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Tipping the Velvet. by Sax, Geoffrey,film director.; Cumberbatch, Benedict,actor.; Bonneville, Hugh,actor.; May, Jodhi,actor.; Hawes, Keeley,actor.; Stirling, Rachael,actor.; Hawkins, Sally,actor.; BBC Studios (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Benedict Cumberbatch, Hugh Bonneville, Jodhi May, Keeley Hawes, Rachael Stirling, Sally HawkinsOriginally produced by BBC Studios in 2002.A vibrant and outrageously fun tale of love and life set in the hidden, decadent world of bohemian London in the 1890s. Nan, a young innocent oyster-girl from Whitstable, goes to a music hall for the first time. There she sees Kitty, a beautiful actress and singer dressed as a flirtatious young man-about-town. Nan is captivated. She befriends Kitty, and before long they run away together, as friends, to London. They are not friends for long. Soon they are lovers. Having discovered her true sexuality, lesbianism becomes the driving force of Nan's life.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Television series.; Motion pictures.; Motion pictures, British.; Historical films.; Motion pictures--Europe.;
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Vanity Fair. by Munden, Marc,film director.; Lesser, Anton,actor.; Grey, Frances,actor.; Margolyes, Miriam,actor.; Little, Natasha,actor.; Parker, Nathaniel,actor.; Glenister, Philip,actor.; BBC Studios (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Anton Lesser, Frances Grey, Miriam Margolyes, Natasha Little, Nathaniel Parker, Philip GlenisterOriginally produced by BBC Studios in 1998.Thackeray's classic novel of British and European society is set around the time of the Napoleonic Wars. Becky Sharp, the penniless, orphaned daughter of an artist and a dancer, and Amelia Sedley, the sheltered child of a rich city merchant are unlikely, but firm friends. Becky, is an irrepressible schemer - one of the most seductive social climbers of all time - who will stop at nothing to get what she wants. While her friend, the meek and mild Amelia, pursues the opposite course. From the drawing rooms of Regency London to the fields of Waterloo, VANITY FAIR tells their story.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Television series.; Motion pictures.; Motion pictures, British.; Historical films.; Motion pictures--Europe.;
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Oliver Twist. by Giedroyc, Coky,film director.; Rhind-Tutt, Julian,actor.; Gomez, Michelle,actor.; Okonedo, Sophie,actor.; Spall, Timothy,actor.; Hardy, Tom,actor.; Miller, William,actor.; BBC Studios (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Julian Rhind-Tutt, Michelle Gomez, Sophie Okonedo, Timothy Spall, Tom Hardy, William MillerOriginally produced by BBC Studios in 2007.This gripping and emotionally powerful adaptation from one of British television's most exciting new writers breathes new life into the popular Dickens story. On a dark and stormy winter's night in a miserable, dank room, lit only by a few candles, Oliver is born into a life of poverty and misfortune. Growing up in a workhouse, watching the suffering and cruelty endured by the boys at the hands of his masters, Oliver decides he wants more and sets out for London. There he meets the Artful Dodger, Nancy, Fagin and the boys and gets the first warm welcome of his life.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Television series.; Motion pictures.; Motion pictures, British.; Historical films.; Motion pictures--Europe.;
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Emma. by O'Hanlon, Jim,film director.; Lee, Jonny,actor.; Gambon, Michael,actor.; Bathurst, Robert,actor.; Garai, Romola,actor.; Evans, Rupert,actor.; Greig, Tamsin,actor.; BBC Studios (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Jonny Lee Miller, Michael Gambon, Robert Bathurst, Romola Garai, Rupert Evans, Tamsin GreigOriginally produced by BBC Studios in 2009.An all-star cast, including Golden Globe-nominated Romola Garai, brings Jane Austen's comic masterpiece to life in this fresh, funny and perceptive adaptation. Emma Woodhouse is beautiful, clever and rich. She delights in the conviction that she's the perfect matchmaker. But she's playing a dangerous game as she persuades her new friend, the young, pretty and socially inferior Harriet, to reject an advantageous marriage proposal to a local farmer in favour of dashing Mr Elton. So begins a story which challenges Emma's naivety, her social preconceptions, and her own relationships.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Television series.; Motion pictures.; Comedy films.; Romance.; Historical films.; Romantic comedy films.; Television series--Great Britain.;
