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World War I: The "Great War". by Gabriel, Vejas,actor.; The Great Courses (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Vejas Gabriel LiuleviciusOriginally produced by The Great Courses in 2006.From August 1914 to November 1918, an unprecedented catastrophe gripped the world that continues to reverberate into our own time. World War I was the first conflict in which entire societies mobilized to wage unrestrained war, investing all their wealth, industries, institutions, and the lives of their citizens to win victory at any price.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Education films.; Social sciences.; Military history..; History, Modern.; Education.; Instructional films.; History.; World War, 1914-1918.; Europe--History.;
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Sisters in Law. by Ayisi, Florence,film director.; Longinotto, Kim,film director.; Royal Anthropological Institute (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Originally produced by Royal Anthropological Institute in 2005.Six year old Manka has run away from home, fleeing her abusive aunt. Sonita has daringly accused her neighbor of rape. Amina has decided to end her brutal marriage by taking her husband to court. Set in Kumba, a small town in Southwest Cameroon, SISTERS IN LAW follows the work of the female State Counsel and Court President as they try to help women to change their lives. Incredibly moving and at times disturbing, Kim Longinotto’s latest film spectacularly encompasses courage, hope, and the possibility of change. Longinotto is known for her insightful, compassionate studies of women’s lives, and the pull between tradition and change.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Criminal law.; Social sciences.; African studies.; Foreign study.; Human rights.; Sociology.; Gender identity.; Documentary films.; Women's studies.; Current affairs.; Women--Africa.; Africa.; Abuse.; Rape.; Lawyers.;
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No one will know : a novel / by Carlyle, Rose,author.;
They're the perfect couple. They have the perfect plan. All they need is the perfect victim. Julia and Christopher Hygate have the picture-perfect life: gobs of money thanks to their lucrative shipping enterprise and an estate on a secluded island. When they meet Eve Sylvester, they know she is the exact person they should hire to be their child's nanny. Eve doesn't have any living relatives, she's lost touch with her friends, and her partner is out of the picture. Best of all, she's expecting a baby. Eve thinks she's landed the greatest gig--previously desperate and penniless, now she'll live like a queen and have a promising future for her daughter. But the job seems too good to be true. Why would the Hygates hire Eve if she has no prior nannying experience? Why must Eve stay out of sight? And what's with the mysterious yachts coming in and out of the Hygates' private marina? It's too late to ask questions, though, Eve is already in far too deep. Set against the backdrop of a remote island, an endless stream of secrets, and unbelievable wealth, No One Will Know is a propulsive, seductive novel of suspense that shows the terrible consequences of shocking greed, staggering lies, and fatal mistakes.
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Psychological fiction.; Novels.; Islands; Manipulative behavior; Married people; Nannies; Pregnant women; Secrecy; Truthfulness and falsehood; Wealth;
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Auntie Mame. by DaCosta, Morton,film director.; Browne, Coral,actor.; Tucker, Forrest,actor.; Clark, Fred,actor.; Cass, Peggy,actor.; Smith, Roger,actor.; Russell, Rosalind,actor.; Warner Bros. (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Coral Browne, Forrest Tucker, Fred Clark, Peggy Cass, Roger Smith, Rosalind RussellOriginally produced by Warner Bros. in 1958.When young, impressionable Patrick Dennis' millionaire father dies, the boy is left in the care of his only living relative--his flamboyant, extravagant, devil-may-care… and never, never dull Auntie Mame.New York during the Jazz Age--Despite the best efforts of estate executive Dwight Babcock to rear Patrick as a boring, stuffy aristocrat, the boy is swept into Mame Dennis' (Rosalind Russell) world of parties, flappers and the most eccentric, entertaining, intelligent set of friends anywhere. Through the stock market crash, a marriage to a rich Southerner and his death while scaling the Alps, Mame's whirlwind approach to life opens Patrick's eyes to endless possibilities.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Motion pictures.; Comedy films.; Motion Pictures.;
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Bloodlines of the Slave Trade. by Hancock, Markie,film director.; Video Project (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Originally produced by Video Project in 2023.Examines the lives of two people whose only connection is a genetic link to John Armfield, one of the most notorious slave traders of the 1830s. Rodney Williams, who is Black, and Susanna Grannis, who is white, each trace their ancestry back to their distant ancestor, detailing the diverging paths their lineages took. While their relationship to this past is fundamentally different, and they never meet in the film, they both share in the telling of the horrific domestic slave trade and the ongoing reverberations of slavery.The film also navigates the lesser known "second middle passage" referred to as the "domestic slave trade." Starting in Alexandria, VA, where two of the wealthiest and most infamous slave traders of the mid-19th century were headquartered, Williams journeys along the Natchez Trace where in all likelihood his ancestors walked before him. In Alexandria, John Armfield and Isaac Franklin would either ship or march the enslaved down south to Mississippi or Louisiana for both future sale and brutal work on southern plantations. These cruel transactions involved separation from family members, long and arduous journeys chained together in coffles, and even more brutal working conditions once sold off in Natchez or New Orleans. His path along the trail illuminates the mechanisms and realities of chattel slavery, and illustrates the vast accumulation of wealth created by enslaved people, but held by slaveowners and benefitting their descendants.