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Horse crazy : the story of a woman and a world in love with an animal / by Nir, Sarah Maslin,1983-author.;
"In the bestselling tradition of works by such authors as Susan Orlean and Mary Roach, a New York Times reporter and Pulitzer Prize finalist explores why so many people--including herself--are obsessed with horses. It may surprise you to learn that there are over seven million horses in America--even more than when they were the only means of transportation--and nearly two million horse owners. Acclaimed journalist and avid equestrian Sarah Maslin Nir is one of them; she began riding horses when she was just two years old and hasn't stopped since. Horse Crazy is a fascinating, funny, and moving love letter to these graceful animals and the people who--like her--are obsessed with them. It is also a coming-of-age story of Nir growing up an outsider within the world's most elite inner circles, and finding her true north in horses. Nir takes us into the lesser-known corners of the riding world and profiles some of its most captivating figures. We meet Monty Roberts, the California trainer whose prowess earned him the nickname "the man who listens to horses"; George and Ann Blair, the African-American husband and wife who run a riding academy for inner city youth on a tiny island in the middle of Manhattan's East River; and Francesca Kelly, a wealthy London socialite whose love for an Indian nobleman shaped her life's mission: to rescue an endangered Indian breed of horse and bring them--illegally--to America. Woven into these compelling character studies, Nir shares her own moving personal narrative. She details her father's harrowing tale of surviving the Holocaust, and describes an enchanted but deeply lonely upbringing in Manhattan, where horses became her family. She found them even in the middle of the city, in a stable disguised in an old townhouse and in Central Park, when she chased down truants as an auxiliary mounted patrol officer. And she speaks candidly of how horses have helped her overcome heartbreak and loss. Infused with heart and wit, and with each chapter named after a horse Nir has loved, Horse Crazy is an unforgettable blend of beautifully written memoir and first-rate reporting"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Nir, Sarah Maslin, 1983-; Horse owners; Horsemen and horsewomen; Human-animal relationships.; Women journalists; Horsemanship;
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Phoenix [German] [1 DVD - 98 min.] / by Petzold, Christian,1960-film director.; Hoss, Nina,actor.; Zehrfeld, Ronald,1977-actor.; Kunzendorf, Nina,1971-actor.; Criterion Collection (Firm),publisher.;
Nina Hoss, Ronald Zehrfeld, Nina Kunzendorf.Set in a rubble-strewn Berlin in 1945, is like no other film about post-World War II Jewish identity. After surviving Auschwitz, a former cabaret perfromer, her face disfigured and reconstructed, returns to her war-ravaged hometown to seek out the gentile husband who may or may not have betrayed her to the Nazis. Without recognizing her, he enlists her to play his wife in a bizarre hall-of-shattered-mirrors story that's as richly metaphorical as it is preposterously engrossing.PG.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; 5.1 surround.
Subjects: Foreign films.; Motion pictures, German.; Film noir.; Feature films.; World War, 1939-1945; Married people; Betrayal; Holocaust survivors;
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Farewell, Mr. Haffmann. by Cavayé, Fred,film director.; Coesens, Anne,actor.; Auteuil, Daniel,actor.; Lellouche, Gilles,actor.; Kinski, Nikolai,actor.; Giraudeau, Sara,actor.; Menemsha Films (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Anne Coesens, Daniel Auteuil, Gilles Lellouche, Nikolai Kinski, Sara GiraudeauOriginally produced by Menemsha Films in 2021.Occupied Paris, 1941: all members of the Jewish community are instructed to come forward and identify themselves to authorities. Dedicated jeweler Joseph Haffmann (Daniel Auteuil), fearing the worst, arranges for his family to flee the city and offers his employee François Mercier (Gilles Lellouche) the chance to take over his store until the conflict subsides. But his own attempts to escape are thwarted, and Haffmann is forced to seek his assistant’s protection.It’s a risky proposition for both men, and one that Mercier’s wife Blanche (Sara Giraudeau) is skeptical of. As the couple move in to the Haffmann home, the agreement turns into a Faustian bargain, one that will forever change the fate of all…Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Foreign films.; Motion pictures.; Drama.; War films.; Motion pictures--France.; Historical films.; Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945).; World War, 1939-1945.; War.; Nineteen forties.; Motion pictures--Europe.;
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Le trésor d'Oma / by Polak, Monique.; Lafrance, Marie.; Allard, Isabelle.;
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Subjects: Grands-mères; Bonté; Habiletés de survie; Tempêtes; Holocauste, 1939-1945; Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945; Charmes; Grandmothers; Kindness; Survival; Storms; Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945); World War, 1939-1945; Charms;
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World War III. by Seyedi, Houman,film director.; Atashani, Amir,actor.; Mashmouli, Hatam,actor.; Hejazi, Mahsa,actor.; Tanabandeh, Mohsen,actor.; Khanjani, Morteza,actor.; Jebraeili, Neda,actor.; Deaf Crocodile Films (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Amir Atashani, Hatam Mashmouli, Mahsa Hejazi, Mohsen Tanabandeh, Morteza Khanjani, Neda JebraeiliOriginally produced by Deaf Crocodile Films in 2022.Mohsen Tanabandeh delivers an unforgettable performance as Shakib, an anonymous day laborer still grieving the deaths of his wife and son who’s given a job guarding the set of a film about the Holocaust. The official Iranian entry for Best International Feature Film at the 2023 Academy Awards, director Houman Seyedi’s savage, mysterious thriller/drama WORLD WAR III is one of the darkest, most enigmatic portraits of class inequality, desperation and murder since Lee Chang-dong’s 'Burning' and Bong Joon-ho’s 'Parasite.'Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Foreign films.; Motion pictures.; Drama.; Action and adventure films.; Thrillers (Motion pictures).; Motion pictures--Iran.;
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World War III. by Seyedi, Houman,film director.; Atashani, Amir,actor.; Mashmouli, Hatam,actor.; Hejazi, Mahsa,actor.; Tanabandeh, Mohsen,actor.; Khanjani, Morteza,actor.; Jebraeili, Neda,actor.; MVD Entertainment Group (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Amir Atashani, Hatam Mashmouli, Mahsa Hejazi, Mohsen Tanabandeh, Morteza Khanjani, Neda JebraeiliOriginally produced by MVD Entertainment Group in 2022.Mohsen Tanabandeh delivers an unforgettable performance as Shakib, an anonymous day laborer still grieving the deaths of his wife and son who’s given a job guarding the set of a film about the Holocaust. The official Iranian entry for Best International Feature Film at the 2023 Academy Awards, director Houman Seyedi’s savage, mysterious thriller/drama WORLD WAR III is one of the darkest, most enigmatic portraits of class inequality, desperation and murder since Lee Chang-dong’s 'Burning' and Bong Joon-ho’s 'Parasite.'Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Foreign films.; Motion pictures.; Drama.; Action and adventure films.; Thrillers (Motion pictures).; Motion pictures--Iran.;
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