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Blue Jean. by Oakley, Georgia,film director.; Hayes, Kerrie,actor.; Halliday, Lucy,actor.; Page, Lydia,actor.; McEwen, Rosy,actor.; Mongrel Media (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Kerrie Hayes, Lucy Halliday, Lydia Page, Rosy McEwenOriginally produced by Mongrel Media in 2022.Set in 1988 England, this powerful drama follows Jean (Rosy McEwen), a closeted gym teacher grappling with her identity as Margaret Thatcher's government enforces anti-LGBTQ+ laws. As pressure mounts to hide her private life, Jean’s carefully constructed facade begins to crack when a new student recognizes her at a lesbian bar.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Motion pictures.; Drama.; Queer cinema.; Motion pictures, British.; Historical films.; Motion pictures--Europe.;
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Boudica: Queen of War. by V. Johnson, Jesse,film director.; Standen, Clive,actor.; Faulkner, James,actor.; Moran, Nick,actor.; Kurylenko, Olga,actor.; Franzén, Peter,actor.; Mongrel Media (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Clive Standen, James Faulkner, Nick Moran, Olga Kurylenko, Peter FranzénOriginally produced by Mongrel Media in 2023.This historical action-drama chronicles the legendary revolt of Boudica (Olga Kurylenko), the fierce warrior queen of the Iceni tribe. After Roman forces betray her family, seizing her land and brutalizing her people, Boudica rises to lead a violent uprising against the empire’s occupation of Britain. Facing impossible odds, she unites rival tribes and ignites a fierce battle for freedom and justice. But as the bloody conflict escalates, Boudica’s unrelenting fury threatens to consume everything in its path, including her own sense of humanity.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Motion pictures.; Drama.; War films.; Motion pictures, British.; Historical films.; War.; Action films.; Action and adventure films.; Motion pictures--Europe.;
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Onoda: 10,000 Nights in the Jungle. by Harari, Arthur,film director.; Bayani, Angeli,actor.; Ogata, Issei,actor.; Tsuda, Kanji,actor.; Endô, Yûya,actor.; Matsuura, Yûya,actor.; Dark Star Pictures (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Angeli Bayani, Issei Ogata, Kanji Tsuda, Yûya Endô, Yûya MatsuuraOriginally produced by Dark Star Pictures in 2021.Japan, 1944. Trained for intelligence work, Hiroo Onoda, 22 years old, discovers a philosophy contrary to the official line: no suicide, no giving up, the mission is more important than anything else. Sent to Lubang, a small island in the Philippines where the Americans are about to land, his role will be to wage a guerrilla war until the return of the Japanese troops. The Empire will surrender a year later. Onoda -- 10,000 days later.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Foreign films.; Motion pictures.; Drama.; War films.; Historical films.; Motion pictures--Japan.; Action and adventure films.; War.; Motion pictures--Asia.;
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Lies We Tell. by Mulcahy, Lisa,film director.; O’Casey, Agnes,actor.; Walley, Chris,actor.; Wilmot, David,actor.; Methven, Eleanor,actor.; Sturton, Holly,actor.; Quiver Distribution (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Agnes O’Casey, Chris Walley, David Wilmot, Eleanor Methven, Holly SturtonOriginally produced by Quiver Distribution in 2024.In an isolated manor, an orphaned heiress must fight her guardian for her inheritance - and her life.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Motion pictures.; Drama.; Horror films.; Historical films.; Motion pictures--Ireland.; Detective and mystery films.; Thrillers (Motion pictures).; Motion pictures--Europe.;
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Red Army [videorecording] / by Polsky, Gabe,screenwriter,film director,film producer.; Sony Pictures Classics (Firm),presenter.; Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm),publisher.;
Cinematography by Peter Zeitlinger and Svetlana Cvetko ; music by Christophe Beck and Leo Birenberg ; edited by Eli Despres & Kurt Engfehr.Red Army is an inspiring story about the Cold War played out on the ice rink, and a man who stood up to a powerful system and paved the way for change for generations of Russians.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Soviet Union. Raboche-Krestʹi͡a︡nskai͡a︡ Krasnai͡a︡ Armii͡a︡; Documentary films.; Historical films.; Hockey teams; Hockey;
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Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Widow's Peak. by Irvin, John,film director.; Dunbar, Adrian,actor.; Broadbent, Jim,actor.; Plowright, Joan,actor.; Kavanagh, John,actor.; Farrow, Mia,actor.; Richardson, Natasha,actor.; Filmhub, Inc. (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Adrian Dunbar, Jim Broadbent, Joan Plowright, John Kavanagh, Mia Farrow, Natasha RichardsonOriginally produced by Filmhub, Inc. in 1994.In 1934, an English widow moves to Widows’ Peak, Ireland, where she befriends other widows and the son of one. Hostility escalates between her and an Irish spinster.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Motion pictures.; Comedy films.; Crime.; Historical films.; Motion pictures--Ireland.; Detective and mystery films.; Motion pictures--Europe.;
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