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Enthnology.; Social sciences.; History, Modern.; Human rights.; Americans.; Foreign study.; Documentary films.; Ethnicity.; Current affairs.; History.; African Americans.; United States--History.; Slavery.; Genealogy.;
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Far From the Madding Crowd. by Renton, Nicholas,film director.; Firth, Jonathan,actor.; Parker, Nathaniel,actor.; Terry, Nigel,actor.; Baeza, Paloma,actor.; PBS (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Jonathan Firth, Nathaniel Parker, Nigel Terry, Paloma BaezaOriginally produced by PBS in 1998.This powerful adaptation of Thomas Hardy's classic novel spins a story of passion and destruction set in the nineteenth century. It follows the life of Bathsheba Everdene, an impulsive, flighty,and bewitching young woman with a fiercely independent nature who ensnares --and almost destroys --the lives of three men.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Television series.; Motion pictures.; Historical films.; Television series--Great Britain.;
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Foolish Wives. by von, Erich,film director.; von, Erich,actor.; Busch, Mae,actor.; George, Maude,actor.; DuPont, Miss,actor.; Christians, Rudolph,actor.; Flicker Alley (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Erich von Stroheim, Mae Busch, Maude George, Miss DuPont, Rudolph ChristiansOriginally produced by Flicker Alley in 1922.In this silent classic, Sergius Karamzin (Erich von Stroheim) is a con artist who pretends to be a count in order to charm and swindle naïve women for money. He lives in Monte Carlo, Monaco, with his cousins, "princesses" Olga (Maude George) and Vera (Mae Busch), who are in on his scams. When Karamzin meets American diplomat Andrew Hughes (Rudolph Christians), the count immediately takes aim at his wife, Helen (Miss DuPont). But Karamzin soon finds he has double-crossed too many women.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Motion pictures.; Drama.; Horror films.; Motion Pictures.; Silent films.; Thrillers (Motion pictures).;
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Desperately Seeking Susan. by Seidelman, Susan,film director.; Quinn, Aidan,actor.; , Madonna,actor.; Arquette, Rosanna,actor.; MGM (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Aidan Quinn, Madonna, Rosanna ArquetteOriginally produced by MGM in 1985.Bored New Jersey housewife Roberta (Rosanna Arquette) fills her days by reading the personals and following an ongoing romance between "Jim" and "Susan" (Madonna), mysterious drifters who seem to lead the kind of free-spirited lives she can only dream about. And dream she does until, one day, she actually shows up at the couple's pre-arranged rendezvous in New York City. After a bump on the head, a bout of amnesia turns her into Susan and opens the door to intrigue, laughter and love!Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Drama.; Comedy.; Motion pictures.;
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Pride and Prejudice. by Langton, Simon,film director.; Steadman, Alison,actor.; Whitrow, Benjamin,actor.; Firth, Colin,actor.; Ehle, Jennifer,actor.; Sawalha, Julia,actor.; Harker, Susannah,actor.; BBC Studios (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Alison Steadman, Benjamin Whitrow, Colin Firth, Jennifer Ehle, Julia Sawalha, Susannah HarkerOriginally produced by BBC Studios in 1995.Andrew Davies' multi-award-winning adaptation of Jane Austen's classic Regency romance. Colin Firth and Jennifer Ehle lead a fabulous cast in this definitive 1995 adaptation of "Pride and Prejudice." Pulsating with energy, the lively, witty Elizabeth Bennet charms smouldering, haughty Darcy against a backdrop of a picture postcard countryside, small-town assembly rooms and English stately homes.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Television series.; Motion pictures.; Romance.; Motion pictures, British.; Historical films.; Television series--Great Britain.; Motion pictures--Europe.;
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Edmond and Lucy. by Narboux, François,film director.; Homs, Emmylou,actor.; Caruso, Lisa,actor.; MIAM! Distribution (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Emmylou Homs, Lisa CarusoOriginally produced by MIAM! Distribution in 2022.Meet Edmond, the squirrel, and Lucy, the bear cub, with their daily adventures in the forest: Nature is their best playmate! Edmond and Lucy are raised as brother and sister in a majestic chestnut tree they call home, a kind of radiant city of the forest. Playing and growing up in the heart of nature, unravelling its mysteries and living adventures in the great outdoors… what a wonderful life!Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Education films.; Television.;
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