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Papillon [videorecording] / by Flanagan, Tommy,1965-actor.; Guzikowski, Aaron,screenwriter.; Hewson, Eve,actor.; Hunnam, Charlie,1980-actor.; Koplan, David,film producer.; Malek, Rami,actor.; McFarland, Joey,film producer.; Noer, Michael,film director.; motion picture adaptation of (work):Charrière, Henri,1906-1973.Banco.; motion picture adaptation of (work):Charrière, Henri,1906-1973.Papillon.; Bleecker Street (Firm),production company.; Elevation Pictures,film distributor.;

Charlie Hunnam, Rami Malek, Tommy Flanagan, Eve Hewson, Michael Socha, Ian Beattie.The epic story of Henri Charriere, a safecracker from the Parisian underworld who is framed for murder and condemned to life in the notorious penal colony on Devil's Island. Determined to regain his freedom, Papillon forms an unlikely alliance with convicted counterfeiter Louis Dega, who, in exchange for protection, agrees to finance Papillon's escape.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.MPAA rating: R; for violence including bloody images, language, nudity, and some sexual material.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.

Subjects: Fiction films.; Feature films.; Biographical films.; Crime films.; Charrière, Henri, 1906-1973; Escapes; Prisons; Prisons;

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From London with love / by Fforde, Katie,author.;

It's 1968 and it's cold when Felicity arrives in London to stay with her mother, improve her English, do a secretarial course - and meet a suitable man. She is already missing her home in Provence and her father and his new wife and their extended family. But it's only for a year she tells herself - and then she can go back to France and do what she really wants and become a painter. And then she bumps into Oliver who is quite the most interesting young man she has ever met. He lives on a barge for one thing and has a collection of jobs, but his passion is looking for hidden treasures along the shores of the river Thames. In a word, he's a mudlarker - and before long Felicity is mudlarking too. She is also pursuing her dreams and painting scenery for Oliver's actor friends. But is Oliver a Suitable Man of whom her mother will approve? Felicity knows she will not.

Subjects: Romance fiction.; Novels.; French; Man-woman relationships; Mothers and daughters; Mudlarking; Nineteen sixties; Painters; Self-actualization (Psychology); Women painters;

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Parrot and Olivier in America / by Carey, Peter,1943-;

Includes bibliographical references.

Subjects: Historical fiction.; Tocqueville, Alexis de, 1805-1859; Aristocracy (Social class); French; Male friendship; Master and servant; Voyages and travels;

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The wide world : a novel / by Lemaitre, Pierre,author.; Wynne, Frank,translator.; translation of:Lemaitre, Pierre.Grand monde.English.;

"The Pelletiers are a prominent French family living in Beirut. The patriarch, Louis, has built a successful business that he hopes to pass on to his eldest son. With no head for management, Jean nearly runs the company into the ground, then marries a materialistic young woman who insists they emigrate to Paris and join high society. But there's another reason Jean must leave-he has committed a terrible crime ... Youngest son Etienne is sent to make his fortune in Saigon. Soon, he begins investigating a covert scheme to channel smuggled goods and cash to the Viet Minh. But the evidence he amasses presents a real threat to his own life. François, the middle brother, arrives in Paris and tries his hand at journalism. His career begins to take off when he starts covering the brutal murder of an actress that seems part of a pattern of killings. But the killer he's chasing is closer to him than he realizes. Epic in scope, and a vivid depiction of French life in the booming postwar years, The Great World is a riveting saga at once gripping and classic"--

Subjects: Historical fiction.; Domestic fiction.; Novels.; Avarice; Corruption; Families; Family secrets; Family-owned business enterprises; French; Interpersonal relations; Serial murderers; Travel;

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A tale of two cities / by Dickens, Charles,1812-1870,author.; Maxwell, Richard,1948-2010,editor.;

Includes bibliographical references.Presents Dickens' classic tale of love, courage, and sacrifice set against the cataclysmic events of the French Revolution.

Subjects: War fiction.; Historical fiction.; Classics; Literary; French fiction; Executions and executioners; Fathers and daughters; French; Lookalikes;

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Colette [videorecording] / by Glaser, Richard,screenwriter.; Gough, Denise,actor.; Karlsen, Elizabeth,film producer.; Knightley, Keira,1985-actor.; Koffler, Pamela R.,film producer.; Lenkiewicz, Rebecca,screenwriter.; Litvak, Michel,film producer.; Shaw, Fiona,1958-actor.; Vachon, Christine,film producer.; Walters, Gary Michael,film producer.; West, Dominic,1969-actor.; Westmoreland, Wash,film director,screenwriter.; Woolley, Stephen,film producer.; 30West (Firm),production company.; Bleecker Street (Firm),production company.; Bold Films,production company.; British Film Institute,production company.; Elevation Pictures,film distributor.; Killer Films,production company.; Number 9 Films,production company.;

Original music by Thomas Adès ; editor, Lucia Zucchetti ; director of photography, Giles Nuttgens.Keira Knightley, Dominic West, Denise Gough, Fiona Shaw, Eleanor Tomlinson, Robert Pugh, Aiysha Hart.After marrying 'Willy,' a successful Parisian writer, Colette is transplanted to the intellectual and artistic splendor of Paris. Willy convinces Colette to ghostwrite a semi-autobiographical novel about a witty and brazen country girl named Claudine, sparking a bestseller and a cultural sensation, inspiring additional Claudine novels. Colette's fight over creative ownership and gender roles drives her to overcome societal constraints, revolutionizing literature, fashion and sexual expression.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.MPAA rating: R; for some sexuality/nudity.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.

Subjects: Fiction films.; Feature films.; Biographical films.; Historical films.; Colette, 1873-1954; Authors, French; Man-woman relationships; Women authors, French;

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C'est l'Halloween! / by Richet, Béatrice M.(Béatrice Marie); Benoit, Mathieu,1978-;

Subjects: Lectures et morceaux choisis.; Readers (Publications); Halloween; Halloween; French language materials.;

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Toopy and Binoo : the movie / by Besso, Claudia,voice actor.; Davis, Lucinda,voice actor.; Jolin, Dominique,screenwriter,film director.; Lebrun, Raymond,screenwriter,film director.; Miller, Chimwemwe,voice actor.; Sphere Films,publisher.;

Lucinda Davis, Claudia Besso, Chimwemwe Miller.After losing Binoo's stuffed animal, Toopy, Binoo, and a genie named Dorothy, set out to the land of Lost and Found.G.Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.DVD ; wide screen presentation ; 5.1 surround sound.

Subjects: Animated films.; Children's films.; Comedy films.; Feature films.; Motion pictures, Canadian.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Binoo (Fictitious character from Jolin); Friendship; Jinn; Lost articles; Stuffed animals (Toys); Toopy (Fictitious character : Jolin); French language materials.;

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Une question de vie ou de mémoire / by Ruiz, Alain,1969-;

Subjects: Robots; Robots; French language materials.;

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C'est trop long, une minute! / by Petit, Richard,1958-; Desrochers, Valérie,1982-;

Subjects: Emotions; French language materials.; Emotions;

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