley, Michelle,actor.; Mullan, Peter,actor.; Bennett, Sai,actor.; Network Ireland Television (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Eilliott Tittensor, Michelle Fairley, Peter Mullan, Sai BennettOriginally produced by Network Ireland Television in 2016.A story exploring the heart-breaking inevitability of growing older and processing grief.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Motion pictures.; Drama.; Short films.; Motion pictures, British.; Motion pictures--Europe.;
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Drifting. by McGivney, Patrick,film director.; Higgins, Robert,film director.; Flynn, Dafhyd,actor.; Mescal, Paul,actor.; Collins, Simone,actor.; Network Ireland Television (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Dafhyd Flynn, Paul Mescal, Simone CollinsOriginally produced by Network Ireland Television in 2020.Cian and Pat have been joined at the hip since they were kids and have the run of their small town in the midlands. Cian is content to coast through a life of booze and casual hook-ups, while Pat has begun to grow weary of his surroundings.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Motion pictures.; Drama.; Short films.; Motion pictures--Ireland.; Motion pictures--Europe.;
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Churchill's Secret. by Sturridge, Charles,film director.; Lewis, Daisy,actor.; Duncan, Lindsay,actor.; Macfadyen, Matthew,actor.; Gambon, Michael,actor.; Garai, Romola,actor.; Fitzgerald, Tara,actor.; PBS (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Daisy Lewis, Lindsay Duncan, Matthew Macfadyen, Michael Gambon, Romola Garai, Tara FitzgeraldOriginally produced by PBS in 2016.It is the summer of 1953 and Nurse Appleyard (Romola Garai) is rushed to a secret location where she discovers her patient is Winston Churchill (Michael Gambon), the elderly Prime Minister. Churchill has suffered a stroke and may not last the weekend. As Churchill's wife (Lindsay Duncan) and family gather at his bedside, long-buried tensions rise to the surface.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Motion pictures.; Drama.; Motion pictures, British.; Nineteen fifties.; Motion pictures--Europe.;
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Trespass Against Us. by Smith, Adam,film director.; Gleeson, Brendan,actor.; Ben-Adir, Kingsley,actor.; Marshal, Lyndsey,actor.; Fassbender, Michael,actor.; Kinnear, Rory,actor.; Harris, Sean,actor.; Elevation Pictures (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Brendan Gleeson, Kingsley Ben-Adir, Lyndsey Marshal, Michael Fassbender, Rory Kinnear, Sean HarrisOriginally produced by Elevation Pictures in 2016.TRESPASS AGAINST US is set across three generations of the Cutler family who live as outlaws in their own anarchic corner of Britain’s richest countryside. Chad Cutler (Fassbender) is heir apparent to his bruising criminal father, Colby (Gleeson) and has been groomed to spend his life hunting, thieving and tormenting the police. But with his own son, Tyson coming of age, Chad soon finds himself locked in a battle with his father for the future of his young family.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Motion pictures.; Drama.; Crime.; Motion pictures, British.; Families.; Motion pictures--Europe.;
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Lovely Rita. by Hausner, Jessica,film director.; Osika, Barbara,actor.; Bauer, Christoph,actor.; Brandlmayer, Karina,actor.; Fiala, Peter,actor.; Kostal, Wolfgang,actor.; Film Movement (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Barbara Osika, Christoph Bauer, Karina Brandlmayer, Peter Fiala, Wolfgang KostalOriginally produced by Film Movement in 2001.Feeling confined by her well-mannered suburban environment, the pubescent Rita gradually attempts to test and break the expectations made of her. As she skips class to pursue her infatuation for a local bus driver as well as her own desires, her disapproving parents and classmates begin to question the motivation behind her provocations. However, Rita’s adolescent rebellions occlude a more sinister intention. “A deliciously observed, ironic take on middle-class Austrian life,” (Variety) Jessica Hausner’s debut feature establishes her thematic interest in societal assimilation with a singular portrait of teenage recalcitrance. Newly restored in 4k and available for the first time in North America, LOVELY RITA remains just as shocking as it was during its premiere at the Cannes Film Festival in 2001.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Foreign films.; Motion pictures.; Drama.; Motion pictures--Austria.; Motion pictures--Europe.;
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